Sunrisers Eastern Cape 188 for 6 (de Kock 77, Breetzke 52, Hermann 37, Mills 2-31) beat Pretoria Capitals 140 (Hope 36, Smeed 35, Milne 4-25, Ratnayake 2-15) by 48 runs
Half-centuries from Quinton de Kock (77) and Matthew Breetzke (52) set Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) up for a big finish, but they ended up with 188 rather than the 200-plus total they seemed on course for, with Tymal Mills and Lungi Ngidi conceding just 20 off the last three overs with their slower balls into the pitch.
It proved a big enough total, however, as Pretoria Capitals (PC) faded away after a promising start, with Adam Milne wrecking their chase with figures of 4 for 25.
The game was in the balance with Will Smead well set and PC requiring 92 off the last 58 balls, with seven wickets in hand. But Senuran Muthusamy cleaned Smeed up with a left-arm spinner’s dream delivery, triggering a collapse of 3 for 14 that all but ended the contest. SEC eventually won by 48 runs, picking up a bonus point.