SA 20 League: Sunrisers Eastern Cape wins maiden League Title

Pretoria Capitals played against Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the Final of the SA 20 League at Wanderers Stadium in Sandton where Sunrisers Eastern Cape won their maiden League trophy by chasing down the target of 136 runs. Aiden Markram led his team to the precious South Africa T20 League Trophy.

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SA 20 League Final: Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Match Report:

Sunrisers Skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bowl first. Eastern Cape's Slow arm pacer Roelof van der Merwe demolished the batting lineup of the opposition by claiming 4 crucial wickets. not a single player from the Capitals was able to stand against the bowling attack of the Eastern Cape. They bowled out for 135 runs in 19.3 overs. Jansen & Markram both shared 1 wicket each while Magala & Baartman both claimed 2 wickets each.

Coming down to bat, Adam Rossington started fireworks for the Eastern Capre side and almost made it one way. He smashed 57 runs in just 30 deliveries with 4 fours and 5 sixes. Anrich Nortje dismissed his innings and the middle order succumbed. Jordan Hermann & Aiden Markram tried to make it easy but the batsmen couldn't handle the pressure of the opposition bowling attack. It went down to the 17th over as Marco Jansen's 13 runs cameo clinches the win for the Eastern Cape. They won the match and the League by 4 Wickets.