MI Cape Town secured a spot in the SA20 Final by winning their qualifier, while Sunrisers Eastern Cape had to fight through back-to-back matches. The

The Sunrisers Eastern Cape will play in their third SA20 final after comprehensively defeating the Paarl Royals by eight wickets in the second qualifier on Thursday at SuperSport Park.

Allan Donald sees MI Cape Town as the favourites to win the SA20 trophy but emphasises Sunrisers Eastern Cape's peak form and experience. With a strong recent performance, Donald highlights the mental preparation by coach Adrian Birrell and rising young talents,

Sunrisers Eastern Cape are one step away from achieving a historic three-peat in the SA20 as they reached the final of the 2025 edition in a come-from-behind run winning seven out of their nine games but will face a huge challenge in the form of high-flying MI Cape Town in the final.

Tony de Zorzi and Jordan Hermann propelled the Sunrisers Eastern Cape into their third successive Betway SA20 Final to maintain their push for a hat-trick of titles.