Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl Royals, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Qualifier 2, SA20, 2025

SA20 Qualifier 2: Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl Royals at Johannesburg, January 23, 2026
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
SEC
117/3 (11.4)
Paarl Royals
PR
114/7 (20)
Finished
SEC won by 7 wickets
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
James Coles451943236.84
Matthew Breetzke191820105.56
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Lhuan dre Pretorius0.4011016.50
Asa Tribe201407.00
Current Partnership: 67 run (5.5 ov) | Last Wicket: Jordan Hermann 17 (18) | Fall of Wicket: 50/3 (5.5 ov)
CRR: 10.03 | Last Ten Overs: 92/3 8.90
Recent: 641·211·146115·441

Commentary

6
11.4
Lhuan dre Pretorius to James Coles, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, James Coles hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
4
11.3
Lhuan dre Pretorius to James Coles, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. James Coles hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
11.2
Lhuan dre Pretorius to Matthew Breetzke, 1 run, Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
0
11.1
Lhuan dre Pretorius to Matthew Breetzke, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease and slash push towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 11 (9 runs)
James Coles 35 (17)
Matthew Breetzke 18 (16)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 106/3
Asa Tribe 2-0-14-0
Dan Lawrence 1-0-21-0
2
10.6
Asa Tribe to James Coles, 2 runs, James Coles goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 2 runs.
1
10.5
Asa Tribe to Matthew Breetzke, 1 run, Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
1
10.4
Asa Tribe to James Coles, 1 run, James Coles hangs in the crease to take off break ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
0
10.3
Asa Tribe to James Coles, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, back of length, on the stumps, James Coles goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at square leg, who halts the ball.
1
10.2
Asa Tribe to Matthew Breetzke, 1 run, Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
10.1
Asa Tribe to Matthew Breetzke, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 10 (21 runs)
James Coles 32 (14)
Matthew Breetzke 12 (13)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 97/3
Dan Lawrence 1-0-21-0
Asa Tribe 1-0-5-0
6
9.6
Dan Lawrence to James Coles, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, James Coles hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
1
9.5
Dan Lawrence to Matthew Breetzke, 1 run, Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
9.4
Dan Lawrence to James Coles, 1 run, James Coles hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed chip shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
5wd
9.4
Dan Lawrence to James Coles, 5 wide, Wide Ball !! off break ball, good length, That sails wide of the leg stump, James Coles left the ball. It gets past the keeper, and the ball raced away to the boundary for four.
0
9.3
Dan Lawrence to James Coles, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Dan Lawrence sends down a sharp delivery, James Coles goes back to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
4
9.2
Dan Lawrence to James Coles, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, James Coles hangs in the crease, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
4
9.1
Dan Lawrence to James Coles, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. James Coles goes forward, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 9 (5 runs)
James Coles 17 (9)
Matthew Breetzke 11 (12)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 76/3
Asa Tribe 1-0-5-0
Sikandar Raza 2-0-18-0
1
8.6
Asa Tribe to James Coles, 1 run, Asa Tribe delivers off break ball at back of length, James Coles goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
8.5
Asa Tribe to Matthew Breetzke, 1 run, Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
1
8.4
Asa Tribe to James Coles, 1 run, James Coles goes forward to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
8.3
Asa Tribe to Matthew Breetzke, 1 run, Matthew Breetzke goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
8.2
Asa Tribe to Matthew Breetzke, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
1
8.1
Asa Tribe to James Coles, 1 run, James Coles hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 8 (10 runs)
Matthew Breetzke 9 (9)
James Coles 14 (6)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 71/3
Sikandar Raza 2-0-18-0
Bjorn Fortuin 4-0-26-2
4
7.6
Sikandar Raza to Matthew Breetzke, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Matthew Breetzke hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
7.5
Sikandar Raza to James Coles, 1 run, James Coles hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
4
7.4
Sikandar Raza to James Coles, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump. James Coles hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
7.3
Sikandar Raza to James Coles, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, James Coles hangs in the crease and slash push towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

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