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Bryce Parsons took 3 wickets and also scored 60 runs in the match.
Pretoria Capitals have made it to the finals of Season 4 of the South African League SA20. Capitals defeated two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 7 wickets in the first qualifier match played on Wednesday.
Sunrisers won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 170 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Jonny Bairstow scored the highest score of 50 runs. Jordan Harmon scored 41 runs and captain Tristan Stubbs scored 26 runs. Bryce Parsons took maximum 3 wickets for Capitals.
In reply, Pretoria Capitals achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 18.3 overs. On behalf of Capitals, Bryce Parsons also showed strong hands in batting and scored 60 runs. Dewald Brewis scored 75 not out.
Capitals team reached the final for the second time
The Pretoria Capitals team has reached the finals of SA20 for the second time in four seasons. Capitals also reached the finals of the first season, where they had to face defeat at the hands of Sunrisers. After this, the next two seasons were not good for the Capitals. The team was at fifth position in Season-2 and Season-3.
Sunrisers have one more chance
Despite the defeat in this match, the doors of the final are not closed yet for Sunrisers. Now the team will play Qualifier-2 in Johannesburg on Friday. In that match, Sunrisers will face the winning team of the eliminator match to be held on Thursday.
Like IPL, in SA20 there is Qualifier-1 between the teams occupying top-2 positions in the points table. At the same time, an eliminator match is played between the third and fourth placed teams.
This season, after the league matches, Sunrisers team stood first and Capitals team stood second. Whereas, Paarl Royals stood third and Joburg Super Giants stood fourth. There will be an eliminator match between these two teams.
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