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Sunrisers Eastern Cape Claim Third SA20 Title With Six-Wicket Win at Newlands

A late-overs surge built on a record fifth-wicket stand overturned Pretoria’s Brevis-led 158.

Overview

  • Pretoria Capitals posted 158-7 as Dewald Brevis hit 101 off 56, but Sunrisers reached 162-4 in 19.2 overs through unbeaten knocks from Matthew Breetzke (68*) and captain Tristan Stubbs (62*).
  • Brevis earned Player of the Match honors for his century, yet only two Capitals teammates reached double figures, leaving a competitive total short of match-winning.
  • Marco Jansen swung the innings with 3-10, delivering a double-wicket maiden in the 19th over before Pretoria scraped only three runs across the final two overs with Anrich Nortje closing tightly.
  • Chasing from 48-4, Breetzke and Stubbs added an unbroken 114 for the fifth wicket, and Stubbs sealed the result with consecutive sixes in the final over.
  • Sunrisers have now appeared in all four SA20 finals and won three, while first-season coach Sourav Ganguly’s Capitals fell just short in their second title clash against the Eastern Cape side.