Video: Gqeberha Crowd Sings Fantastic 'Zu Pe Pe' During Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals SA20 Match

Video: Gqeberha Crowd Sings Fantastic 'Zu Pe Pe' During Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals SA20 Match

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:23 PM
  • The SA20 cricket tournament has proven to be a spectacular success for local and international viewers
  • It was the first time that full capacity has been allowed at cricket stadiums since the lockdown began in 2020
  • St. George's Park in Gqeberha is known as the liveliest cricket venue in the country, and it did not disappoint recently

The SA20 tournament is proving to be successful on and off the pitch.

The crowds have filled out stadiums across the country for the first time in nearly three years since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020.

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The crowd at St. George's Park and the commentators get into it. Image source: SuperSport Cricket.
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St. George's Park in Gqeberha is easily the country's liveliest ground in South Africa, and it did not disappoint during a recent match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape Town and Paarl Royals.

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The spectators, joined by the world-famous band, belted out a popular nameless tune towards the end of the match that Royals eventually won by five wickets. This rendition thrilled commentators Darren Sammy, Mpumelelo Mbangwa and Ashwell Prince in the commentary booth.

"You bowl like your mother!"

Radio and television star, Anele Mdoda told a spectacularly funny story involving her son Alakhe during a pick-up cricket game.

Mdoda was on-air with colleagues on 'Anele And The Club On 947', regaling them on weekend activities down in Cape Town that involved a promotion of the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The event will take place in the Mother City, Paarl and Gqeberha.

Loadshedding hits national anthem

Loadshedding has become the bane of all South Africans.

Unfortunately, the world was given a taste of what it is like to sit between four and 14 hours (if not more) without electricity because of planned power cuts. During the singing of the national anthems ahead of South Africa's crucial ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup Super-Sixes encounter against Bangladesh, Eskom struck.

As the Bangladesh team sang their anthem, the power inside the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom went out. Thankfully, one of South Africa's most underrated sports venues' backup generators kicked in to compensate for the loss of power.

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