placed perfectly and the Joburg Super Kings have humbled the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in front of an electric Wanderers! Slanted in full on middle and leg. Lubbe flicks it enough to mid on's left and enough to deep mid wicket's right. Canters back for two and that is what this run-chase was in the end. A proper canter and the Super Kings win with a bonus point to cast themselves right into the playoff mix!
Eastern Cape vs Super Kings, 22nd Match at Johannesburg, SA20, Jan 26 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
(14/20 ov, T:119) 119/1
Super Kings won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
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end of over 1410 runs
JSK: 119/1CRR: 8.50
Wihan Lubbe25 (17b 3x4 1x6)
Devon Conway76 (56b 11x4 3x6)
Marco Jansen 4-0-25-0
Richard Gleeson 3-0-21-0
6:58pm That will be all from us for today. We will be back tomorrow with more SA20 action tomorrow, and we hope to have your company again. Until then, this is goodbye from Ranjith and myself. Take care, folks!
Lutho Sipamla, Player of the Match: Really good start, just glad to be able to contribute, it has been fun. Just trying to keep it as simple as possible. Working nicely with the captain, I know what I am trying to do against each batter. It is not nice getting injuries but it is an opportunity and I am grateful to them (the franchise for trusting me). Enjoying it, really fun. Nice having such elite players (in the team), and the coaching staff (as well). You just try to keep learning, act as a sponge and really enjoying it.
Faf du Plessis, Joburg Super Kings captain: T20 is a strange game. You feel on top of the world after a win like that. As a team, we needed it. In the previous game, getting a wicket off the first ball (although it was a No ball), means he (Sipamla) is on the money. It really breaks a team when you can take wickets in the powerplay. Two in the first over makes a huge difference. From a bowling perspective, we were not far off (in the previous game as well). Today was nice to get a few rewards, especially glad for the bowling attack. (On their fielding tonight) That is a sign of a team clicking. Fielding is always a great measuring tool to see where a team is at. It was a big thing for us to improve on and the last two opportunities in the field (we have got), were good. That is the style of play from someone like Conway. He is not a guy who whacks you all around the park. He uses good cricket shots and he is a really important tool for our batting line-up - the kind of player who anchors and allows others to be positive. (On home comfort) Glad that we are in the Highveld for the next ten days.
Aiden Markram, Sunrisers Eastern Cape captain: Tough day at the office for us. The powerplay with the bat in the hand…we fell so far behind in the game that it was tough (to come back). Will hold individual conversations to see how we can improve in the next game. It is never nice (to have a performance like this) but it does happen. We have played enough T20 cricket (to realize such things can happen). Nice sort of humbling day for us. Time to get our head down, work harder and now onto Newlands. Always a good show and hopefully we can put together a good game of cricket (there), with the batters and bowlers firing.
6:37pm Clinical and convincing. The ball jagged around early in JSK's innings too but they found away to tide over it, losing just the one wicket in the powerplay. Conway then grew in stature as the innings progressed and found an able ally in Lubbe, both of whom looked in great touch as the Super Kings mowed down their target in 14 overs. du Plessis, too, produced a brisk cameo and transferred the pressure onto the visitors early.
A bad day at the office for the defending champions. They won the toss but that was probably all they won today. They did not have many to defend and once JSK negated their new-ball threat, a defeat seemed more a matter of when rather than if.
13.6
2
Jansen to Lubbe, 2 runs
Just two more needed
13.5
1
Jansen to Conway, 1 run
short outside off. Conway throws his hands at it and slices it down to deep third. Baartman nearly over-runs it but does enough to keep it to a single
13.4
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Jansen to Conway, no run
slower ball that slides down leg. Conway looks to help it fine and misses. Not called a wide, though. Maybe it grazed the thigh pad on the way
13.3
6
Jansen to Conway, SIX runs
palmed over the bar! In the slot on middle and leg. Conway plants his front foot and whips it towards deep mid wicket. Crawley flies to his left, like a goalkeeper, but can only parry it over the fence!
13.2
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Jansen to Conway, no run
back of a length on off. Conway stays leg side and defends it towards backward point
13.1
1
Jansen to Lubbe, 1 run
shortish outside off. Lubbe stays on top of the bounce and cuts it towards deep point
Jansen to bowl out. JSK need just ten more
end of over 1310 runs
JSK: 109/1CRR: 8.38 • RRR: 1.42 • Need 10 runs from 42b
Devon Conway69 (52b 11x4 2x6)
Wihan Lubbe22 (15b 3x4 1x6)
Richard Gleeson 3-0-21-0
Liam Dawson 1-0-11-0
12.6
•
Gleeson to Conway, no run
sticks to that line outside off. Conway cannot get under it this time and cannot dig it out properly either. Clinked towards mid off
12.5
4
Gleeson to Conway, FOUR runs
are there no fielders on the ground?! Slower ball that lands right in the slot outside off. Conway gets his hands through the ball and thrashes it to mid off's right!
12.4
1
Gleeson to Lubbe, 1 run
length ball on the pads. Lubbe works it towards deep mid wicket
12.3
1
Gleeson to Conway, 1 run
back of a length just outside off. Conway jabs it towards extra cover and hares across to the other end
12.2
4
Gleeson to Conway, FOUR runs
another lovely shot! Gets the slower wide yorker wrong this time and bowls a low full toss. Conway times it to perfection and eases it past extra cover!
12.1
•
Gleeson to Conway, no run
slower wide yorker nailed to perfection. Sneaks just inside the tramlines and Conway, who lets it go, does not get the wide
end of over 1211 runs
JSK: 99/1CRR: 8.25 • RRR: 2.50 • Need 20 runs from 48b
Devon Conway60 (47b 9x4 2x6)
Wihan Lubbe21 (14b 3x4 1x6)
Liam Dawson 1-0-11-0
Beyers Swanepoel 3-0-24-1
11.6
1
Dawson to Conway, 1 run
low full toss fired into the pads. Conway helps it round the corner towards short fine leg. He will feel he missed out
11.5
6
Dawson to Conway, SIX runs
high up in the air, and it goes all the way! Flighted up into the slot outside off. Conway uses his reach and smokes it over the bowler's head!
11.4
1
Dawson to Lubbe, 1 run
into the blockhole outside off. Lubbe digs it out towards long on
11.3
1
Dawson to Conway, 1 run
fired in full on the pads. Conway glances it down to short fine leg
11.2
1
Dawson to Lubbe, 1 run
floated up full outside off. Lubbe shuffles across and works it into the leg side
11.1
1
Dawson to Conway, 1 run
dragged down outside off. Conway sits deep in his crease and flat-bats it to long off
Dawson to try his luck now. Around the wicket
end of over 1111 runs
JSK: 88/1CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 3.44 • Need 31 runs from 54b
Wihan Lubbe19 (12b 3x4 1x6)
Devon Conway51 (43b 9x4 1x6)
Beyers Swanepoel 3-0-24-1
Ottneil Baartman 2-0-22-0
10.6
6
Swanepoel to Lubbe, SIX runs
effortless! In the slot outside off. Lubbe takes a couple of steps across his stumps, establishes a solid base and shovels it over the wide long on fence!
10.5
1
Swanepoel to Conway, 1 run
back of a length wide outside off. Conway advances, reaches out for it and slaps it towards deep point
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