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In the highly anticipated final match of the SA20 2024 tournament, Sunrisers Eastern Cape clashed with Durban Super Giants at the iconic Newlands venue in Cape Town. T🀅he contest saw domination from Sunrisers as they ended up winning the match and claiming their second consecutive title in the eye-catching tournament.
Batters power Sunrisers Eastern Cape to a formidable total
Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Sunrisers Eastern Cape put up a formidable total of 204/3 in their allotted 20 overs. The batting highlights for Sunrisers Eastern Cape included impressive performances from Jordan Hermann (42 off 26), Tom Abell (55 off 34), Aiden Markram (42 off 26), and Tristan Stubbs (56 off 30).
Marco Jansen shines with the ball
In response, Durban Super Giants struggled to chase down the target set by Sunrisers Eastern Cape and were bowled out for just 115 runs in 17 overs. Despite a valiant effort from Wiaan Mulder (38 off 22) and Dwaine Pretorius (28 off 1ꦡ7), t🌠he rest of the batting lineup failed to make significant contributions.
The bowlers from Sunrisers Eastern Cape dominated the Durban Super Giants’ innings, with standout performances from Marco Jansen (5 wickets for 30 runs) and Daniel Worrall (2 wickets for 15 runs). Ultimately, Sunrisers Eastern Cape emerged victorious by a comprehensive margin of 89 runs, showcasing their dominance in both batting ꦰand bowling departments.
Abell’s exceptional innings earned him the well-deserved title of Player of the Match for his crucial contribution to Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s triumph in the final showdown. Heinrich Klaasen wa🐼s named Player of the Series for his unreal show with the bat. In 13 games, Klaasen scored 447 runs with a strike rate of 207.91.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
Aiden Markram and Co. lꦡifts the SA20 trophy for the second time in a row
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
This is the moment. 🏆
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League)
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That’s one way of celebrations 👌👌
— Joker (@JokerSpeakz)
SA20 ✅
IPL ❌
Kavya is so happy— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07)
Most wickets in this SA20:
18 – Ottniell Bartman (SEC)
18 – Marco Jansen (SEC)
17 – Daniel Worrall (SEC)
15 – Lizaad Williams (JSK)
15 – Keshav Maharaj (DSG)Top-3 are ALL for Sunrisers 🔥
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAP🎃E ARE THE CHAMPIO💖NS OF SA20. 🏆
— subh Gupta (@gupta651553)
Heinrich K🍬laasen dominates as player of the sea🍨son in SA20 2024
— Su𓃲nRisers OrangeArmy Official (@srhfansofficial)
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Alexa play, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 🏆꧃
— CricWorld (@CricWorld099)
Congratulations 🏆❤️ || ||
— 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐍 (@SalaarTarun)
Sunrisers Easter Cape are just phenomenal, Back 2 Back Championship 🏆
2023 🧡
2024 🧡— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07)
🧜The start of 2024 is good for Kavya Maran. Maybe Hyderabad will make some noise in IPL 2024.
— Sonusays (@IamSonu____)
The moment SA20 wining
— The Ajay Cric (@TheCric_AJAY)
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© Aiden Markram 🔥🔥🔥
— Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿�🐼� (@LawrenceBailey0)
