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CSA T20 ChallengeMatch 3 · T20

Cape Cobras beat Lions by 5 runs

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . Lions won the toss and chose to bowl.

Cape Cobras169/820 ov
Lions164/820 ov
Cape Cobras won by 5 runs
Lions won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Lions won the toss and chose to bowl. Cape Cobras made 169 for 8 in 20 overs, Vernon Philander 31 from 17 balls and David Bedingham 30 from 22 balls. Bjorn Fortuin took 2 for 14.

Lions made 164 for 8 in 20 overs, Ryan Rickelton 69 from 43 balls and Temba Bavuma 46 from 35 balls. Dane Paterson took 3 for 30.

Cape Cobras won by 5 runs.

Key performers

Cape Cobras innings

169/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Janneman Malanc WJ Lubbe b BC Fortuinc WJ Lubbe b BC Fortuin03000.00
Hashim Amlab PWA Mulderb PWA Mulder161211133.33
David Bedinghamc RR Hendricks b MP Sibotoc RR Hendricks b MP Siboto302240136.36
Kyle Verreynne †c Z Pongolo b PWA Mulderc Z Pongolo b PWA Mulder261940136.84
Simon Khomaric T Bavuma b BC Fortuinc T Bavuma b BC Fortuin7120058.33
George Lindec BE Hendricks b Z Pongoloc BE Hendricks b Z Pongolo131210108.33
Aviwe Mgijimanot outnot out29*2221131.82
Vernon Philanderc T Bavuma b BE Hendricksc T Bavuma b BE Hendricks311712182.35
Rory Kleinveldtrun out (T Bavuma)run out (T Bavuma)02000.00
Dane Patersonnot outnot out6*101600.00
Extras(lb 5, w 4, nb 2)(lb 5, w 4, nb 2)11
Total20 Ov (RR 8.45)20 Ov (RR 8.45)169/8
Did not bat: Tladi Bokako
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (JN Malan, 0.3 ov), 39-2 (HM Amla, 4.4 ov), 62-3 (DG Bedingham, 7.4 ov), 82-4 (SM Khomari, 10.5 ov), 87-5 (K Verreynne, 12 ov), 104-6 (GF Linde, 14.1 ov), 162-7 (VD Philander, 19.2 ov), 162-8 (RK Kleinveldt, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bjorn Fortuin401423.50141000
Beuran Hendricks403117.7590210
Malusi Siboto4043110.7564102
Dwaine Pretorius3030010.0023020
Wiaan Mulder302829.3374100
Nono Pongolo201819.0041110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJN Malan 0(3) & HM Amla 0(0)03
2ndHM Amla 16(12) & DG Bedingham 22(13)3925
3rdK Verreynne 13(9) & DG Bedingham 8(9)2318
4thK Verreynne 9(7) & SM Khomari 7(12)2019
5thK Verreynne 4(3) & GF Linde 1(4)57
6thGF Linde 12(8) & A Mgijima 4(5)1713
7thVD Philander 31(17) & A Mgijima 24(16)5831
8thRK Kleinveldt 0(2) & A Mgijima 0(0)02
9thA Mgijima 1(1) & D Paterson 6(1)7*2

