In another low-scoring affair at Gqeberha, the hosts have come out ahead with a marvelous all-round show.

It was the Proteas T20 skipper who led the way, as his team’s innings was headed absolutely nowhere during the first half. Markram was going at a run a ball for much of his composed knock, but a late acceleration, with some support from Liam Dawson at the back end, got the Sunrisers just short of 150.

The classy right-handed excelled with a priceless 68 from 55 (5 4’s and 2 6’s), and assessed the situation brilliantly.

For the Capitals, Eathan Bosch was the pick of the bowlers with 3/33 in his 4 overs.

Coming to the chase, it looked like it would be relatively short work, but Marco Jansen dealt the early blows that would deliver a telling jolt. The tall allrounder scored a handy 24 and took 4/13 in his 4 overs. His performance was, to a large extent, the point of difference, aside from Markram’s crucial contribution.

Following a horror start to the SA20, SEC are now 3-3 as we approach the business end of the tournament.