SA20 Highlights: Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Will Jacks smashed 46-ball 92 as Pretoria Capitals eased to a 37-run win over Sunrisers Easter Cape in SA20 League 2023 on Saturday. Batting first, Pretoria Capitals posted a mammoth 216/6. Besides Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn scored a brilliant 23-ball 42. In reply, Pretoria Capitals could only manage 179/7. Wayne Parnell starred with 2/20. Captain Aiden Markram top-scored for Sunrisers Eastern Cape with 46. Watch PRE vs EAC Highlights with InsideSport.IN
After a failure in the previous game, the England international showed his class with a blistering innings off just 46 balls that saw the Capitals cruise home by 37 runs.
The Capitals didn’t waste any time on their home turf despite losing their Player of the Match from the previous game Phil Salt early for one to Sisanda Magala.
SA20 Highlights: Will Jacks stars as Pretoria Capitals ease past Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 37 runs: Watch PRE vs EAC Highlights
Rilee Rossouw looked ominous with 15-ball 20, but he was caught behind just when he looked well set.
This brought Jacks and Theunis de Bruyn together at the crease for the Capitals and they proceeded to transform the game with a match-winning partnership of 111 off just 54 balls.
De Bruyn struck 42 off just 23 balls while the innings was also provide late momentum from Shane Dadswell (20 not out) and Migael Pretorius (11 not out) to lift them to massive 216/6. Sunrisers’ bowling pair Sisanda Magala (2/28) and Ottniel Baartman (2/42) gained the most success for the visitors.
SA20 Highlights: Will Jacks stars as Pretoria Capitals ease past Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 37 runs: Watch PRE vs EAC Highlights
The Eastern Cape side struggled in their run chase as they lost the two early wickets of Sarel Erwee (8) and Jordan Cox (0) in the opening five overs.
Aiden Markram (46 off 29) and JJ Smuts (28 off 25) attempted to rebuild the innings, but were dismissed by Eathan Bosch and James Neesham respectivel, which added to the Sunrisers’ struggle.
Marco Jansen (36 not out) and Brydon Carse (26 not out) added some respectability to the Sunrisers’ eventual total of 179/7, but they were never really in the hunt.
SA20 Highlights: Will Jacks stars as Pretoria Capitals ease past Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 37 runs: Watch PRE vs EAC Highlights
Sunrisers Eastern Cape Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarel Erwee | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160.00 | |
| JJ Smuts | 28 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 112.00 | |
| Jordan Cox (WK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Aiden Markram (C) | 46 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 158.62 | |
| Tristan Stubbs | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Marques Ackerman | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| James Fuller | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 122.22 | |
| Marco Jansen | 36 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 180.00 | |
| Brydon Carse | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 192.31 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 2, w 1, nb 1, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 179/7 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Sisanda Magala, OEG Baartman | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eathan Bosch | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Wayne Parnell | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Migael Pretorius | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 11.25 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| SJ Erwee | 1-15 | 1.2 |
| Jordan Cox | 2-15 | 1.3 |
| JJ Smuts | 3-82 | 9.1 |
| Aiden Markram | 4-88 | 10.3 |
| MJ Ackerman | 5-104 | 12.5 |
| Tristan Stubbs | 6-104 | 13.1 |
| JK Fuller | 7-119 | 15.1 |
Pretoria Capitals Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt (WK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Will Jacks | 92 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 200.00 | |
| Rilee Rossouw | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 | |
| Theunis de Bruyn | 42 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 182.61 | |
| Jimmy Neesham | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 180.00 | |
| Shane Dadswell | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 142.86 | |
| Wayne Parnell (C) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Migael Pretorius | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110.00 | |
| Extra | 12 (b 0, w 5, nb 1, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 216/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Anrich Nortje, Adil Rashid, E Bosch | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smuts | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Sisanda Magala | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Brydon Carse | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 |
| James Fuller | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Ottniel Baartman | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| PD Salt | 1-13 | 1.1 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 2-47 | 4.3 |
| TB de Bruyn | 3-158 | 13.3 |
| WG Jacks | 4-166 | 14.3 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 5-187 | 16.3 |
| Wayne Parnell | 6-187 | 16.4 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape XI: Sarel Erwee, JJ Smuts, Tom Abell, Jordan Cox (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, James Fuller, Brydon Carse, Sisanda Magala, Ottniel Baartman.
Pretoria Capitals XI: Phil Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Theunis de Bruyn, Shane Dadswell, James Neesham, Migael Pretorius, Wayne Parnell (c), Eathan Bosch, Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje
The coin falls kindly for Aiden Markram and the @SunrisersEC! They’ll be having a bowl first 🏏#PCvSEC #Betway #SA20 | @Betway_India pic.twitter.com/6OXY8m6QES
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 14, 2023
SA20 Highlights: Will Jacks stars as Pretoria Capitals ease past Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 37 runs: Watch PRE vs EAC Highlights
SA20 League Points Table:
| Pos | Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Pretoria Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 2 | Paarl Royals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.034 |
| 3 | MI Cape Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 4 | Durban Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.436 |
| 5 | Joburg Super Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.618 |
| 6 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 |
SA20 Highlights: Will Jacks stars as Pretoria Capitals ease past Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 37 runs: Watch PRE vs EAC Highlights
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