Lions innings

164/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ryan Rickelton †c A Mgijima b GF Lindec A Mgijima b GF Linde694334160.47
Reeza Hendricksc JN Malan b RK Kleinveldtc JN Malan b RK Kleinveldt11142078.57
Rassie van der Dussenc RK Kleinveldt b D Patersonc RK Kleinveldt b D Paterson570071.43
Temba Bavumac HM Amla b RK Kleinveldtc HM Amla b RK Kleinveldt463522131.43
Wihan Lubbec VD Philander b RK Kleinveldtc VD Philander b RK Kleinveldt281622175.00
Dwaine Pretoriusc JN Malan b D Patersonc JN Malan b D Paterson01000.00
Wiaan Mulderrun out (D Paterson)run out (D Paterson)2200100.00
Nono Pongolonot outnot out0*1000.00
Bjorn Fortuinb D Patersonb D Paterson01000.00
Malusi Sibotonot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)3
Total20 Ov (RR 8.20)20 Ov (RR 8.20) · Target 170 from 20 ov164/8
Did not bat: Beuran Hendricks
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (RR Hendricks, 2.5 ov), 40-2 (HE van der Dussen, 5.5 ov), 114-3 (RD Rickelton, 15 ov), 151-4 (WJ Lubbe, 18.4 ov), 162-5 (T Bavuma, 19 ov), 163-6 (D Pretorius, 19.2 ov), 164-7 (PWA Mulder, 19.4 ov), 164-8 (BC Fortuin, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Rory Kleinveldt413538.75153201
Vernon Philander403508.7532100
Dane Paterson403037.50121300
George Linde403719.2573100
Tladi Bokako402606.5060110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRD Rickelton 4(3) & RR Hendricks 11(14)1517
2ndHE van der Dussen 5(7) & RD Rickelton 20(11)2518
3rdRD Rickelton 45(29) & T Bavuma 27(26)7455
4thWJ Lubbe 28(16) & T Bavuma 9(6)3722
5thT Bavuma 10(3) & D Pretorius 0(0)112
6thPWA Mulder 1(1) & D Pretorius 0(1)12
7thPWA Mulder 1(1) & Z Pongolo 0(1)12
8thBC Fortuin 0(1) & Z Pongolo 0(0)01
9thMP Siboto 0(1) & Z Pongolo 0(0)0*1

Commentary

End of innings: LIO 164/8 (20 ov)
End of over 202 runs, 3 wktsLIO 164/81W1WW0
MP Siboto 0(1)Z Pongolo 0(1)D Paterson 4-0-30-3
19.60
D Paterson to MP Siboto, no run
19.5W
D Paterson to BC Fortuin, OUT
BC Fortuin b D Paterson 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 164/8 (19.5 ov)
19.4W
D Paterson to Z Pongolo, OUT
PWA Mulder run out (D Paterson) 2(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 164/7 (19.4 ov)
19.31
D Paterson to PWA Mulder, 1 run
19.2W
D Paterson to D Pretorius, OUT
D Pretorius c JN Malan b D Paterson 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 163/6 (19.2 ov)
19.11
D Paterson to PWA Mulder, 1 run
End of over 1918 runs, 2 wktsLIO 162/5142W7Nb4W
D Pretorius 0(0)RK Kleinveldt 4-1-35-3
18.6W
RK Kleinveldt to T Bavuma, OUT
T Bavuma c HM Amla b RK Kleinveldt 46(35) [4s-2 6s-2] · FoW 162/5 (19 ov)
18.54
RK Kleinveldt to T Bavuma, FOURFree hit
18.57Nb
RK Kleinveldt to T Bavuma, SIX
18.4W
RK Kleinveldt to WJ Lubbe, OUT
WJ Lubbe c VD Philander b RK Kleinveldt 28(16) [4s-2 6s-2] · FoW 151/4 (18.4 ov)
18.32
RK Kleinveldt to WJ Lubbe, 2 runs
18.24
RK Kleinveldt to WJ Lubbe, FOUR
18.11
RK Kleinveldt to T Bavuma, 1 run
End of over 1817 runsLIO 144/3416600
WJ Lubbe 22(13)T Bavuma 35(31)D Paterson 3-0-28-1
17.60
D Paterson to WJ Lubbe, no run
17.50
D Paterson to WJ Lubbe, no run
17.46
D Paterson to WJ Lubbe, SIX
17.36
D Paterson to WJ Lubbe, SIX
17.21
D Paterson to T Bavuma, 1 run
17.14
D Paterson to T Bavuma, FOUR
End of over 177 runsLIO 127/3102004
WJ Lubbe 10(9)T Bavuma 30(29)GF Linde 4-0-37-1
16.64
GF Linde to WJ Lubbe, FOUR
16.50
GF Linde to WJ Lubbe, no run
16.40
GF Linde to WJ Lubbe, no run
16.32
GF Linde to WJ Lubbe, 2 runs
16.20
GF Linde to WJ Lubbe, no run
16.11
GF Linde to T Bavuma, 1 run