SA20 2025/26, Qualifier 2

Paarl Royals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape

Paarl Royals 114/7 20 ov
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 117/3 11.4 ov

Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 7 wickets

Venue
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Date
Fri, 23 January 2026
Toss
Paarl Royals won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
James Coles

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Paarl Royals 56% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Paarl Royals win

Sunrisers Eastern Cape win

Paarl Royals batSunrisers Eastern Cape chase 115

Turning point −14 to Sunrisers Eastern Cape. 1.6, first innings: Lubabalo Sipamla to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, wicket, 5/1. Paarl Royals went from 47% to 33%.

Moved it most Senuran Muthusamy +21.1 · James Coles +16.0 · Lhuan-dre Pretorius −15.5 · Asa Tribe −14.3

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Lhuan-dre Pretoriusc T Stubbs b L Sipamla380037.5−15.5
Kyle Verreynnenot out52*4651113.00.0
Rubin Hermanc L Sipamla b A Nortje121120109.1−1.2
Daniel Lawrencec MP Breetzke b JM Coles4310133.3−2.3
Asa Tribest Q de Kock b S Muthusamy180012.5−14.3
Sikandar Razast Q de Kock b S Muthusamy19271170.4−5.8
Rovman Powellc M Jansen b S Muthusamy120050.0−3.6
Bjorn Fortuinc J Hermann b A Nortje131220108.3+1.2
Hardus Viljoennot out4*310133.3+1.4
Extras b 1, lb 2, w 25
Total 20 ov, 5.70 an over114/7

Did not bat Ottniel Baartman, N Mokoena

Fall of wickets 5-1 (Pretorius, 2), 26-2 (Herman, 4.4), 31-3 (Lawrence, 5.2), 34-4 (Tribe, 7), 73-5 (Raza, 14.3), 75-6 (Powell, 15), 108-7 (Fortuin, 19.2)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Marco Jansen401904.751400−0.7
Lubabalo Sipamla201417.00600+10.1
Anrich Nortje403127.751410−1.0
James Coles411513.751400+12.4
Senuran Muthusamy401533.751300+21.1
Chris Green201708.50610−2.0

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