Jonny Bairstow Smashed 34 runs In An Over From Keshav Maharaj: England wicketkeeper batsman Jonny Bairstow is playing for Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the current season of South Africa’s T20 league SA20. Bairstow has not got a chance to play in international cricket after the year 2024. Recently, Bairstow also remained unsold in the mini auction held for IPL 2026. However, even after this, Bairstow is spreading his magic in SA20. In a match of this league, Bairstow scored 34 runs in Keshav Maharaj’s over. He has become the batsman scoring the most runs in an over in the history of SA20.

Bairstow scored 34 runs in one over of Maharaj

Playing for Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Jonny Bairstow scored 34 runs in one over against Pretoria Capitals. The 12th over of Sunrisers’ innings included 5 sixes and one four. This over was bowled by Pretoria Capitals captain and star spinner Keshav Maharaj. The first ball was a shot and Bairstow sent it for a six over mid-wicket. The second ball was sent 92 meters away at Cow Corner. The third ball went for a six over mid-wicket. Bairstow hit a four by sweeping the fourth ball. Keshav Maharaj bowled the 5th ball of the over, which Bairstow sent across the boundary over long off. At the same time, he hit a six on the last ball over the bowler’s head. In this way a total of 34 runs were scored in the over.

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Sunrisers beat Pretoria by 10 wickets

In the 14th match of SA20, Sunrisers Eastern Cape defeated Pretoria Capitals by 10 wickets. Pretoria Capitals, who came to bat first after winning the toss, were able to score 176 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Sunrisers achieved the target in 14.2 overs without losing any wicket. Quinton de Kock scored unbeaten 79 while Jonny Bairstow scored 85 runs. Bairstow hit 8 fours and 6 sixes in his innings of 45 balls, while De Kock also hit 5 fours and 6 sixes in his innings of 41 balls.

Joberg Super Kings Won The Super Over: The match played between Joburg Super Kings and Durban Super Giants saw a Super Over for the first time in the South African League SA20. Batting first at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, Super Kings scored 205 runs, in reply, Super Giants team could also score only 205 runs. On the last ball, Donovan Ferreira hit a direct hit and ran out the batsman, due to which the match reached the super over. In the Super Over against Richard Gleeson of Joburg Super Kings, Jos Buttler and Matthew de Villiers could score only 5 runs, which was achieved by Riley Rousseau in just three balls and gave victory to the Super Kings. This is the third consecutive win for Joburg Super Kings and the team has reached the top of the points table.

Ferreira and Ranjane scored 47 runs in the last two overs.

Joburg Super Kings, who came to bat first after losing the toss, got a great start from openers Matthew de Villiers and Faf Duplessis. There was a partnership of 89 runs on 52 balls between the two, but neither of the batsmen could score a half-century. De Villiers was out after scoring 38 runs while Duplessis was out after scoring 47 runs and both were victimized by Noor Ahmed. Riley Rousseau could not even open the account and the Super Kings team lost three wickets in scoring 4 runs. After this, Mulder along with Shubham Ranjane took over the innings. When Mulder was out in the 18th over, the team’s score was 156 runs. In the last two overs, Ranjane and Donovan Ferreira scored 47 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 2 fours. Due to which Super Kings could reach 205 runs. Ranjane scored 50 runs on 31 balls while Ferreira scored 33 runs on 10 balls.

Joburg Super Kings gave only 4 runs in the 19th over

Due to tight bowling by the bowlers of Joburg Super Kings, no batsman in the top order could score fast runs for Dubaran Super Giants and the team’s score was only 80 runs for 3 wickets after 11 overs. An explosive game was seen from here and 86 runs were scored in the next 5 overs. Klaasen was out after scoring 39 runs on 19 balls. At the same time, Durban Super Giants needed 40 runs to win on the last 24 balls and had 6 wickets in hand. Aiden Markram, who was playing after scoring 37 runs in the 17th over, was dismissed by Richard Gleeson.

When 18 runs were needed in two overs, Jones was run out. He scored 43 runs in 17 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. David Wiese returned to the pavilion on the very next ball, he scored 15 runs in 8 balls and Gleeson gave only four runs in the 19th over. In the last over, the team needed 15 runs to win, but Ethan Bosch and Simon Harmer could score only 14 runs and the match continued till the super over.

MI Cape Town Vs Proteas Capital In SA20: On the last day of the year 2025 i.e. December 31, 2025, an amazing performance was seen in South Africa’s T20 league SA20. The 8th match of this tournament was played between Proteas Capital and MI Cape Town at Newlands, in which the stormy style of Sherfane Rutherford and Dewald Brewis was seen. Both of them created such a blast with their bats in the last overs that the victory of Pretoria Capitals was sealed in the match. In this match, Rutherford and Brewis also hit 6 sixes in 6 consecutive balls. Apart from this, the batting combination between the two was such that Mumbai Indians thrashed the Cape Town bowlers.

Rutherford and Brewis scored 83 runs in 28 balls.

Sherfane Rutherford scored 47 runs in 15 balls at a strike rate of 313.33, which included 6 sixes, in the match played against Mumbai Indians Cape Town. His teammate Dewald Brevis also scored 36 runs in 13 balls at a strike rate of 276.92, in which he hit 4 sixes and 1 four. That is, both the batsmen together made a strong partnership of 83 runs in just 28 balls with the help of 1 four and 10 sixes.

6 sixes hit in 6 consecutive balls

Rutherford and Brewis together hit a total of 10 sixes in their 28-ball partnership, out of which both of them hit 6 sixes consecutively. Hitting 6 consecutive sixes started from the 5th ball of the 18th over of the Pretoria Capitals innings and continued till the 4th ball of the 19th over. Brewis started the game, hitting two sixes on the last two balls of Corbin Bosch, who was bowling the 18th over. Then Sherfane Rutherford, who came to bowl the 19th over, hit 4 sixes one after the other on the first 4 balls of Pretorius.

Became the hero of Proteas Capitals’ victory

Thanks to this stormy and unbeaten innings of Sherfane Rutherford and Dewald Brewis, Pretoria Capitals set a huge target of 221 runs, chasing which the entire MI Cape Town team could score only 135 runs and lost the match by 85 runs.