Yahoo Sports Holders Eastern Cape thrashed in opening SA20 game
Defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape were thrashed by 97 runs by MI Cape Town in the opening game of the 2025 SA20.
Chasing 175 to win, Eastern Cape were all out for 77 in 15 overs as they suffered the fifth-heaviest defeat in terms of runs in the tournament's three-year history.
The total is second-lowest in the tournament and Eastern Cape's lowest, beating their 122-9 against Pretoria Capitals last year.
Delano Potgieter took 5-10, the second-best figures in the tournament, while Aiden Markram top-scored with 19.
English duo Zak Crawley (12) and Tom Abell (0) were dismissed in successive balls by Trent Boult (2-16).
Cape Town had earlier recovered from 42-3 inside the powerplay to post 174-7, with Dewald Brevis making 57. Richard Gleeson claimed 2-22 and Liam Dawson 1-32.
The margin of victory also sees Cape Town earn a bonus point, which winning sides claim if their run-rate is 1.25 times that of the opposition.
The likes of Chris Woakes and Liam Livingstone could be in action on Friday as Durban's Super Giants face Pretoria Capitals.
