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CSA T20 ChallengeMatch 3 · T20

Cape Cobras beat Lions by 5 runs - Commentary

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
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
End of over 166 runsLIO 120/3112110
WJ Lubbe 4(4)T Bavuma 29(28)T Bokako 4-0-26-0
15.60
T Bokako to WJ Lubbe, no run
15.51
T Bokako to T Bavuma, 1 run
15.41
T Bokako to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
15.32
T Bokako to WJ Lubbe, 2 runs
15.21
T Bokako to T Bavuma, 1 run
15.11
T Bokako to WJ Lubbe, 1 run
End of over 1510 runs, 1 wktLIO 114/302116W
T Bavuma 27(26)GF Linde 3-0-30-1
14.6W
GF Linde to RD Rickelton, OUT
RD Rickelton c A Mgijima b GF Linde 69(43) [4s-3 6s-4] · FoW 114/3 (15 ov)
14.56
GF Linde to RD Rickelton, SIX
14.41
GF Linde to T Bavuma, 1 run
14.31
GF Linde to RD Rickelton, 1 run
14.22
GF Linde to RD Rickelton, 2 runs
14.10
GF Linde to RD Rickelton, no run
End of over 145 runsLIO 104/21111Lb01
RD Rickelton 60(38)T Bavuma 26(25)T Bokako 3-0-20-0
13.61
T Bokako to RD Rickelton, 1 run
13.50
T Bokako to RD Rickelton, no run
13.41Lb
T Bokako to T Bavuma, 1 leg bye
13.31
T Bokako to RD Rickelton, 1 run
13.21
T Bokako to T Bavuma, 1 run
13.11
T Bokako to RD Rickelton, 1 run
End of over 138 runsLIO 99/2122111
RD Rickelton 57(34)T Bavuma 25(23)VD Philander 4-0-35-0
12.61
VD Philander to RD Rickelton, 1 run
12.51
VD Philander to T Bavuma, 1 run
12.41
VD Philander to RD Rickelton, 1 run
12.32
VD Philander to RD Rickelton, 2 runs
12.22
VD Philander to RD Rickelton, 2 runs
12.11
VD Philander to T Bavuma, 1 run
End of over 1211 runsLIO 91/2110261
T Bavuma 23(21)RD Rickelton 51(30)T Bokako 2-0-16-0
11.61
T Bokako to T Bavuma, 1 run