Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Sunrisers and Joburg advance to SA20 playoffs
In the SA20 cricket tournament, two teams, Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings, won their matches to advance to the next round.
The Sunrisers beat MI Cape Town by 7 wickets, thanks to great performances by players like Quinton de Kock and Matthew Breetzke.
Meanwhile, Joburg Super Kings won by 44 runs against Paarl Royals, with Leus du Plooy scoring a quick 54 runs and Prenelan Subrayen taking 3 wickets.
These wins mean both teams are now in the playoffs.
The Sunrisers will play against Pretoria Capitals in the first qualifier, while the other playoff spot will be decided by another match.
Fans are excited to see who will win the tournament!
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won by 7 wickets against MI Cape Town, securing their place in Qualifier 1.
Joburg Super Kings advanced to the playoffs with a 44-run victory over Paarl Royals.
Chris Green, in his Sunrisers debut, took 3/29, and James Coles took 1/17 to restrict MI Cape Town to 148/6.
Quinton de Kock (56) and Matthew Breetzke (66) shared a 109-run partnership to lead the Sunrisers' chase.
Leus du Plooy scored a rapid 54 runs, and Prenelan Subrayen took 3/14 to help Joburg Super Kings defeat Paarl Royals.
- Who
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals
- What
- Sunrisers and Joburg advanced to the SA20 playoffs.
- When
- January 19-20, 2024
- Where
- St George's Park, Gqeberha and Paarl, South Africa
- Why
- Sunrisers won against MI Cape Town, and Joburg defeated Paarl Royals to secure their spots in the playoffs.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Joburg Super Kings
Path to Playoffs
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Secured playoff spot by winning against MI Cape Town by 7 wickets.
Joburg Super Kings
Advanced to playoffs with a 44-run victory over Paarl Royals.
- Teams
- Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals
- Match Results
- Sunrisers won by 7 wickets; Joburg won by 44 runs
- Venues
- St George's Park, Gqeberha; Paarl, South Africa
- Key Performers
- Chris Green (3/29), Quinton de Kock (56), Matthew Breetzke (66), Leus du Plooy (54), Prenelan Subrayen (3/14)
- MI Cape Town's Score
- 148/6
- Sunrisers' Target
- 149 to win
- Joburg's Score
- 166/5
- Paarl's Score
- 122 all out
- Player of the Match (Sunrisers)
- Matthew Breetzke
- Player of the Match (Joburg)
- Leus du Plooy
- Next Matches
- Qualifier 1: Sunrisers vs Pretoria Capitals; Qualifier 2: TBC
Sources
Sunrisers secure Qualifier 1 place as MI Cape Town eliminated
Sunrisers secure Qualifier 1 place as MI Cape Town eliminated
Du Plooy, Subrayen power Joburg Super Kings into SA20 playoffs with 44-run win over Paarl Royals