TimesofIndia.com at Centurion: Joburg Super Kings' winless streak at the Centurion in the SA20 continued on Wednesday when they lost by 32 runs to two-time defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Johannesburg. Their fifth consecutive loss at the picturesque ground, though, means they are now out of contention for the SA20 2025 final. Sunrisers, however, will have to go through Paarl Royals on Thursday in Qualifier 2. A win there and they will square off with MI Cape Town on Saturday for a chance at doing a staggering hat-trick.
Put in to bat, SEC scored 184/6 in their allotted 20 overs with skipper Aiden Markram playing a captain's knock of an unbeaten 62 runs from 40 balls. In reply, JSK got going in patches but never enough to overhaul the target. Eventually, they were halted on 152/7 with Jonny Bairstow's 37 runs from 17 balls the biggest contribution.
