Joburg Super Kings pacers Lutho Sipamla and Hardus Viljoen dominated the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at the Wanderers on Sunday, leading their side’s decisive nine-wicket bonus-point win on Sunday at the Wanderers.
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After the Super Kings opted to bowl first, Sipamla delivered an impressive opening spell, claiming 3 for 13, which was followed by Viljoen’s devastating burst of 4 for 24 towards the backend. It restricted the Sunrisers to a mere 118 runs.
The chase was then led by New Zalander Devon Conway, who remained unbeaten on 76.
Sipamla broke the back of Sunrisers’ top order. He first had England batter Zak Crawley (0) caught at slip and then dismissed Tom Abell for a duck as well, leaving the visitors struggling at 0 for 2 at the conclusion of the first over.
The situation deteriorated further for the Sunrisers as Jordan Hermann and Aiden Markram departed shortly afterwards without scoring, reducing the defending champions to 17 for 4. Hermann became Sipalma third wicket, while Markarm was cleaned up by Viljoen.
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Despite David Bedingham (48) and Tristan Stubbs (37) attempting to stabilise the Sunrisers’ innings with a 57-run stand, the Super Kings maintained their dominance.
The Super Kings demonstrated exceptional fielding prowess, highlighted by Donovan Ferreira’s remarkable one-handed catch while running along the boundary to dismiss Beyers Swanepoel.
It followed a flawless chase by the Super Kings, with Conway and Wihan Lubbe (25*) guiding their side to victory with six overs to spare, presenting a perfect gift to their skipper Faf du Plessis in his 400th T20 match.
Conway’s 56-ball 76* included 11 fours and 3 sixes.
