Pretoria Capitals captain Parnell blames loss to Sunrisers to slow wicket due to rain

Parnell felt they put in a small total and could have added 25 to 30 runs.  "Even though we got off to a decent start, we had to extend that for a little bit longer... 135 was never going to be enough, all it takes is one guy to come out in the power play, which Adam Rossington did and then the game is done.

"If it was a 160 sort of total, they could have still got off to a flyer but there’s enough time and runs in the game to drag it back and then it becomes a close game but we were probably 25 – 30 runs short," said the Proteas all-rounder.

Parnell believes that the defeat in the final does not take away anything from their performances this season. "This is one of the few games I’ve lost and I feel okay. We have played good cricket throughout, this doesn’t define us as a group. In the trophy, it will show someone else's name, which hurts a bit," he said.