Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
DA Miller
71(38) 4x4 - 5x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 14 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
31/12Result
7th Match, SA20 at Gqeberha, Dec 31 2025
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![Sunrisers Eastern Cape]( "Sunrisers Eastern Cape")
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![Paarl Royals]( "Paarl Royals")
150/5 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
31/12Result
7th Match, SA20 at Gqeberha, Dec 31 2025
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![Sunrisers Eastern Cape]( "Sunrisers Eastern Cape")
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![Paarl Royals]( "Paarl Royals")
150/5 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sunrisers Eastern Cape , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.00 start, First Session 13.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-14.50, Second Session 14.50-16.20
Match days
31 December 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Paarl Royals 4, Sunrisers Eastern Cape 0
Scorecard Summary
SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE 149 (20 OVERS)
- Jonny Bairstow33 (20)
- Jordan Hermann47 (35)
- Ottneil Baartman3/36 (4)
- Nqobani Mokoena4/34 (4)
PAARL ROYALS 150/5 (19.4 OVERS)
- David Miller*71 (38)
- Keagan Lion-Cachet45 (40)
- Anrich Nortje2/21 (4)
- Marco Jansen2/25 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Fidel Fernando
Here's a very true observation from DaWolf to sign us off: "Miller batting on a different wicket to everyone else. "
That's it from our coverage of this SA20 match. We'll have the second one of the day for you shortly.
SEC captain Stubbs: M"We batted well but whenever we tried to pull the trigger we lost wickets at the wrong time. Dave played really well."
**** Captain Miller takes Royals home. It was a spectacular innings from him, raising his team from the depths of 35 for 4. That 114-run partnership with KLC transformed the outlook of this game. Miller, it has to be said, seemed like the only batter to truly get the measure of this tacky Gqeberha surface. Some of those hits were so cleanly and so effortlessly struck.
This loss is the first of SEC's season. Royals have recorded their first win.
19.5
1w
Gregory to Potgieter, 1 wide, aaahhhh that's disappointing. Batter backs away and Gregory tries to follow him. Sprays it too far down leg though, and that's an easy wide call. That's the game
One needed off two. New batter Potgieter on strike
19.4
W
Gregory to Lion-Cachet, OUT, caught at gully. Surely Royals cannot screw it up from here? This is full, outside off, and KLC carves this to the left of Muthusamy, who falls to his left and takes a sharp catch.
K Lion-Cachet c Muthusamy b Gregory 45 (56m 40b 6x4 0x6) SR: 112.5
19.3
0
Gregory to Lion-Cachet, no run, slower bouncer outside off, KLC tries to swat it and misses
19.2
0
Gregory to Lion-Cachet, no run, full just wide of off, KLC takes a step towards it and plays a cover drive, but can't beat the packed offside infield
19.1
1
Gregory to Miller, 1 run, bouncer into the body, Miller pulls this hard and strong but the legside sweeper collects it on the bounce
END OF OVER:19 | 15 Runs | PR: 148/4 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.78, RRR: 2.00)
- Keagan Lion-Cachet45 (37b)
- David Miller70 (37b)
- Marco Jansen4-0-25-2
- Anrich Nortje4-0-21-2
18.6
4
Jansen to Lion-Cachet, FOUR, fullish ball on the stumps. Jansen misses the yorker, but KLC nails the lofted straight drive. It goes like a bullet over the bowler's head and into the boundary hoardings
Paarl Royals one hit away.
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