CAPE TOWN: Opening batter Jordan Hermann scored his maiden T20 century and carried the bat through the innings to help Sunrisers Eastern Cape edge MI Cape Town in a last-over thriller during the eighth SA20 match at Newlands.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s skipper Aiden Markram opted to bat first and his opening batters proved the decision right with a fiery partnership.
Hermann and Dawid Malan raised 138 partnerships for the first wicket in 13 overs, however, opposing captain Kieron Pollard broke the stand on the first ball of the next over.
Malan got caught and bowled on a slow delivery after playing a quick 53-run knock from 37 balls, featuring four boundaries and three sixes.
Markram joined Hermann but fell prey to Pollard after scoring 19 off 13 with 165 runs on the board.
Hermann continued the onslaught to help his side post 202-2 in their allocated 20 overs, completing his century in the process.
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He remained unbeaten on 106 off 62, featuring eight boundaries and six sixes, meanwhile, Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten 11 off nine.
Pollard was the sole wicket-taker from his side with two wickets from his three overs conceding 22 runs.
In response, MI Cape Town also got a brilliant start as Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton knitted a 108-run opening stand inside ten overs.
Ottniel Baartman dismissed Rickelton on the penultimate delivery of the tenth over to break the partnership.
Rickelton played a fiery 58-run innings from 33 balls with the help of two boundaries and five sixes.
Van der Dussen also departed shortly after scoring 41 off 28, with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.
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Sam Curran held on to his end, as Baartman dismissed two more batters before Pollard came out to bat.
Curran and Pollard (24) raised a 53-run partnership for the fifth wicket, pushing the team’s total to 177 before the latter departed.
With 26 needed off 11 balls, Connor Esterhuizen joined Curran but they failed to get their team over the line as MI Cape Town were restricted to 198-5.
Curran scored an unbeaten 37 off 22, featuring two boundaries and three sixes, while Esterhuizen scored 11 off 6.
Baartman led the bowling charts with 3-35, while Daniel Worrall and Liam Dawson picked one wicket each.
Notably, this was the first victory for Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the three matches during the ongoing season of SA20.
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