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Paarl Royals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape Scorecard, Qualifier 2
114/7 (20 ov)
117/3 (11.4 ov)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining)
Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Fri, 23 Jan, 21:00 IST
- Venue
- The Wanderers Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:49:40 IST
Match summary
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 7 wickets (with 50 balls remaining).
Qualifier 2 · SA20 · The Wanderers Stadium · 23 Jan 2026
Paarl Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Paarl Royals: 114/7 (20 ov)
Top score: Kyle Verreynne, 52 not out off 46 balls
Best bowling: Senuran Muthusamy, 3 for 15 in 4 overs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: 117/3 (11.4 ov)
Top score: James Coles, 45 not out off 19 balls
Best bowling: Bjorn Fortuin, 2 for 26 in 4 overs
Player of the match: James Coles (Sunrisers Eastern Cape)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Paarl Royals innings114/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretoriusc Stubbs b Sipamla | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | ||
| Kyle Verreynnenot out | 52 | 46 | 113.0 | ||
| Rubin Hermannc Sipamla b Nortje | 12 | 11 | 109.1 | ||
| Daniel Lawrencec Breetzke b Coles | 4 | 3 | 133.3 | ||
| Asa Tribest Kock b Muthusamy | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | ||
| Sikandar Razast Kock b Muthusamy | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | ||
| Rovman Powellc Jansen b Muthusamy | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Bjorn Fortuinc Hermann b Nortje | 13 | 12 | 108.3 | ||
| Hardus Viljoennot out | 4 | 3 | 133.3 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 2, nb 0, b 1, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 114/7 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
5-1 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1.6 ov) · 26-2 (Rubin Hermann, 4.4 ov) · 31-3 (Daniel Lawrence, 5.2 ov) · 34-4 (Asa Tribe, 6.6 ov) · 73-5 (Sikandar Raza, 14.3 ov) · 75-6 (Rovman Powell, 14.6 ov) · 108-7 (Bjorn Fortuin, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | ||
| Lutho Sipamla | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 | ||
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | ||
| James Coles | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | ||
| Senuran Muthusamy | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.75 | ||
| Chris Green | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape innings117/3 (11.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kockb Fortuin | 25 | 12 | 208.3 | ||
| Jonny Bairstowlbw b Fortuin | 5 | 3 | 166.7 | ||
| Jordan Hermannc Lawrence b Baartman | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | ||
| Matthew Breetzkenot out | 19 | 18 | 105.6 | ||
| James Colesnot out | 45 | 19 | 236.8 | ||
| Extras | 6 (w 6, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 117/3 (11.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
30-1 (Quinton de Kock, 2.2 ov) · 31-2 (Jonny Bairstow, 2.6 ov) · 50-3 (Jordan Hermann, 5.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | ||
| Hardus Viljoen | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | ||
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | ||
| Ottneil Baartman | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | ||
| Asa Tribe | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Daniel Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21.00 | ||
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | 0.4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16.50 |
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Paarl Royals
The ground: The Wanderers Stadium
FairPlay holds 24 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, with a median first-innings score of 156.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 50% and the toss winner won 46%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 71% of the time.
Highest total: 283/1 by India on 15 Nov 2024.
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