Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals, Qualifier 1, SA20, 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Pretoria Capitals won by 7 wkts
SEC
170/7(20)
PC
172/3(18.3)
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21:07 Local Time, 19:07 GMT, 00:37 IST: Dewald Brevis was the costliest buy in this season's auctions and he delivered when it mattered the most. His half-century in the final league match took them from the brink of 7 for 5 to a QF1 place and he's now clobbered a 38-ball 75* to take them directly into the finals. But tonight's game was all about Bryce Parsons - asked to bowl with the Sunrisers coasting along, he dragged the Capitals back with three superb overs in the death - it not only cost him only 10 runs, he also chipped in with a wicket each in each of his overs. What looked like a 200+ target was brought down to 170, despite James Coles's 4-ball 17 in the final over. He then kicked on with the bat and contributed a steady 44-ball 60 - a partnership with Connor Esterhuizen gave them a platform and then the partnership with Brevis took them on the cusp of victory. Momentum is a keyword in T20s and the Capitals have gained exactly that in the second half of the tournament. They'll now wait on their opponents ahead of Sunday's finals - will it be the Sunrisers once again? They might've let slip the chance of direct qualification, but not everything is lost for the 2-time champions. They've never missed the final since the start of SA20 and they'll get another chance as they play either the Royals from Paarl or the Super Kings of Joburg in QF 2 at the Bull-ring on Friday.
18.3
6
Gregory to Brevis, SIX, he's won it in style - PC are into the final of SA20 2026 - was the attempted slower short ball and it simply sat up to be smacked, Brevis swivels across and hammers it into the crowd at mid-wicket - a massive yell if delight as he played the shot
18.2
6
Gregory to Brevis, SIX, monstrous, Brevis is seeing PC home and on the flight to CT - another low full-toss and he's pummeled it high and wide of long-on for another maximum
18.2
Gregory to Brevis, wide, Gregory pushes one well past the tramline, called as a wide
18.1
6
Gregory to Brevis, SIX, drilled, this is crisp hitting from Brevis - Gregory misses out on the yorker, it turns out to be a low full-toss - Brevis gets under it and smotes it back over the bowler's head for a maximum
Lewis Gregory [3.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack
18 needed off 12 balls - with two powerful and in-form finishers out in the middle, should be advantage PC
18
4 0 0 1 W Wd 0 (6 runs)
PC 153-3
Sherfane Rutherford
0(1)
Dewald Brevis
57(35)
Anrich Nortje
4-0-33-1
17.6
Nortje to Rutherford, no run, yorker length delivery outside off - Rutherford jams it out to the off-side
Long-on comes into the ring, short third goes back
17.6
Nortje to Rutherford, wide, fuller length delivery and angling down leg, past Rutherford's clip and has been wided
Sherfane Rutherford, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.5
W
Nortje to Bryce Parsons, out Bowled!! A twist in the tale? Bryce Parsons shuffles too far across and loses his leg-stump in the process - Nortje kept with his wit, kept it full and straight, Parsons moves right across and then hears the sound of timber - walks off to a big round of applause from the team dug-out. He'd have loved to finish it off, but has he opened up a small window for the Sunrisers? Bryce Parsons b Nortje 60(44) [4s-4 6s-2]
Nortje to Bryce Parsons, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
17.4
Nortje to Brevis, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Brevis drags a thick inside edge on the hoick to mid-wicket - just a single
17.3
Nortje to Brevis, no run, another slower cutter, angled away from the right-hander - Brevis swings and misses, the ball bouncing through to the keeper
17.2
Nortje to Brevis, no run, good comeback from Nortje, goes for pace and lands it in the blockhole - Brevis jams the bat down and squeezes it out
17.1
4
Nortje to Brevis, FOUR, smashed, he's looking to end this in a hurry now - back of a length and well wide of off, was the slower ball from Nortje - Brevis climbs onto the back-foot drive and drills it over cover, almost went all the way, bouncing right in front of the ropes
Anrich Nortje [3.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
17
0 1 L2 1 6 1 (11 runs)
PC 147-2
Dewald Brevis
52(31)
Bryce Parsons
60(43)
Marco Jansen
4-0-33-0
16.6
Marco Jansen to Brevis, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - punched down to long-off for a single
16.5
F
Marco Jansen to Brevis, SIX, massive, back-to-back half-centuries for Brevis, he's hit form just at the right time for the Pretoria Capitals - banged in short by Jansen and he took on the pull, doesn't bother to keep it on the ground, sends it sailing deep into the crowd at fine leg
