Great delivery! Full length going down the leg, he misses a flick. What a comeback this is from Baartman!
Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town, 8th Match at Cape Town, SA20, Jan 16 2024 - Match Result
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Hermann is the Player of the Match: "Feeling lot of things. Happy to contribute to team. I had no idea I got to hundred. Was blank at that moment. I have been given a lot of freedom because of our long batting line-up and I am enjoying that. I am just trying to get as many runs as possible. Playing in an environment like this, with so much pressure, grateful to the management."
Markram: "Very happy. Great game of cricket ultimately, obviously nice to be on the winning side. I was nervous, boys put in the yards with the execution. It doesn't get more high pressure. Power-packed lineup for Cape Town, Baartman bowled well. We thought of hitting the wicket hard and he executed that well in the middle. Hermann's knock is fantastic. I was chatting to him and he doesn't know what happened today. He is so good to watch, he picked his bowlers and managed to take them down."
Pollard: "I am enjoying cricket. I have seen a lot, played lot of cricket. For me it's about creating a culture. Three games on the bounce, laying that foundation, they (openers) came out and did a fantastic job, lost a couple of wickets in the middle, overall, its a good game of cricket., Hermann and Malan played well. (on his bowling) I haven't bowled for 6-8 months, what's the worst that could have happened, gone for 36 runs but they were already going nuts. For us it was about seizing moments. I thought it was a par total. Was very confident with Connor, and Sam was promoted up the order to negate left-arm spin. Yes we ended up second best but there are some good signs going forward."
9.11pm: SEC win the last-over thriller - their first victory of the season - by four runs, courtesy Hermann's unbeaten hundred and Baartman's three wickets and a fabulous final over to defend 14 runs. Chasing 203, opener Rickelton hit a swift fifty, but Cape Town lost four quick wickets in the middle. However, Curran and Pollard's cameos kept them in the game till the very end but it wasn't enough to get two points.
5 from 1. 4 for a Super Over!
Full toss and Connor swings his bat at it, there is no timing and ball runs off to deep third and he takes a run
6 from 2 now
Yorker on leg, flicks but doesn't connect. Takes a single
Oh no. Full and going down the leg, wide. Pressure?
8 needed from 3
Fuller wide of off, driven straight down the ground to cover
Yorker wide of off, a swing and a miss from the batter. Perfectly executed the yorker!
Starts with a six! Bowls a full toss outside off, he whacks this powerfully over long-on. Shot!
He clears the boundary! Full toss again, whipped away towards deep midwicket for six. Brings the equation down to 15 off 6
Full toss outside off, puts this away to deep midwicket. They don't take a single
Full and wide of off, slashes it hard to deep point for quick two. Very good running
Worrall has a long chat with his captain
Yorker on off, pace off, digs it out to cover
Davey: "only one boundary in last 2 overs will hurt SEC"
Fuller around off stump, driven down the ground to deep extra cover to get off the mark
Pollard gone! Full ball wide of off, pace off importantly, Pollard drags this leg side to get caught at long-on. Crucial wicket for SEC
26 from 12. Can MI Cape Town chase this down?
Full and outside off, pushed to deep extra cover for one
Fuller outside off, muscles this straight down the ground for four. Long-on runs in but can't stop the ball. Fifty stand comes up
Pushed to cover
Powerfully struck! Great connection there. Short of a length delivery outside off, picks it up nicely and pulls this hard to deep midwicket for six
Fuller and wide of off, 126kmph, Curran moves away to hit but can't reach
Full length on the stumps, a pull and a miss
38 runs needed from 18. In comes Jansen for his final over
Full and outside off, gets an outside edge to deep backward point
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Newlands, Cape Town | |
Toss | Sunrisers Eastern Cape, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 16 January 2024 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Points | Sunrisers Eastern Cape 4, MI Cape Town 0 |
Over 20 • MICT 198/5
Eastern Cape won by 4 runs