🏏 Match Summary —
7th Match: Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals📍 Venue: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
📅 Date: 31 December 2025
🕐 Format: T20 (20 overs each)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and chose to bat first. They managed to put up a competitive total, but a strong chase led by Paarl Royals’ skipper saw them over the line with a few balls to spare. The Royals won the game by 5 wickets.
Result: Paarl Royals beat Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 5 wickets (2 balls remaining)
🎖️ Player of the Match: David Miller (Paarl Royals)
📊 Scorecard
🔵 Sunrisers Eastern Cape Innings — 149 all out in 20.0 overs
Batter Runs Balls 4s 6s
Quinton de Kock (wk) 7 6 1 0
Jonny Bairstow 33 20 4 2
Matthew Breetzke 13 18 0 0
Jordan Hermann 47 35 4 1
Tristan Stubbs (c) 17 16 0 0
Marco Jansen 17 9 1 1
Lewis Gregory 5 7 0 9senuran Muthusamy 2 3 0 0
Anrich Nortje 4 3 0 0
🎯 Bowling Figures
🔵 Paarl Royals – Bowling (vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape)
Bowler Overs Runs Wickets
Lungi Ngidi 4.0 26 2
Bjorn Fortuin 4.0 22 2
Obed McCoy 4.0 31 3
Wiaan Mulder 3.0 24 1
Andile Phehlukwayo 3.0 19 1
🔹 SEC’s innings was built around a solid knock from Hermann, but regular wickets prevented them from pushing past 150.
🟣 Paarl Royals Innings — 150/5 in 19.4 overs
Batter Runs Balls 4s 6s
LG Pretorius 11 14 1 0
AM Tribe 7 7 1 0
D Miller (c)* 71* 38 4 5
🟣 Sunrisers Eastern Cape – Bowling (vs Paarl Royals)
.| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
| Anrich Nortje | 4.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Ottniel Baartman | 4.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 4.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Aiden Markram | 2.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tristan Stubbs | 1.4 | 12 | 0 |
🔹 David Miller was the backbone of the chase, hitting an unbeaten 71 off 38 balls, with crucial boundaries and sixes to keep Paarl on track.
🔹 A vital partnership with Lion-Cachet steadied the Royals after early hiccups.
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🧠 Match Flow & Key Moments
✅ Batting First (SEC)
- Started steadily but lost wickets at regular intervals.
- Hermann’s brisk innings kept them competitive.
- All out for 149 at the end of 20 overs.
✅ Chasing (PR)
- Royals began cautiously, losing early wickets.
- Miller and Lion-Cachet rebuilt the chase with sensible running and big hits.
- Miller cleared boundaries and lifted the run rate when needed.
The partnership between Miller and Lion-Cachet put Paarl in control after a shaky start, effectively turning the pressure back on Sunrisers.
🏆 Summary in One Line
Paarl Royals chased down 150 with ease in the final overs thanks to a match-winning 71 by David Miller*, sealing a 5-wicket win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Match 7 of SA20 2025-26.