Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals, Qualifier 2, SA20, 2025-26 - Highlights

Nortje to Viljoen, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Viljoen spanks the drive in the gap between mid-off and extra cover. Plenty of bottom hand involved in that shot from the big man...

Nortje to Fortuin, out Caught by Jordan Hermann!! Hermann fumbled one in the 18th over, but not this time. The wobble seam length delivery that angles in and catches the top-edge of Fortuin. He wanted to slice it on the off-side and only managed to find the top edge. Hermann runs forward from deep backward point and claims it inches above the turf with a full length slide. Fortuin c Jordan Hermann b Nortje 13(12) [4s-2]

Nortje to Fortuin, FOUR, that was some shot from Bjorn Fortuin. He made room and smashed this 147ks full ball back over the bowler's head with absolute disdain

Marco Jansen to Verreynne, FOUR, fifty up for Kyle Verreynne. He gets a thick top-edge on the pull and manages to clear the man at short fine to his left. Raises his bat to the dug out and acknowledges the support

Nortje to Verreynne, FOUR, makes room and slaps the short ball up and over the fiedler at cover, the fielder in the deep puts in a full length dive to his right but to no avail...

Nortje to Verreynne, FOUR, stays leg-side of the short ball and slaps it to the left of sweeper cover, the fielder makes a meal of a regulation stop and concedes four. That should have been a double at best...

Muthusamy to Fortuin, FOUR, hat is one way to deal with the conditions. Fortuin premeditates the reverse sweep and executes it to absolute perfection. Picks the ball from full stump and times it superbly to get it flying wide of deep backward point

Marco Jansen to Verreynne, FOUR, banged in short outside off at 127ks, Verreynne clears his front leg and plays the tennis forehand pull past the sliding fielder at mid-on to his left

Muthusamy to Powell, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Kaviya Maran, the CEO of Sunrisers, is clapping in joy seeing the early departure of Rovman Powell. This is pure Test match stuff. Looped up wide of off, lures Powell into a big front foot stride and takes a thick outside edge low to the left of slip. Jansen was alert and he grabbed it inches above the turf. Powell c Marco Jansen b Muthusamy 1(2)

Muthusamy to Raza, out Stumped!! Raza was keen on playing the big shots for he knew he played far too many dots. Skipped down the pitch and got beaten by the turn and bounce. Not to the pitch of the delivery and the ball ripped past the swinging blade, offering a regulation stumping chance for the keeper. Raza st de Kock b Muthusamy 19(27) [4s-1 6s-1]

Chris Green to Raza, FOUR, sits deep inside the crease and plays the latest of late cuts fine past the keeper, the fielder at short third man gives chase but ball wins the race.

Chris Green to Raza, SIX, he connects with one, finally! Touch quicker and fuller just outside off, Raza prods across on one knee and slogsweeps it over mid-wicket for a much-needed maximum

James Coles to Verreynne, SIX, that is the shot of the game so far! Ran down the pitch, waited for the full ball to dip and carved it up and over extra cover for a 88-metre maximum. 50 up for the Royals

Nortje to Raza, no run, was there a nick on that? de Kock thinks so. Nortje looks interested as well. Sunrisers review for caught behind. No spike on UltraEdge though. Not out. Short ball that wobbles in late outside off, Raza looks to guide it fine and nearly fed a nick to the keeper. Nearly! No strong appeal, but de Kock went up and the bowler joined in with an air of uncertainity...

Muthusamy to Asa Tribe, out Stumped!! The Royals are 4 down and Miller looks distraught in the dugout. It was a flighted delivery outside off. Drift, dip, turn and bounce - had everything on it. Asa Tribe tried to stay leg-side of the delivery in a bid to play it on the off-side. Beaten all ends up on the outside edge and de Kock shows excellent reflexes to whip the bails in a flash. Asa Tribe's back foot got dragged out of the crease for a fleeting moment and by the time the stumps lit up, his foot was on the line and nothing behind. Asa Tribe st de Kock b Muthusamy 1(8)

James Coles to Dan Lawrence, out Caught by Breetzke!! The skipper goes. James Coles is chuffed to bits. Loops this up outside off and gets the ball to drift and turn outside off. Lawrence committed to running down the pitch and was nowhere near the delivery. Still went through with the whippy flick and got a thick leading edge straight to the man at cover. Excellent start this for the Sunrisers. Dan Lawrence c Breetzke b James Coles 4(3) [4s-1]

Nortje to Dan Lawrence, FOUR, seam up back of a length delivery on off, Lawrence stays on the back foot and heaves it with excellent timing in the gap through mid-wicket to his right

Nortje to Rubin Hermann, out Caught by Sipamla!! That is an excellent catch from Sipamla. He had to wait for a long time under the ball whilst glaring at the sun. Never easy after you just finished bowling an over. He had none of that panic though. Settled under it with a reverse cup. 133ks skiddy short of length delivery on leg stump, Hermann sensed an opportunity for a maximum and played the help-me pull. Off the thick top-edge and Sipamla covered a few yards to his right at short fine. Rubin Hermann c Sipamla b Nortje 12(11) [4s-2]

Nortje to Verreynne, FOUR, poor lines from Nortje. Short of a length angled down leg, Verreynne flicks and gets it past the fielder at short fine to his left

Sipamla to Rubin Hermann, FOUR, the short ball that rushed onto Rubin Hermann, he got hurried by the pace but gave it all on the pull shot. Off the inside half, but there is enough power to get it wide of mid-on and the quick outfield took care of the rest

Sipamla to Rubin Hermann, FOUR, overpitches and gets punished. 137ks wide of off, Hermann bends his back knee and slams the drive all along the ground to claim the first boundary of the game

Sipamla to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, out Caught by Stubbs!! Stubbs, at the toss, mentioned that bringing in Sipamla was a tactical move and felt that the extra pace of Sipamla will be useful on this surface. Don't you love it when a plan comes together? Lhuan-dre Pretorius tried to get out of the jail with a lofted shot down the ground, but the extra pace and bouce from Sipamla defeated him. Caught the toe end and offered catching practice to Stubbs at mid-off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius c Stubbs b Sipamla 3(8)Stubbs mentioned that

Marco Jansen to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 2 runs, dropped! Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets a thick outside edge on the push and Muthusamy couldn't cling on at gully. He put in a full length dive to his left, and ended up parrying it off his palm down to third man