Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals, Qualifier 1, SA20, 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Maharaj to Bairstow, out Lbw!! That looked pretty straight and Bairstow has been given OUT. He looks around and then reviews. Slid back into the right-hander and Bairstow was struck on his back-thigh as he went down on the sweep - the height isn't an issue and this looks very adjacent - no bat and UltraEdge confirms the same, onto ball-tracking: Impact is umpire's call on off-stump and it's crashing into the middle of middle-stump - Sunrisers lose Bairstow, but they don't lose their review. Big wicket for the Capitals - Bairstow was just past his fifty and could've cause a lot of damage. Bairstow lbw b Maharaj 50(36) [4s-6 6s-1]

Roston Chase to Bairstow, 1 run, the off-break from Chase, Bairstow goes back and plays with the turn, nudged past mid-wicket and the single brings up his half-century, his 3rd this season

Roston Chase to Bairstow, no run, Chase tosses one on off, a soft leading edge as Bairstow looked to turn it onto the on-side

Roston Chase to Bairstow, 2 runs, tossed up on the leg-stump line - Bairstow plays with soft hands and tucks it through mid-wicket, comes back for the second run

Roston Chase to Bairstow, SIX, hammered, brutal hitting from Bairstow - dropped slower and shorter of off, Bairstow backs away and then crunches the slog-sweep over mid-wicket, made a sweet sound as the ball sailed into the grassbanks

Roston Chase to Bairstow, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off - swept behind square on the on-side for a single

Gideon Peters to Bairstow, 1 run, the wide yorker now, Bairstow squeezes it square past cover for a single

Gideon Peters to Bairstow, FOUR, clubbed, tad too full from Peters - Bairstow brings his bottom-hand into play and swats it over square leg, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Williams to Bairstow, FOUR, ramped over the keeper! Slower bumper, Bairstow waits on it, allows to come to him and then gets the timing right with the ramp

Williams to Bairstow, leg byes, FOUR, very unlucky for Capitals. Williams did really well to follow Bairstow here as he backed away. Speared it full on the pads, Bairstow missed and it took a cruel deflection off the pad past the keeper who was wrongfooted

Williams to Bairstow, no run, length ball angled in, Bairstow walks across to scoop but misses

Maharaj to Bairstow, FOUR, the reverse-sweep for four again! Bairstow not letting Maharaj settle here. Idea is to bowl wide to keep it away from the short leg-side boundary but Bairstow gets the reverse-sweep away past short third

Maharaj to Bairstow, 1 run, very full and wide, fired in by Maharaj, Bairstow shuffles across for a slog-sweep and drags it off the under-edge through midwicket

Maharaj to Bairstow, no run, inside edge saves him! Went for the slog-sweep but dragged it off the edge onto pad

Maharaj to Bairstow, 2 runs, was initially going for the sweep but then changed his shot. Low full toss at the stumps, he works it through midwicket and charges back for two more

Maharaj to Bairstow, 2 runs, tossed up on a good length outside off, Bairstow waits in the crease, cuts nicely through backward point and is back for two

Maharaj to Bairstow, wide, very wide outside off, Bairstow goes for a reverse-sweep but fails to reach out

Williams to Bairstow, 1 run, good length on off, Bairstow bunts it past the non-striker down to long-on

Williams to Bairstow, 1 run, slower bumper wide of off, Bairstow drags the pull to deep midwicket

Williams to Bairstow, 1 run, really good delivery to save the free hit. Nails the yorker on leg, Bairstow backs away and squeezes it to deep backward point

Williams to Bairstow, no ball, bashes it on back of a length, Bairstow blocks from the crease. Oh wait, Williams has overstepped

Maharaj to Bairstow, FOUR, misfield from Chase and it runs away! Length ball at the stumps, reverse-swept nicely but it should've been cut off at backward point. But it sneaks right through Chase as he dives to his right

Maharaj to Bairstow, no run, slow and wide outside off, Bairstow lets it go expecting a wide and is surprised that it's not called. Might've been just inside the marker

Maharaj to Bairstow, 1 run, fired in full at the stumps, Bairstow shuffles across and works it through midwicket

Maharaj to Bairstow, no run, good length on off, turns away, Bairstow defends to backward point

Roston Chase to Bairstow, 1 run, now he fires this at the stumps, anticipating Bairstow to shuffle across which he does. Gets a thick inside edge that rolls to short fine

Roston Chase to Bairstow, no run, floated up outside off, good length ball, Bairstow looks to sweep but is hit on the back leg. Was slow through the air from Chase

Gideon Peters to Bairstow, no run, low full toss at the stumps, Bairstow flicks it to midwicket

Gideon Peters to Bairstow, 1 run, misfield allows a single! Width outside off, back of a length, Bairstow crunches it to short cover who fails to stop it cleanly as he dives to his right

Roston Chase to Bairstow, 1 run, good length just outside off, Bairstow shuffles across and tucks it wide of midwicket

Roston Chase to Bairstow, FOUR, uses the pace and guides it for four! Faster one outside off, he spots the variation early, opens the face and gets it fine past the keeper

Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, excellent slower ball, it dips on a good length and Bairstow is deceived by the lack of pace. The ball kicks up and takes the bat shoulder in defence. Rolls wide of backward point

Ngidi to Bairstow, FOUR, absolutely nailed down the ground! Gosh he struck that so hard! Gives the charge, gets it on back of a length and swats it hard past the non-striker. The flat-batted smash executed to thunderous effect

Ngidi to Bairstow, no run, good length on off, straightens a touch, Bairstow is rooted to the crease as he defends to cover-point

Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Bairstow taps it with soft hands in front of backward point

Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, full on middle and leg, angled in, Bairstow works it wide of mid-on and is through for a single

Ngidi to Bairstow, no run, hard length just outside off, not much movement, Bairstow blocks from the crease to cover