Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape, 14th Match, SA20, 2025-26 - Highlights

Marco Jansen to Rutherford, SIX, clubbed, Rutherford is leading Capitals's charge here - was the attempted slower short ball, but Rutherford rocked back and powered the pull over deep backward square leg

Milne to Rutherford, SIX, this is turning out to be a massive over for the Capitals - Milne drags the length back, but it's on the shorter side and Rutherford swivels onto the pull, hammers it high and over deep square leg for a maximum

Milne to Rutherford, FOUR, cracking shot - Rutherford is turning it on here - Milne goes for the yorker and offers a wide half-volley - Rutherford leans into the drive and drills it through extra-cover, went scurrying to the ropes in no time

Milne to Rutherford, SIX, clubbed, useful runs from Rutherford - slower short ball from Milne, but it sat up to be smacked - Rutherford picks the length early and then swivels across to muscle the pull over deep backward square leg

Milne to Rutherford, FOUR, edged and four, fuller length delivery and angling across the left-hander - Rutherford backs away and then gets a big enough edge, runs wide of de Kock and short third has no chance

Nortje to Maharaj, out Bowled!! The extra ball leads to Maharaj's demise - Nortje finds the yorker to perfection, it's full and right at the base of middle, Maharaj backs away and misses, the ball crashes into the base of middle-stump - the Capitals continue to lose wickets. Maharaj b Nortje 6(7) [4s-1]

Nortje to Maharaj, FOUR, streaky and four, handy runs for the Capitals - short and following Maharaj as he backed away, he's through with the pull and gets an under-edge, runs away fine and past the keeper

Milne to Russell, out Caught by de Kock!! Edged and de Kock comes up wuth an absolute stunner - that'll go down as one of the 'catches of the summer'. Russell can only look forlon towads the skies as he walks back to the pavilion - was the slower ball that was pushed wide of off, Russell neary threw himself into the drive, lost his shape and the top-edge flew to the keeper's right, it was travelling at pace and de Kock had little time to react - he throws himself to his right and comes up with a one-handed blinder. Russell c de Kock b Milne 4(4) [4s-1]

Nortje to Russell, FOUR, a mistimed heave, but Russell gets enough to clear mid-off and the ball rolls away to the ropes - back of a length and just outside off, Russell opened up his front-leg and went hard on the lofted drive

Nortje to Brevis, out Caught by Breetzke!! A mistimed pull and Breetzke completes a superb sliding catch in the deep - back of a length and climbing onto the right-hander, Brevis was caught up in an awkward position on the pull, hit high on the bat and lobbed over mid-wicket - Breetzke ran in from the deep, kept his eyes on the ball and then pulled off a blinder. Brevis c Breetzke b Nortje 8(13)

Nortje to Rutherford, SIX, hammered, back of a length and at the hips - Rutherford gets inside the line, uses Nortje's pace and then thumps the pull over long leg for a maximum

Nortje to Rutherford, FOUR, not a great start to a new batter. Sprayed down leg. Rutherford helps the ball down the fine leg with a clip. Gets off the mark with a boundary

Nortje to Connor Esterhuizen, out Caught by Jordan Hermann!! Cross seam delivery does the trick. Holds on the wicket for a little longer as Connor Esterhuizen looks to free his arms. Nortje gets it well outside the reach of the batter which means the batter had to reach out more only to find the toe end off the bat. The fielder in the deep at sweeper cover settles under the ball and takes a comfortable catch. Connor Esterhuizen c Jordan Hermann b Nortje 52(33) [4s-6 6s-2]

Marco Jansen to Connor Esterhuizen, 1 run, brings up his 50 with that single. Clips it to wide long-on to a full delivery. Raise his bat to the crowd and soaks in the applause

Marco Jansen to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, make that three. Another full delivery outside off, Connor Esterhuizen drives it past sweeper cover and collects yet another boundary in that region

Marco Jansen to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, that goes down as a chance! Connor Esterhuizen is early into the shot as he chips it over cover. The fielder failed to pick the ball as it went through his leap. Back to back boundaries for Connor Esterhuizen

