Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals, 7th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · St George's Park, Gqeberha
Paarl Royals won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (Sunrisers Eastern Cape 149, Paarl Royals 150/5).
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape: 149 (20 ov)
- Paarl Royals: 150/5 (19.4 ov)
Match report
Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) faced Paarl Royals (PR) in the 7th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at St George's Park, Gqeberha. Play began on Wednesday, 31 December 2025 at 11:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Brad White and Thomas Mokorosi, with Clifford Isaacs as match referee.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape made 149 in 20 overs, with Jordan Hermann top-scoring on 47 from 35 balls. Nqobani Mokoena was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 34. Paarl Royals made 150/5 in 19.4 overs, with David Miller top-scoring on 71 not out from 38 balls. Anrich Nortje was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 21.
Result: Paarl Royals won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). David Miller was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape · 1st innings: 149 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | c Kyle Verreynne b Nqobani Mokoena | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Asa Tribe b Ottneil Baartman | 33 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 165 |
| Matthew Breetzke | c & b Delano Potgieter | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Jordan Hermann | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 47 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 134.29 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c Keagan Lion-Cachet b Nqobani Mokoena | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 106.25 |
| Marco Jansen | c Asa Tribe b Ottneil Baartman | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 188.89 |
| Lewis Gregory | run out (Kyle Verreynne) | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | c Delano Potgieter b Nqobani Mokoena | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Adam Milne | c Asa Tribe b Nqobani Mokoena | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | c Kyle Verreynne b Ottneil Baartman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 3
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Nqobani Mokoena | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9 |
| Asa Tribe | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Delano Potgieter | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
Paarl Royals · 1st innings: 150/5 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | c Quinton de Kock b Marco Jansen | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Asa Tribe | c Tristan Stubbs b Marco Jansen | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Rubin Hermann | c Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Kyle Verreynne | b Anrich Nortje | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| David Miller | not out | 71 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 186.84 |
| Keagan Lion-Cachet | c Senuran Muthusamy b Lewis Gregory | 45 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Delano Potgieter | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nqobani Mokoena, Bjorn Fortuin, Ottneil Baartman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Milne | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Tharindu Ratnayake | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Lewis Gregory | 3.4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 8.18 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (PR, Lewis Gregory): 2 runs, 148/5 – wd W • • 1
- Over 19 (PR, Marco Jansen): 15 runs, 146/4 – 4 2 • 4 4 1
- Over 18 (PR, Anrich Nortje): 6 runs, 131/4 – • • 4 1 1 •
- Over 17 (PR, Adam Milne): 8 runs, 125/4 – 4 1 1 • 1 1
- Over 16 (PR, Tharindu Ratnayake): 19 runs, 117/4 – 1 6 1 4 1 6
- Over 15 (PR, Lewis Gregory): 13 runs, 98/4 – 1 1 1 2 2 6