Match Details
Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Sunrisers Eastern Cape lost their openers early in the piece. JJ Smuts played the innings of substance as he scored 65 off 49 balls and held the innings together. Aiden Markram scored 15. Tristan Stubbs scored 18 while Marco Jansen scored 13 as the home side was restricted to 130/7 In 20 overs. 5 extras were given by the fielding side.
Andile Phehlukwayo was the pick of the bowlers as he picked
up 2 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs. Evan Jones supported him by picking up a
couple of wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs. A wicket apiece for Bjorn Fortuin,
Lungi Ngidi, and Tabraiz Shamsi. All the bowlers kept it tight and kept the
score to 130 runs.
So, a win by 5 wickets for the Paarl Royals over the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Port Elizabeth as the Royals climb upwards in the points table.