SEC defeated Durban Super Giants in one-sided final.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the toss and elected to bat first. Tom Abell and Tristan Stubbs made a half-century. While Aiden Markram and Jordan Hermann made 42 runs as SEC made 204/3. Keshav Maharaj picked two wickets.
In response, the SEC bowling unit shined once again. Marco Jansen picked 5/30, while Daniel Worrall and Ottniel Baartman picked two wickets each. DSG could only muster 115 runs with Wiaan Mulder (38) and Dwaine Pretorius (28) being the leading scorers.
SEC won by 89 runs and became two-time champions.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape owner Kavya Maran was over the moon after her team won back-to-back titles. In a heartwarming moment captured on camera, Maran expressed her elation and pride in her team’s performance.
She hailed the players for their exceptional display of skill and teamwork throughout the tournament, emphasizing the significance of clinching the title for the second consecutive year.
“It’s a second cup. Back-to-back, two in a row. So glad, so happy. Best performance by the team with the bat and the ball. They have been dominating this whole season, and to finally get this through—I mean, it’s unbelievable to be winning it (title) back-to-back. So happy for the guys; everyone put up a great show. Very strong team that we played today, but happy to have the win at the end of the day,” said Kavya in a video.