23/01Result
Qualifier 2 (D/N), SA20 at Johannesburg, Jan 23 2026
Sunrisers won by 7 wkts (50b rem)
Player of the Match
James Coles
James ColesSunrisers Eastern Cape
23/01Result
Qualifier 2 (D/N), SA20 at Johannesburg, Jan 23 2026
Sunrisers won by 7 wkts (50b rem)
Player of the Match
James Coles
James ColesSunrisers Eastern Cape

From Rvel and Thilak, thanks for tuning in and goodnight :)

James Coles, Player of the Match: Came better than expected, chuffed to get into the final. Fortunately got to see what the pitch was doing bowling first. I stuck to the plan and committed fully. (On Muthusamy) He is unbelievable to bowl behind, watching him go about his business was impressive. (On fans) They have been our twelfth man all trip. They were singing to us when we did a lap of honour, couldn't thank them enough

Royals didn't have enough runs on the board, let down by their batters. They were in the doldrums in the powerplay, staring into the abyss after losing three wickets for 31 by the end of first six and never really got back on their feet from there, scrapping their way to 115. It would have been a lot worse had Verreynne not shown his grit and fightback. It was a collapse and they were out of sorts against a potent bowling attack that gave nothing away on the big night. In reply, Quinton de Kock got off to a flier and his 25 off 12 ensured there was no panic. He set the tone and then Jordan Hermann played an almost run-a-ball innings of 17. Matthew Breetzke remained not out on 19 off 18, not throwing caution to the wind while, the standout performer, James Coles was like, what's all the fuss about -- scoring a classy 45 off a 19-run knock as Sunrisers stormed their way to the final. It all sets up beautifully for Sunday, when two top-quality sides will wrestle for the ultimate prize

Mathi: "The difference between JSK yesterday and SEC today is taking down of spinners of PR, how beautifully SEC batsmans had played spin as compared to JSK batters,,,,,"

smail Moola : "Back at my beloved Wanderers..this is the strangest Wanderers pitch of all time..spinning like a Rajkot rager..Miss the green Mamba decks of old"

11.4
6
Pretorius to Coles, SIX, Waltz their way tot he victory and romped to the final in style! Imperious! Coles has played a gem of an innings, giving no sniff to Royals. Got it in the arc and pounded it over midwicket for a huge six to seal the deal
11.3
4
Pretorius to Coles, FOUR, Brute force in his wrists, touch short and offers some room, flashes a square cut and it runs away to the rope
11.2
1
Pretorius to Breetzke, 1 run, Good length and pushed across off, slapped to short cover for a quick single
11.1
0
Pretorius to Breetzke, no run, Around the wicket, good length and hung away outside off, runs it down to short third

END OF OVER:
11 | 9 Runs | SEC: 106/3 (9 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 9.63, RRR: 1.00)

  • James Coles35 (17b)
  • Matthew Breetzke18 (16b)
  • Asa Tribe2-0-14-0
  • Dan Lawrence1-0-21-0
10.6
2
Tribe to Coles, 2 runs, Tossed up wicket to wicket, drives it through the line toward long-on, boundary check underway, looks clean, no body part in contact when he was in contact with the rope
10.5
1
Tribe to Breetzke, 1 run, Very slow through the air, length or a touch full, floating like a petal outside off, leans out into a fluent punch to short cover
10.4
1
Tribe to Coles, 1 run, Bit short and leg-stump, steps back and whips it to deep backward square for a single
10.3
0
Tribe to Coles, no run, Flighted delivery on a length or a touch shorter, no real spin just holding its line outside off, maneuvered to shot square leg and denies the run
10.2
1
Tribe to Breetzke, 1 run, Bowls it full on middle, clipped it off his shin to deep midwicket for a single
10.1
4
Tribe to Breetzke, FOUR, silky cover drive, racing to the finishing line, got a fuller one outside off, beautifully carved away into he gap at extra cover

END OF OVER:
10 | 21 Runs | SEC: 97/3 (18 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 9.70, RRR: 1.80)

  • James Coles32 (14b)
  • Matthew Breetzke12 (13b)
  • Dan Lawrence1-0-21-0
  • Asa Tribe1-0-5-0
9.6
6
Lawrence to Coles, SIX, dispatched it out of the park! Long way back over cow corner for a six! this over completely put the game to bed. 21 off the over. Supreme connection, made it look so easy, right under it and timing was superb
9.5
1
Lawrence to Breetzke, 1 run, Good length on middle, flicks it with the spin to deep square for a single
9.4
1
Lawrence to Coles, 1 run, Again leg-sidish, connected on the flick to deep backward square
9.4
5w
Lawrence to Coles, 5 wides, That's a clanger at this stage, shorter and skids on, drifting away from leg-stump, keeper cannot get his hand to it, he didnt have any chance to prevent extras, spills away to the rope
9.3
0
Lawrence to Coles, no run, Spun a mile from outside off, tried another sweep and missed it, lucky it did not hit the off-stump
9.2
4
Lawrence to Coles, FOUR, back to back boundaries, good length and outside off, stays low and plays a full-blooded sweep shot to deep midwicket, misfield
9.1
4
Lawrence to Coles, FOUR, over the wicket, drops short on middle, pounces on it and crunches a pull to deep backward square

END OF OVER:
9 | 5 Runs | SEC: 76/3 (39 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 8.44, RRR: 3.54)

  • James Coles17 (9b)
  • Matthew Breetzke11 (12b)
  • Asa Tribe1-0-5-0
  • Sikandar Raza2-0-18-0
8.6
1
Tribe to Coles, 1 run, Ticking the scoreboard, shorter and drifting in at middle, uses the depth of the crease and pulls it to deep midwicket, rollicking along nicely in front of a sold out house
8.5
1
Tribe to Breetzke, 1 run, looped up on a length and gets it to kick back from outside off, calmly nurdled out to short third, another single, that's all they need to do and wait for the looseners
8.4
1
Tribe to Coles, 1 run, Pulls his length back, flatter trajectory, fifth stump line, shuffles across to flick it to the leg side and earns another single, playing the situation, smart batting
8.3
1
Tribe to Breetzke, 1 run, Tossed up quicker on middle, goes on with the arm, stays deep and calmly milks him down to deep midwicket, easy single
8.2
0
Tribe to Breetzke, no run, over the wicket, good length or thereabouts, spinning in from a wide off-stump line, blocked to the on side

Sunrisers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30JM BairstowQ de Kock
2nd1JM BairstowJ Hermann
3rd19MP BreetzkeJ Hermann
4th67MP BreetzkeJM Coles