Pretoria Capitals cruise to SA20 win as Sunrisers Eastern Cape suffer third loss

Daryn Dupavillon led with the ball as Pretoria Capitals secured a six-wicket SA20 win against the defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who remain winless in the tournament so far.

Chasing 114 runs to win at Centurion, Marques Ackerman's 30-ball 39 got Pretoria Capitals over the line for a bonus-point win.

The hosts got off to a fast start with the bat before Craig Overton (1/33) got the early scalp of Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz (7).

Englishman Richard Gleeson sparked a dramatic turnaround, claiming the two quick wickets of Kyle Verreynne (12) and opener Will Jacks (27) to reduce Pretoria Capitals to 49/3.

Ottniel Baartman picked up the wicket of Rilee Rossouw for 12, which brought some life back into the game for Aiden Markram's side.

However, Liam Livingstone (14*) and Marques Ackerman (39*) put on a 54-run unbeaten stand to guide the Capitals to a bonus-point victory with 24 balls to spare.

This is Sunrisers Eastern Cape's third loss of the tournament, while Pretoria Capitals secured their second victory after Sunday's game against Durban's Super Giants was washed out.

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After being sent to bat, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape's batting lineup never truly found their rhythm as they tumbled to 113 all out.

The Pretoria Capitals came out firing with the ball as they continued to put the defending champions under pressure.

Reeling at 26-5, the Sunrisers needed a partnership and someone to anchor the innings, and all-rounder Marco Jansen delivered.

The 24-year-old brought up his third SA20 half-century and shared a partnership of 24 with Patrick Kruger (10) and