2 out on 10, then the captain hit a century, rocked in 57 balls, the family cried
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. | Edited By: Sumit Sundriyal
Updated on: Feb 09, 2023 | IST
Sunrisers scored 213 against Joburg in the semi-finals of the SA20 League thanks to captain Aiden Markram’s century.
South Africa’s T20 league SA20 is at its final stage and the second semi-final match of the tournament was played on Thursday, 7 February. In this match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings, Sunrisers captain Aiden Markram hit an explosive century. (Instagram/Aiden Markram)
Sunrisers batted first in this match in Centurion and lost two wickets for just 10 runs. In such a situation, Captain Markram himself took the responsibility of saving the team. (Instagram/Aiden Markram)
After playing cautiously in the beginning, Markram’s bat started spewing fire and then beat the Joburg bowlers fiercely. Out of this, in the 18th over, Romario Shepherd was hit for 21 runs including 2 sixes and 1 four. (Instagram/Aiden Markram)
Markram hit his first T20 century and third century of this tournament by hitting a six on the first ball of the very next over. Markram completed his century in just 57 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes. Although he was caught in the boundary on the very next ball, but on the basis of his innings, Sunrisers scored a strong score of 213 runs. (Twitter/Sunrisers EC)
Markram’s century was accompanied by an emotional scene as his father and fiancee sitting in the stands broke down. Tears of happiness were clearly visible from his eyes. (Twitter-Instagram)
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