Sunrisers Jap Cape clinched their third SA20 title with a six-wicket victory over Pretoria Capitals regardless of Dewald Brevis’ beautiful century for the runners-up.
After being put into bat, the Capitals posted 158-7, due to South Africa batter Brevis smashing 101 off 56 balls, together with seven sixes.
Nevertheless, solely Bryce Parsons (30 off 30) and Sherfane Rutherford (17 off 11) additionally made no less than double figures for Pretoria, with South Africa left-arm quick bowler Marco Jansen taking 3-10.
The shortage of help for the 22-year-old Brevis proved expensive, as unbeaten half-centuries from Matthew Breetzke and Tristan Stubbs took Sunrisers previous their goal of 159 with 4 balls to spare at Newlands.
Sunrisers have now gained three of the 4 SA20 tournaments, and had been overwhelmed in final yr’s closing by MI Cape City.
They didn’t look more likely to pull off victory in falling to 48-4 within the ninth over, with opener Jonny Bairstow dismissed for a golden duck within the first over by Lungi Ngidi.
Nevertheless, South Africa internationals Breetzke and Stubbs placed on an excellent unbroken stand of 114 off 65 balls for the fifth wicket.
Sunrisers wanted 42 from the final three overs and hit 21 off the 18th, bowled by Gideon Peters, and 12 off the penultimate, bowled by Ngidi.
With 9 wanted off the ultimate over, Stubbs sealed victory in emphatic type by putting two consecutive sixes off Parsons.
Breetzke ended unbeaten on 68 off 49 and Stubbs 62 not out off 41.
