PRETORIA CAPITALS HAND SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE SECOND BONUS POINT DEFEAT OF SEASON 3

Centurion – Pretoria Capitals have handed Sunrisers Eastern Cape their second bonus point defeat of Betway SA20 Season 3 – by 6- wickets on Tuesday at Centurion.

Capitals captain, Rilee Rossouw won the toss at Centurion and elected to bowl at the short of form back-to-back champions. That decision proved justified when the men in orange slipped to 4/3 inside two overs and then 50/6 before Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer finally established a meaningful partnership.

Jansen (51 off 35 balls, 4×4, 3×6) was the main protagonist of their 40-run stand, but when Harmer fell to fellow spinner Senuran Muthusamy the end of the innings was near… with them soon being bowled out for just 113 – under-par for even a tricky Centurion pitch.

For their part, Capitals made a solid enough start as Will Jacks raced to 27 off 23 balls. However, his wicket – alongside those of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Verreynne and Rossouw – kept Sunrisers believing there was a chance when they were reduced to 61/4 in the ninth over.

However, an unbeaten 55-run partnership between Liam Livingstone (14 not out, 1×4) and Marques Ackerman (39 not out, 2×4, 2×6) carried Capitals, with Ackerman’s six off the last ball of the 16th over sealing the bonus point.

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