From 49/4 to 50/7 in the space of just five deliveries -- that's how Delano Potgieter put an end to Sunrisers Eastern Cape's (SEC) run-chase in a devastating spell of bowling, which led to MI Cape Town (MICT) to a big 97-run in the season-opening match of SA20 in Gqeberha on Thursday.
Chasing a challenging 175 to win, after Dewald Brevis's 29-ball 57 powered MICT to 174 for 7, defending champions SEC were bowled out for a mere 77 in 15 overs.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Medium-pacer Potgieter followed up his cameo of 25 not out off 12 balls with a decisive spell of bowling, which saw him registering match-winning figures of 5 for 10.
It was in the 11th over of SEC run-chase that Potgieter inflicted the most damage, removing Beyers Swanepoel (1), David Bedingham (0) and Aiden Markram (19) off the first, third and fifth delivery, respectively.
WATCH POTGIETER'S OVEREarlier, SEC's pursuit of the target faced immediate setbacks as Trent Boult dismissed opener Zak Crawley (12 off 14 balls) and No. 3 Tom Abell (0) off successive deliveries in the third over.
Wickets continued to tumble at both ends, as none of the SEC batters had answers to Potgieter bowling skills.
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