Match Details
In pursuit of a hefty total of 214, the Joburg Super Kings started on the worst possible note as the key man Faf du Plessis departed on the first ball of the innings. That was soon followed by a huge scalp of in-form Leus du Plooy 0(6), who was outplayed by Marco Jansen.
Gerald Coetzee, who was promoted up the order, then joined forces with Reeza Hendricks and the duo stabilized the innings. The right-hander Reeza attained some fortunate boundaries and got to his half-century. However, the golden arm of Roelof van der Merwe broke the 52-run stand between the duo by uprooting Coetzee for 12(17).
The Joburg Super Kings were tottering at 99/4 at 13.1 overs when Donavon Ferreira entered the fray. The right-hander swatted a quickfire 20(9) and created a slender chance but it was Roelof van der Merwe once again who brought the Eastern Cape back into the game by dismissing Ferreira.
Following Ferreira’s wicket, the Super Kings required 64 from the last three overs and the target proved a little too much for Hendricks to chase down alone. Nonetheless, Hendricks orchestrated a scintillating 96(54), including 11 fours and 4 maximums. Romario Shepherd also chipped in with a quickfire 38*(14) but was unable to get his team over the line. Roelof van der Merwe was once again the pick of the bowlers for Sunrisers and ended his stint on 2/23.
Earlier in the day, after losing a couple of early wickets, Aiden Markram and Jordan Hermann then got together and stitched a much-needed partnership of 99 runs before Hermann departed for 48(36). However, the right-handed Markram kept marching on and brought up a magnificent century. His 100(58), including 6 fours and 6 maximums cruised the Eastern Cape past 200. Tristan Stubbs 20(11) and Jordan Cox 18*(6) also chipped in with important cameos. Lizaad Williams was the only successful bowler for the Super Kings and he ended his stint with the figures of 4/36. Stick around for the post-match presentation!