Capitals captain Rilee Rossouw won the toss and elected to bowl at the short-of-form back-to-back champions. That decision proved justified when the men in orange slipped to 4-3 inside two overs and then 50-6 before Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer finally established a meaningful partnership.
Jansen (51 off 35 balls; four fours, three sixes) was the main protagonist of their 40-run stand, but when Harmer fell to fellow spinner Senuran Muthusamy the end of the innings was near … with them soon being bowled out for just 113 – under-par for even a tricky Centurion pitch.
HIGHLIGHTS: Pretoria Capitals vs Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SA20)
For their part, the Capitals made a solid enough start as Will Jacks raced to 27 off 23 balls. However, his wicket – alongside those of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Verreynne and Rossouw – kept the Sunrisers believing there was a chance when they were reduced to 61-4 in the ninth over.
However, an unbeaten 55-run partnership between Liam Livingstone (14*) and Marques Ackerman (39*; two fours, two sixes) carried the Capitals, with Ackerman’s six off the last ball of the 16th over sealing the bonus point.
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