Overview
- An unbroken 177-run stand from Quinton de Kock (79* off 41) and Jonny Bairstow (85* off 45) overhauled 177 for Sunrisers’ highest successful SA20 chase in 14.2 overs.
- Bairstow blasted 34 runs in the 12th over against Keshav Maharaj, the most expensive over recorded in the league.
- Pretoria Capitals posted 176/7, with Connor Esterhuizen hitting 52 off 33 and Sherfane Rutherford closing on 47* off 22.
- Anrich Nortje (3/32), Adam Milne (2/36) and Lewis Gregory (1/18) led a controlled bowling display that kept the Capitals in check.
- The victory lifted Sunrisers Eastern Cape to 17 points at the top of the table, with De Kock named Player of the Match and now leading the season’s run-scoring.