Capitals blow SEC out for 113 despite Jansen knock

Marco Jansen struck a valiant and entertaining half century amidst an astonishing collapse as the Sunrisers Eastern Cape limped to an inadequate total of just 113 all out in their SA20 match against the Pretoria Capitals at Supersport Park in Centurion on Tuesday afternoon.

Jansen struck four fours and three sixes in his 51 from 35 balls but there was almost nothing from the rest of the batsmen with the next highest score just 12 from No 9 Craig Overton.

English opener Zak Crawley (1) set the tone with a soft chip to mid off at the end of the first over from Eathan Bosch and David Bedingham (2) followed two balls later with a flat-footed edge to ‘Keeper Kyle Verreynne off fast bowler Daryn Dupavillon who finished with 3-32 from his four overs.

It was 4-3 when Aiden Markram contrived to clip his first delivery, a woeful, legside effort from Dupavillon, straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz at deep square leg leaving the bowler as red-faced as the batsman.

Tom Abell (9) missed an attempted ramp shot and was bowled by Migael Pretorius and the innings was in complete disarray on 26-5 when Tristan Stubbs (11) miscued a pull against Bosch (4-0-18-2) to Senuran Muthusamy on the square leg boundary.

Left arm spinner Muthusamy (4-0-29-2) was responsible for the best wicket of the collapse when he held onto a ferocious straight drive off his own bowling to remove allrounder Patrick Kruger (10) who had briefly threatened to rebuild the innings in the company of Jansen. He then bowled Simon Harmer with a quicker ball.

When Jansen sliced Jimmy Neesham to Capitals captain Rilee Rossouw at mid off to depart for a wonderful 51 the Sunrisers hopes of somehow posting a defendable total departed with him.

The home side lost a thriller to the Durban Super Giants by just two-runs in their opening match at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead before their second game was rained off without a ball bowled while the defending champions, Sunrisers, have lost both of their opening two fixtures.

PRETORIA CAPITALS: Will Jacks, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kyle Verreynne (wkt), Rilee Rossouw (captain), Liam Livingstone, Marques Ackerman, James Neesham, Senuran Muthusamy, Migael Pretorius, Eathan Bosch, Daryn Dupavillon

SUNRISERS EASTERN CAPE: Zak Crawley, David Bedingham, Tom Abell, Aiden Markram (captain), Tristan Stubbs (wkt), Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Craig Overton, Richard Gleeson, Ottneil Baartman