Paarl Royals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Qualifier 2 · The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 23 Jan 2026
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 7 wickets
Paarl Royals innings114/720 overs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape innings117/311.4 overs · target 115
The worm
Paarl RoyalsSunrisers Eastern Cape
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Paarl Royalswicket
Sunrisers Eastern Capewicket
Paarl Royals innings 114/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG Pretorius | c T Stubbs b L Sipamla | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| K Verreynne | not out | 52 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 113.0 |
| RA Herman | c L Sipamla b A Nortje | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.1 |
| DW Lawrence | c MP Breetzke b JM Coles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| AM Tribe | st Q de Kock b S Muthusamy | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Sikandar Raza | st Q de Kock b S Muthusamy | 19 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 70.4 |
| R Powell | c M Jansen b S Muthusamy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| BC Fortuin | c J Hermann b A Nortje | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.3 |
| GC Viljoen | not out | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Extras | 5 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 20 overs | 114 | ||||
Did not bat: N Mokoena, OEG Baartman
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (LG Pretorius, 1.6 ov), 26-2 (RA Herman, 4.4 ov), 31-3 (DW Lawrence, 5.2 ov), 34-4 (AM Tribe, 6.6 ov), 73-5 (Sikandar Raza, 14.3 ov), 75-6 (R Powell, 14.6 ov), 108-7 (BC Fortuin, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Jansen | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| L Sipamla | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| JM Coles | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| S Muthusamy | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Green | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 12 | LG Pretorius 3, K Verreynne 1 |
| 2 | 21 | 16 | K Verreynne 9, RA Herman 12 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | K Verreynne 0, DW Lawrence 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | K Verreynne 2, AM Tribe 1 |
| 5 | 39 | 45 | K Verreynne 19, Sikandar Raza 19 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | K Verreynne 1, R Powell 1 |
| 7 | 33 | 26 | K Verreynne 20, BC Fortuin 13 |
| Unbroken | 6 | 4 | K Verreynne 0, GC Viljoen 4 |
Sunrisers Eastern Cape innings 117/3 (11.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q de Kock | b BC Fortuin | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 208.3 |
| JM Bairstow | lbw b BC Fortuin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 |
| J Hermann | c DW Lawrence b OEG Baartman | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 94.4 |
| MP Breetzke | not out | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 105.6 |
| JM Coles | not out | 45 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 236.8 |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 11.4 overs | 117 | ||||
Did not bat: CJ Green, S Muthusamy, M Jansen, T Stubbs, A Nortje, L Sipamla
Fall of wickets: 30-1 (Q de Kock, 2.2 ov), 31-2 (JM Bairstow, 2.6 ov), 50-3 (J Hermann, 5.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| GC Viljoen | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| OEG Baartman | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Tribe | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| LG Pretorius | 0.4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 14 | Q de Kock 25, JM Bairstow 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | JM Bairstow 0, J Hermann 1 |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | J Hermann 16, MP Breetzke 2 |
| Unbroken | 67 | 35 | MP Breetzke 17, JM Coles 45 |
Match details
- Toss
- Paarl Royals, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- JM Coles
- Ground
- The Wanderers Stadium, South Africa
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- BP Jele, Stephen Harris
- Match referee
- GH Pienaar
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1494285