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CSA T20 ChallengeMatch 25 · T20

Lions beat Cape Cobras by 6 wickets

Newlands, Cape Town, . Lions won the toss and chose to bowl.

Cape Cobras133/720 ov
Lions134/415.5 ov
Lions won by 6 wickets
Lions won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Lions won the toss and chose to bowl. Cape Cobras made 133 for 7 in 20 overs, Jason Smith 49 not out from 35 balls and JP Duminy 29 from 28 balls.

Lions reached 134 for 4 in 15.5 overs, Rassie van der Dussen 59 not out from 36 balls and Ryan Rickelton 26 from 20 balls.

Lions won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

Cape Cobras innings

133/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hashim Amlac PWA Mulder b D Pretoriusc PWA Mulder b D Pretorius10160062.50
Janneman Malanc HE van der Dussen b BC Fortuinc HE van der Dussen b BC Fortuin4310133.33
David Bedinghamc †RD Rickelton b LB Williamsc †RD Rickelton b LB Williams370042.86
JP Duminyc Z Pongolo b MP Sibotoc Z Pongolo b MP Siboto292840103.57
Jason Smithnot outnot out49*3551140.00
Aviwe Mgijimarun out (†RD Rickelton/HE van der Dussen)run out (†RD Rickelton/HE van der Dussen)1100100.00
George Lindec WJ Lubbe b Z Pongoloc WJ Lubbe b Z Pongolo790077.78
Vernon Philanderc †RD Rickelton b PWA Mulderc †RD Rickelton b PWA Mulder160016.67
Rory Kleinveldtnot outnot out15*161093.75
Extras(lb 1, w 12, nb 1)(lb 1, w 12, nb 1)14
Total20 Ov (RR 6.65)20 Ov (RR 6.65)133/7
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (JN Malan, 0.3 ov), 11-2 (DG Bedingham, 1.5 ov), 54-3 (HM Amla, 7.4 ov), 62-4 (JP Duminy, 9.4 ov), 71-5 (A Mgijima, 10.1 ov), 94-6 (GF Linde, 13.2 ov), 98-7 (VD Philander, 14.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bjorn Fortuin402215.50112010
Lizaad Williams302518.3394020
Wiaan Mulder402516.2581010
Dwaine Pretorius201718.5041031
Malusi Siboto302618.6773100
Nono Pongolo401714.2590000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHM Amla 0(0) & JN Malan 4(3)63
2ndDG Bedingham 3(7) & HM Amla 0(1)58
3rdJP Duminy 25(21) & HM Amla 10(15)4335
4thJF Smith 3(5) & JP Duminy 4(7)812
5thJF Smith 8(2) & A Mgijima 1(1)93
6thGF Linde 7(9) & JF Smith 16(10)2319
7thJF Smith 3(3) & VD Philander 1(6)49
8thJF Smith 19(15) & RK Kleinveldt 15(16)35*31

Lions innings

134/4(15.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ryan Rickelton †b JP Duminyb JP Duminy262021130.00
Reeza Hendricksrun out (JN Malan)run out (JN Malan)260033.33
Temba Bavumac A Mgijima b T Bokakoc A Mgijima b T Bokako262201118.18
Rassie van der Dussennot outnot out59*3624163.89
Wihan Lubbeb NM Serameb NM Serame690066.67
Dwaine Pretoriusnot outnot out8*201400.00
Extras(lb 1, w 6)(lb 1, w 6)7
Total15.5 Ov (RR 8.46)15.5 Ov (RR 8.46) · Target 134 from 20 ov134/4
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (RR Hendricks, 2.4 ov), 38-2 (RD Rickelton, 5.1 ov), 94-3 (T Bavuma, 11.5 ov), 126-4 (WJ Lubbe, 15.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Vernon Philander402807.00100210
Rory Kleinveldt3035011.6752220
JP Duminy10515.0020000
Tladi Bokako2022111.0041200
Jason Smith201608.0041010
George Linde201306.5000000
Nkululeko Serame1.501417.6430100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRD Rickelton 10(10) & RR Hendricks 2(6)1216
2ndRD Rickelton 16(10) & T Bavuma 9(5)2615
3rdHE van der Dussen 36(23) & T Bavuma 17(17)5640
4thWJ Lubbe 6(9) & HE van der Dussen 23(13)3222
5thD Pretorius 8(2) & HE van der Dussen 0(0)8*2

Commentary

End of innings: LIO 134/4 (15.5 ov)
15.56
NM Serame to D Pretorius, SIX
15.42
NM Serame to D Pretorius, 2 runs
15.3W
NM Serame to WJ Lubbe, OUT
WJ Lubbe b NM Serame 6(9) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 126/4 (15.3 ov)
15.21Lb
NM Serame to HE van der Dussen, 1 leg bye
15.11
NM Serame to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
End of over 1511 runsLIO 124/311Wd0611
WJ Lubbe 5(7)HE van der Dussen 59(35)VD Philander 4-0-28-0
14.61
VD Philander to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
14.51
VD Philander to HE van der Dussen, 1 run
14.46
VD Philander to HE van der Dussen, SIX
14.30
VD Philander to HE van der Dussen, no run
14.3Wd
VD Philander to HE van der Dussen, wide
14.21
VD Philander to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
14.11
VD Philander to HE van der Dussen, 1 run
End of over 1414 runsLIO 113/32621Wd11
HE van der Dussen 51(31)WJ Lubbe 3(5)RK Kleinveldt 3-0-35-0
13.61
RK Kleinveldt to HE van der Dussen, 1 run
13.51
RK Kleinveldt to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
13.5Wd
RK Kleinveldt to WJ Lubbe, wide
13.41
RK Kleinveldt to HE van der Dussen, 1 run
FIFTY for HE van der Dussen (50 off 30)
13.32
RK Kleinveldt to HE van der Dussen, 2 runs
13.26
RK Kleinveldt to HE van der Dussen, SIX
13.12
RK Kleinveldt to HE van der Dussen, 2 runs
End of over 135 runsLIO 99/3111011
HE van der Dussen 39(26)WJ Lubbe 2(4)NM Serame 1-0-5-0
12.61
NM Serame to HE van der Dussen, 1 run
12.51
NM Serame to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
12.40
NM Serame to WJ Lubbe, no run
12.31
NM Serame to HE van der Dussen, 1 run
12.21
NM Serame to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
12.11
NM Serame to HE van der Dussen, 1 run
End of over 1214 runs, 1 wktLIO 94/31661W0
WJ Lubbe 0(1)HE van der Dussen 36(23)T Bokako 2-0-22-1