New Zealand pacer Adam Milne in his second match of debut SA20 season for Sunrisers Eastern Cape, claimed a four-wicket haul against Dewald Brevis’ Pretoria Capitals. Milne 's economical four-fer helped Sunrisers bowl out Capitals for 140 in 18 overs and register a 48-run win at St George's Park, Gqeberha.
Milne was roped in by Rajasthan Royals (RR) for Rs 2.4 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini-auction. For Sunrisers, he got the crucial wicket of Shai Hope who scored 36 runs from 19 balls in the unsuccessful run chase. Milne also dismissed Sherfane Rutherford to rule out any chances of Capitals getting close to the target. From his quota of four overs, he conceded just 25 runs. He got support from Tharindu Rathnayake who took two wickets for 15 runs.
This was the ninth time Milne took four or more wickets in his T20 career which began in September 2010.
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QDK, Breetzke score fifties, Sunrisers on top
Earlier, Sunrisers skipper Tristan Stubbs won the toss and opted to bat first. Jonny Bairstow departed for a single-digit score to Lungi Ngidi. Then, in-form batters Quinton de Kock and Matthew Breetzke shared an 116-run partnership for the second wicket. De Kock scored 77 runs from 47 balls including five fours and a six. Breetzke contributed 52 runs from 33 balls, featuring seven fours and a six. Later, Jordan Hermann's 20-ball 37 helped Sunrisers post 188/6 on the board.
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Sunrisers did not just win but gained another bonus point. They are at the tom of the points table. Meanwhile Capitals have lost both their games in the season so far under Brevis' captaincy.
Milne regains form
Milne has been in good form since his return to action after recovering from ankle injury. In the first game, he took two wickets and conceded just seven runs as Paarl Royals were bowled out for a record low score of 49.
Milne has been absent from IPL arena for three years. Before getting picked by RR in the mini-auction, he has played for three franchises. In 2016, he made his IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and played just one game. In IPL 2017, he got four games and picked up three wickets. In 2021, he joined Mumbai Indians (MI) and got three wickets for four games. In IPL 2022, Milne made his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) debut and got injured right after. He was replaced by Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana whose stocks went up and he has been picked for Rs 18 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).