NEW DELHI: Quinton de Kock produced a commanding knock of 77 from 47 deliveries as Sunrisers Eastern Cape cruised to a dominant 48-run, bonus-point victory over Pretoria Capitals in their SA20 clash at St George's Park, Gqeberha.

The emphatic win on Monday lifted the Sunrisers to the top of the points table with 10 points, while Pretoria Capitals' struggles continued as they remained without a win after two outings.

A packed St George's Park witnessed a carnival-like atmosphere for the hosts' first home fixture of Season 4, with thousands of fans turning the historic venue into a sea of orange. The iconic brass band added to the buzz, setting the tone for another unforgettable SA20 evening in Gqeberha.

De Kock ensured the home crowd stayed on its feet, hammering five boundaries and six towering sixes in his fluent 77. The left-hander was in complete control from the start, timing the ball beautifully as crisp lofted drives through cover were followed by authoritative pull shots that underlined his dominance.

Matthew Breetzke (52 off 33 balls, 7x4, 1x6) was the perfect partner for De Kock after the early departure of Jonny Bairstow with the pair putting together an electrifying 116-run partnership off just 70 balls.

That laid the platform for the in-form Jordan Hermann (37 off 20 balls, 5x4, 1x6) to unleash a series of conventional and reverse sweeps that pushed Sunrisers to an impressive 188 for 6.

The total proved way beyond the reach of the Capitals with the Sunrisers unleashing their three-pronged pace arsenal of Marco Jansen, Adam Milne and Anrich Nortje.

Jansen required just six balls to strike the first blow when he removed Capitals opener Bryce Parsons with a rasping delivery that the left-hander could only fend off to De Kock behind the stumps.

The Kiwi Express Milne (4/25) was next in the act when he dismissed West Indian Shai Hope (36 off 19 balls) just as the batter threatened to build an innings of substance.

But the major breakthrough was left to Lewis Gregory when the Sunrisers all-rounder flummoxed Dewald Brevis (12 off five balls) into taking on the longest boundary in the ground where Breetzke lay in wait to take a comfortable catch.

The Capitals' innings disintegrated from thereon with Milne running through the visitors' tail, while left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy delivered arguably the ball of the night to clean bowl a well-set Will Smeed (35 off 27 balls, 4x4, 1x6).

(With PTI Inputs)