Watch: Sunrisers Eastern Cape captain Aiden Markram pulled off a remarkable one-handed, flying catch at mid-on to dismiss JJ Smuts of Durban’s Super Giants in a SA20 game yesterday (February 6).
Sunrisers batted first after winning the toss and reached 157 in 20 overs. At the top was David Malan who scored 63 from 45 balls. Markram (30/23) and Jordan Herman (21/19) also played useful hands. For DSG,Keshav Maharaj was the chosen bowler and he took 2-30 in 4 overs.
The chase in Durban got off to a bad start. They lost to openers Tony De Sorge and Matthew Blitzke both by single-digit scores. JJ Smuts came to bat in his fourth at 13-2 and hoped to pick up the inning, but was eliminated by the SEC captain’s athleticism.
Ottniel Baartman threw a short ball wide that Smuts tried to push in midway through the game. Markram made one of his saves by standing close to his position, jumping with his right hand outstretched, and managing to hold the falling ball over his head, leaving everyone watching in awe.
Wyan Mulder then formed several partnerships with Quinton de Kock and Heinrich Klaasen, but Marco Jansen and Baartmann dominated the rest of the DSG batting line-up, taking four wickets each for 106. wicket and won the match. 51 runs.
With this victory, the SEC finished the league phase as league leaders with 33 points from 10 games and secured a direct berth to the tournament finals to be held in Cape Town on February 10th.
Watch Aiden Markram take a flying, one-handed blinder at mid-on:
𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝, 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞.. 𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧. 🦸♂️#Betway #SA20 #Playoffs #SECvDSG #WelcomeToIncredible pic.twitter.com/WFz4dZJvPW
– Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) 6. 2024 年 2 月
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