Sunrisers Eastern Cape dismissed last season's runners-up Pretoria Capitals for a record-low 52 all out before romping to a nine-wicket bonus point victory
The Royals had previously been defeated on three occasions by the neighbours from Cape Town, with the latest reversal having been Friday evening at Newlands.
The Newlands faithful had arrived in their numbers for the first derby of season two and spurred the home side (MI Cape Town) on to their third consecutive win after last season's double.
The 22-year-old Hermann delivered a magisterial innings of 106 not off 62 balls (eight boundaries and six sixes), joining the growing list of SA20 centurions, to power the Sunrisers Eastern Cape to a thrilling four-run victory over MI Cape Town.
The first double-header of season two provided run-fests at both the Wanderers and St. George's Park, with an aggregate of 803 runs scored across the four innings.
With only 30 days to go until the opening match of Season 2 on January 10, 2024 between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings at St George's Park in Gqeberha, the team coaches are also starting to feel the excitement in the build-up
Graeme while speaking to ANI talked about the SA20 league, the domestic franchise-based T20 league of South Africa. The second season of the league is 50 days away, set to start from January 10 onwards and will go on till February 10, 2024.