Overview
- Batting first, Sunrisers reached 186/4 as Jordan Hermann struck an unbeaten 62 off 28, supported by Quinton de Kock (42), Jonny Bairstow (31) and Matthew Breetzke (31).
- Paarl Royals were bowled out for 49 in 11.5 overs chasing 187, which DFA reported as the lowest total recorded in the SA20.
- Anrich Nortje led the attack with 4/13 in three overs, with Adam Milne (2/7) and Tharindu Ratnayake (2/9) tightening the squeeze on the hosts.
- The match opened Season 4 in Paarl, where Sunrisers—finalists in all three previous editions and winners of the first two—reinforced their status as the league’s standard-setters.
- The emphatic margin delivers a strong net run-rate lift for Sunrisers and adds to selection chatter around Nortje ahead of next February’s T20 World Cup.