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. The 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 17), the 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 and 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 was 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. lifts the SA20 trophy for the second time in a row#cricket #SunrisersEasternCape #SA20 #SA20Final #SECvDSG #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/agWUZuPWyH
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) February 11, 2024
This is the moment. 🏆#Betway #SA20Final #SECvDSG #WelcomeToIncredible pic.twitter.com/JPlDxwXFhm
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) February 10, 2024
A moment for the boys and generations to remember, Kavya Maran lifting the 🏆 #Bundesliga #RealMadrid #OrangeArmy #SCOvFRA #Kavya #KavyaMaran #SAt20 #SECvDSG #Klaasen #Markram #CHAMPION #ILT20 #SA20Final #PSL2024 #INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/5L6njHylQ2
— Arpita Singhal (@arpita_singhal1) February 11, 2024
That’s one way of celebrations 👌👌#SA20Final #Sunrisers
pic.twitter.com/W3659ENGpQ
— Follow For Follow (@JokerSpeakz) February 11, 2024
SA20 ✅
IPL ❌
Kavya is so happy#SA20Final #INDvsAUS #U19WorldCup2024 pic.twitter.com/7eoT3uUOSM
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) February 11, 2024
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 🔥#SA20Final pic.twitter.com/R76ETU79hY
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) February 10, 2024
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF SA20. 🏆#SA20Final pic.twitter.com/mTmn5wQ84s
— subh Gupta (@gupta651553) February 11, 2024
Heinrich Klaasen dominates as player of the season in SA20 2024#SEC #Sunrisers #SA20Final pic.twitter.com/kUpVyMZsIo
— SunRisers OrangeArmy Official (@srhfansofficial) February 10, 2024
4th trophy for Hyderabad franchise.
Dominance in IPL&SA20#SA20Finalpic.twitter.com/JMk1HbvF1h
— Virat Kohli fan Army 👑 (@ajeetyadav018) February 11, 2024
Alexa play, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 🏆#SA20Final pic.twitter.com/1EJhhS8wss
— Tanveer Ahmed (@iamtanveer09) February 11, 2024
Congratulations @SunrisersEC 🏆❤️#SECvDSG || #SA20 || #SA20Final pic.twitter.com/exu1hLRqOi
— . (@SalaarTarun) February 10, 2024
Sunrisers Easter Cape are just phenomenal, Back 2 Back Championship 🏆
2023 🧡
2024 🧡#SA20Final #INDvsAUS #U19WorldCup2024 #PakistanElection2024 #U19WorldCup #INDvsENGpic.twitter.com/XFyhJNKE7X
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) February 11, 2024
The start of 2024 is good for Kavya Maran. Maybe Hyderabad will make some noise in IPL 2024.#SA20Final pic.twitter.com/s4f94PTJvC
— Sonusays (@IamSonu____) February 11, 2024
The moment SA20 wining #SA20Final pic.twitter.com/U3b946k4xS
— THE AJAY Cric (@TheCric_AJAY) February 11, 2024
Temba Bavuma has won more SA20s than AB or Gibbs have won IPLs … let that sink in! Legend of the game 🤣🏆🏆😂😂 #SA20Final
— Sipho K Mazibuko (@skmazibuko83) February 10, 2024
© Aiden Markram 🔥🔥🔥#CricketTwitter #SA20Final pic.twitter.com/y54TMX7hzP
— Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿🇦 (@LawrenceBailey0) February 10, 2024
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