NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Japanese Cape (SEC) secured a dominant 48-run victory over Paarl Royals (PR) within the 28th match of the SA20, 2025, performed on Saturday.
Opting to bat first after successful the toss, SEC posted a complete of 148/eight of their 20 overs, with contributions from David Bedingham (11), Jordan Hermann (53), and Tristan Stubbs (43).
Nevertheless, it was the top-order collapse that outlined the innings, with key wickets falling early, together with de Zorzi, Bedingham, and Aiden Markram, all succumbing to Bjorn Fortuin and Mitchell Owen’s spells.
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The center-order supplied some resistance, notably with Dawson holding agency, however SEC’s innings ended with them solely managing 148.
Fortuin, Malinga, and Owen had been the standout bowlers for Paarl, every choosing up two wickets.
Paarl Royals’ chase faltered from the outset, with Craig Overton and Marco Jansen wreaking havoc.
By the fourth over, Paarl had been reeling at 22/5, with key wickets falling to Jansen and Overton.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mitchell Owen, and Mitchell Van Buuren all fell cheaply as they had been unable to deal with the tempo and bounce from SEC’s seamers.
Whereas Rubin Hermann (35) and Andile Phehlukwayo (22) tried to mount a restoration, the introduction of Aiden Markram proved pivotal.
Markram’s double strike, together with the important thing wicket of Hermann, additional lowered Paarl to 71/7. An excellent catch by Overton off Hermann’s bat sealed the destiny of Paarl as they had been bowled out for 100 in simply 18.2 overs.
Jansen’s 3-wicket haul was instrumental, whereas Overton completed with Three wickets as nicely.
The emphatic win, accompanied by a bonus level, provides SEC a major increase forward of their Eliminator towards JSK.
Although the defeat doesn’t have an effect on Paarl’s playoff place, it raises issues about their batting depth and method heading into Qualifier 1.
