Watch: Ottniel Baartman sends Theunis de Bruyn’s stumps cartwheeling with an incredible delivery

The SA20 League, a flagship event of the South African Cricket Association got underway on January 10. On Thursday, January 12, Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals clashed against each other in the 3rd match of the SA20 League in St George’s Park, Gqeberha.

During the match, after getting smashed for four in the third ball of the fourth over, Ottniel Baartman bowled a length delivery to de Bruyn which was just pitched just outside off and jagged back in sharply, drawing de Bruyn into an ambitious drive. He couldn't resist and left a massive bat-pad gap in doing so, the ball zipped past the inside edge and torpedoed the middle stump. It was a sight to see for Baartman and the Sunrisers.

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Through the gate, what a ball mate! 🤯#SEC #SunrisersEasternCape #SECvPC #SA20 #PlayWithFire pic.twitter.com/ODMdck0mzI

— Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) January 13, 2023

Talking about the match, Sunrisers opted to bowl first after winning the toss. Their decision proved right as they dismissed Pretoria’s first five batters on the score of just 85 runs. However, Phil Salt held one end and despite the fall of wickets and a couple of weather interruption breaks, he kept the scorecard ticking with occasional boundaries.

A brilliant bowling performance by the Capitals

He got good support from James Neesham and stitched a 77-run stand for the 6th wicket and just when the Eastern Cape looked to have gained some control with the ball, Wayne Parnell walked in and blitzed a cameo that could very well come back to haunt the home team. That 9-ball 29 cameo from skipper Parnell proved very crucial. Thanks to his contribution, the last 4 overs went for 55 runs.

Chasing the target, Sunrisers didn’t start well as they lost their first three wickets on the score of just 34 runs. They were 36/3 at the end of 8 overs chasing 194. The required rate was always gonna be a tough ask with such an approach. Just like Salt, JJ Smuts also kept the one end safe but he didn’t get any support from the other batters.

The cameos from Stubbs, Tom Abell, and James Fuller weren’t good enough as they left too much to do in the back half of the innings. Resultingly, Sunrisers lost the match by 23 runs. Nortje was the best performer with the ball for the Capitals as he picked up 2 wickets while conceding only 18 runs in his 4 overs quota.