SEC vs PR: Royals open account due to David Miller’s explosive innings, Sunrisers get first defeat

Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals: In the match played between Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals, Tristan Stubbs won the toss and decided to bat first. After which his team played full 20 overs and scored 149 runs after losing all the wickets. In reply, Paarl Royals team won by 5 wickets on the basis of captain David Miller’s brilliant innings. By winning this match, the Royals team has opened its account. Sunrisers have got their first defeat.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape batsmen failed

Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s batting, which had done wonders in two consecutive matches, failed in this match. Sunrisers wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock, who came to bat first after winning the toss, could score only 7 runs. Jonny Bairstow played an inning of 33 runs. Captain Tristan Stubbs could score only 17 runs. Jordan Harman played an inning of 47 runs. Apart from this, Marco Yansen also played an inning of 17 runs. Even after this his team could score only 149 runs in 20 overs. For Paarl Royals, Nqobani Mokoena took 4 wickets while Otneil Bartman took 3 wickets.

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Paarl Royals got their first win of the season

While chasing the target, Paarl Royals did not get a good start. The team had lost 4 wickets for only 35 runs. After which captain David Miller came on the field. He played an unbeaten inning of 71 runs in 38 balls. In this innings, playing at a strike rate of 186.84, he also hit 4 fours and 5 skyscraper sixes. Keegan Lion Cachet also played an inning of 45 runs. Due to which his team won by 5 wickets. Marco Jansen and Enrique Nortje took 2-2 wickets for Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Sunrisers team has lost after 2 consecutive wins. Whereas the Royals team has won only 1 match out of 2 matches.

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