- SEC: 175/6 (20 Overs)
- MICT: 171/7 (20 Overs)
- Result: Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 4 runs
We once again got to see the MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern Cape match in this tournament and again Sunrisers came victorious. Sunrisers elected to bat first after winning the toss and scored 175 runs. The batters of MI fought well but lost the game by 4 runs. This result has strengthened the position of Sunrisers in the top 4 while raising some questions about their opponent.
Close matches like this one are always interesting to watch, we didn’t have any idea who would win until the last ball. The team of MI Cape Town was just a boundary ahead of changing the match result. If you missed watching the game then don’t worry here in this article we are going to summarize the MICT v SEC match for you.
MICT v SEC: Match Overview
The 20th match of the SA20 2024 tournament, MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern Cape was played on 27 January at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. Here is the overview of the MICT v SEC match:
| Series | SA20 2024 |
| Match | 20th |
| Match Date | 27 January 2024 |
| Venue | St George’s Park |
| Toss | SEC elected to bat first |
| Match Winner | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
| Player Of The Match | Tom Abell |
MI Cape Town v Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Match Summary
Aiden Markram the captain of Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and decided to bat first. The opening batter Jordan Hermann couldn’t stand long with Dawid Malan and returned after scoring 2 runs. Tom Abell who came next formed a 54-run partnership with Malan who got out at 18 runs in the 9th over. The captain Aiden Markram came next and we saw another important partnership of 64 runs.
Markram scored 54 runs while Tom with 60 runs was the biggest contributor. Tristan Stubbs also added 23 runs to the team’s total. Patrick Kruger and Marco Jansen didn’t get to play many balls and added 3 and 1 runs respectively. The team reached a respective score of 175 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Kagiso Rabada and Nuwan Thushara each dismissed two batsmen however the later bowler was more economical.
Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton opened the inning for MI Cape Town. Rassie got out early at 2 runs while Ryan stood on the crease a little longer and made 27 runs. Liam Livingstone and Dewald Brevis each played an inning of 26 runs. Sam Curran added 30 runs to the scorecard. The captain Kieron Pollard who had earlier contributed with the ball and took one wicket also performed well with the bat.
In the last over 7 runs were needed in two balls and Pollard was on strike. It was an exciting moment when no one knew who would win. Trying to keep the strike to him Pollard went for a second run but got run out. Now 6 runs were required in the last ball but the new batsman Thomas Kaber could only make one run. Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the match by 4 runs. Tom Abell who played an inning of 60 runs in 44 balls was awarded player of the match.
SEC v MICT: Playing XI
Playing 11 of Sunrisers Eastern Cape:
- Dawid Malan
- Adam Rossington (wk)
- Jordan Hermann
- Aiden Markram (C)
- Tristan Stubbs
- Patrick Kruger
- Marco Jansen
- Beyers Swanepoel
- Liam Dawson
- Simon Harmer
- Daniel Worrall
Playing 11 of MI Cape Town:
- Ryan Rickelton (wk)
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Dewald Brevis
- Connor Esterhuizen
- Liam Livingstone
- Kieron Pollard (c)
- Sam Curran
- George Linde
- Thomas Kaber
- Kagiso Rabada
- Olly Stone
Upcoming Matches
The MI Cape Town will play their next match on 29 January against the Joburg Super Kings at the Newlands Stadium. On the other hand, Sunrisers Eastern Cape will also face the Super Kings two days later on 31 January at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.