Overview
- Quinton de Kock hit 77 off 47 balls and Matthew Breetzke made 52 off 33 in a 116-run stand, the highest for any wicket in SA20 at St George’s Park.
- Sunrisers posted 188/6 on a surface where prior averages hovered around 159, then bowled out the Capitals for 140 with two overs unused to claim the bonus point.
- Adam Milne led a potent pace display with 4/25 as the Capitals’ chase slid from 97/3 to 111/6, with Tharindu Ratnayake (2/15) and Marco Jansen (1/15) closing out.
- Pretoria’s fielding woes included several dropped catches, and captain Keshav Maharaj cited inconsistent bowling lengths and the absence of injured André Russell.
- The result moved Sunrisers to 2-0 and top of the table, leaving the Capitals 0-2, with Sunrisers facing Paarl Royals and the Capitals meeting MI Cape Town on Wednesday.