06-02-2025
Champions Sunrisers beat Rocks to make SA20 final
Two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape progressed to the final of the 2025 SA20 with an eight-wicket win over Paarl Rocks at a target of 176, Tony de Zorzi and Jordan Hermann put on 111 for the second wicket to put the Sunrisers in Zorzi was caught off the bowling of Dunith Wellalage for 78, but Hermann pushed on alongside captain Aiden Markram (11*), finishing unbeaten on 69 as his side reached their target with four balls to won the toss and chosen to bat, the Rocks also had a large second-wicket partnership, with Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Ruben Hermann, the brother of Jordan, adding outscored his younger sibling, striking 81 not out off 53 balls, while Pretorius hit 59 off 41. Andile Phehlukwayo arrived to hit 22 from 11 as the Rocks finished on 175-4, a total they were unable to will now target a third title in three editions of the tournament when they face table-toppers MI Cape Town in the final at Johannesburg on Saturday (15:30 GMT).
