Daryn Dupavillion led with the ball as Pretoria Capitals secured a six-wicket SA20 win against the defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who remain winless in the tournament so far. Daryn Dupavillion finished with 3/32, while Eathan Bosch, after struggling against Durban Super Giants last week bounced back in encouraging fashion, showing some of the form that made him the young player of the tournament in the SA20’s first season, picking up 2/18 in four overs.
Pretoria Capitals comfortably defeated Sunrisers Eastern Cape by six wickets in Centurion, handing the two-time defending champions their third consecutive loss of the SA20 season. The Sunrisers Eastern Cape seem intent on taking the scenic route to another SA20 title, after suffering a third consecutive defeat, this time to the Pretoria Capitals at a half-full SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday afternoon.
The champions of the first two years of the tournament have struggled to assert themselves with the bat, and as in their first match against MI Cape Town, suffered a horrible implosion at a mostly sunny — thankfully — Centurion.
Pitch Report and Toss
Pitch Report : The playing surface at the SuperSport Park in Centurion is generally considered to be favorable for batters. However, the predicted overcast conditions might offer significant assistance to fast bowlers, especially with the new ball upfront. Nonetheless, the average first innings total in all SA20 matches hosted by the venue has amounted to 198.
According to AccuWeather, there is a strong possibility of rains at the SuperSport Park in Centurion during the scheduled match time. The forecast indicates a 44 percent of thunderstorm within the opening hour, and the possibility rises up to 51 percent around the halfway stage. The temperature will range around the 25° during the game. Fans can very well expect rain-marred proceedings at the venue.
Toss : Pretoria Capitals skipper Rilee Rossouw won the toss and chose to bowl with no changes in the playing XI. Sunrisers Eastern Cape skipper Aiden Markram who also wanted to bowl first made 2 changes in the playing XI with Jordan Hermann and Liam Dawson is out and Pat Kruger and Craig Overton in the playing XI.
Daryn Dupavillion rips through Sunrisers top order to restrict them to 113 after Marco Jansen’s 51 runs
Earlier, the Capitals’ bowlers used the conditions perfectly, with Daryn Dupavillion the best of the bunch, taking an impressive three for 32 in his four overs. His initial spell, together with tight bowling from Eathan Bosch (2/18) and Miguel Pretorius (1/21) rocked the visitors.
Batting first, the Sunrisers struggled and were bowled out for just 113 in 19.4 overs, undone by poor shot selection and some sharp bowling. Their top order collapsed to 4/3 and then 26/5 as Eathan Bosch and Daryn Dupavillion struck early. Aiden Markram fell for a golden duck and the rest of the batters faltered, leaving Marco Jansen to fight alone. Jansen’s fluent 53 off 45 balls offered some resistance, but he lacked support from the other end. Bosch (2 for 18) and Dupavillion (3 for 32) led the attack, with crucial contributions from Senuran Muthusamy.

After being sent to bat, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s batting lineup never truly found their rhythm as they tumbled to 113 all out. The Pretoria Capitals came out firing with the ball as they continued to put the defending champions under pressure.
It was an excellent effort in the field for Pretoria Capitals as Dupavillion took three for 32 with key contributions from Neesham (2/11), Eathan Bosch (2/18), Senuran Muthusamy (2/29) and Miguel Pretorius (1/21).
Before the Sunrisers knew what had hit them they had lost three wickets for four runs, Zak Crawley, David Bedingham and Aiden Markram all dismissed cheaply. Tom Abell went next, followed by Tristan Stubbs to leave their team reeling on 26/5. Patrick Kruger went next before Marco Jansen (51 off 35) and Simon Harmer (seven off six) put on 40 runs for the seventh wicket. But when they went it wasn’t long before the Capitals wrapped up the innings after 19.4 overs, the Sunrisers all out for 113.