Sunrisers Eastern Cape have reached SA20 final for the third successive time. In Qualifier 2 played at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday (February 6), Eastern Cape beat Paarl Royals by 8 wickets. Sunrisers are the winners of two consecutive seasons. They will now face MI Cape Town in the final on Saturday (February 8). Paarl Royals won the toss and decided to bat first. They posted 175 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Chasing the target of 176 runs, Eastern Cape achieved victory by scoring 177 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Gilbert Pretorius and Rubin Hermann steadied the innings with a 99-run partnership for Paarl Paarl did not get off to a good start. Mitchell Owen departed without opening his account. After that, there was a 99-run partnership between Gilbert Pretorius and Rubin Hermann for the second wicket. Gilbert Pretorius scored 59 runs facing 41 balls. He hit 8 fours and 1 six in his innings. Hermann remained Paarl's top scorer Rubin Hermann remained Paarl's top scorer. After Pretorius returned to the pavilion, David Miller came in but got out after scoring just 6 runs. Meanwhile, Dinesh Karthik also returned to the pavilion after scoring 2 runs. However, Hermann stayed firm at one end. In the end, Anrich Phehlukwayo supported him. Both shared a 49-run partnership for the fifth wicket in 24 balls. During this, Herman completed his half-century. Hermann played an unbeaten innings of 81 runs in 53 balls. While Phehlukwayo scored an unbeaten 22 runs in 11 balls. For Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Craig Overton took 1, Marco Jansen scalped a wicket 1, while Ottneil Baartman and Aiden Markram chipped in with a wicket each. Tony de Zorzi and Jordan Hermann steadied the innings for Sunrisers Eastern Cape While chasing the target of 176 runs, Sunrisers Eastern Cape also did not have a good start. Opener David Bedingham got out after scoring 9 runs. After that, Tony de Zorzi and Jordan Hermann stitched an 111-run partnership for the second wicket in 68 balls. The 111-run partnership between de Zorzi and Jordan Herman is the highest partnership for the second wicket for Sunrisers Eastern Cape in T20, breaking the record of Tom Abell and Jordan Herman's 90-run partnership. Hermann scored an unbeaten 69 runs off 48 balls. Tony De Zorzi was Eastern Cape's top scorer Tony De Zorzi was Eastern Cape's top scorer. He scored 78 runs off 49 balls. He hit 11 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. While captain Aiden Markram contributed 11 runs at the end and won the match. Only two bowlers were successful for Paarl Royals. Kwena Maphaka managed to get a breakthrough while Wellalage got a wicket. With this, Sunrisers Eastern Cape team stand on the verge of yet another SA20 title.Original Article