Marco Jansen to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, cracked off the front foot. That sounded crisp off the bat. Full delivery outside off, Connor Esterhuizen leans onto the front foot and drills the drive through cover and mid-off

Gregory to Wihan Lubbe, out Lovely catch from the SEC skipper. Runs to his left and takes it just inside the long-on fence. Wihan Lubbe picked the length early and pulls it, probably got a bit big on him with the bounce as he walked into the shot . Couldn't get enough elevation as he picks the man at long-on. Wihan Lubbe c Stubbs b Gregory 21(19) [4s-1 6s-1]

Muthusamy to Wihan Lubbe, SIX, 50-run partnership comes up with that lovely shot over long-off. Muthusamy loops it well outside off, Wihan Lubbe gets to the pitch of the ball and bangs it over long off

Muthusamy to Wihan Lubbe, FOUR, excellent shot from Wihan Lubbe. Opens the bat face and picks the gap to perfection. Full delivery outside off. Wihan Lubbe square drives it to the right of sweeper cover

Nortje to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, fuller in length outside off, Connor Esterhuizen clears his front foot and drives it over cover region. Few bounces and into the fence. Back to back boundaries for Connor Esterhuizen

Nortje to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, width on offer, Connor Esterhuizen frees his arms and slaps the cut through point region. No chance of stopping that. Raced away to the fence

Sipamla to Connor Esterhuizen, 1 run, change of pace from Sipamla, slips in the slower ball on middle - Esterhuizen is early into the punch, was in the air and bounced short of long-on

Sipamla to Connor Esterhuizen, SIX, back-to-back sixes and it's a one-hander in the crowd, someone has just got a bit richer today - another half-volley on the pads, Esterhuizen gets inside the line, brings his wrists into play and whips it over wide mid-wicket for a maximum

Sipamla to Connor Esterhuizen, SIX, that's easy pickings for Esterhuizen - too straight and on the pads, Esterhuizen gets inside the line and then whips it nonchalantly into the crowd at deep backward square leg

Milne to Shai Hope, out Caught by de Kock!! Four and OUT - this is turning out to be a good start from the Sunrisers - short of a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Hope picks the length early and swivels across on the pull, but he's only managed a thin toe-end onto it and de Kock does the rest, moving to his left. The noise was audible and Shai Hope walks. Shai Hope c de Kock b Milne 5(6) [4s-1]

Milne to Shai Hope, FOUR, the pressure was teling and Hope responds with a boundary - came down the pitch, made room and then toe-ended the attempted drive, went behind square on the off-side and beat the diving fielder in the deep

Sipamla to Bryce Parsons, out Caught by Stubbs!! Sipamla has his revenge now - Stubbs slides to his left and completes a fine catch - he's chuffed to bits, so is Sipamla as he gets his 1st wicket for SEC - change of pace and that did the trick, rolled the fingers across the seam, didn't come on as well as Parsons expected, he's through with the drive, closed the face of the bat and popped it towards mid-off. Bryce Parsons c Stubbs b Sipamla 18(15) [4s-2 6s-1]

Sipamla to Bryce Parsons, FOUR, Sipamla is being under immense pressure here - pitched up on off, Parsons leans forward and then drives through the line, over the umpire's head and the ball bounces away to the ropes

Sipamla to Bryce Parsons, SIX, clubbed, back of a length and just outside off - Sipamla doesn't have the pace and bounce of Jansen - Parsons sets a stable base for himself and pummels the pull over wide mid-wicket for a maximum

Sipamla to Bryce Parsons, FOUR, cracking shot, that'll make Parsons feel better - walks down the pitch, converts the full ball into a half-volley and drills it back past the non-striker for a boundary

Milne to Connor Esterhuizen, FOUR, uppish and four, fuller length delivery on the pads, Esterhuizen gets inside the line and then flicks it fine, doesn't bother to keep it down and clears short fine's leap