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CSA T20 ChallengeMatch · T20

Cape Cobras beat Knights by 8 wickets

Newlands, Cape Town, . Knights won the toss and chose to bat.

Knights146/820 ov
Cape Cobras152/214.4 ov
Cape Cobras won by 8 wickets
Titans won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Knights won the toss and chose to bat. Knights made 146 for 8 in 20 overs, Theunis de Bruyn 52 from 41 balls and Patrick Kruger 42 from 34 balls. Wayne Parnell took 3 for 20.

Cape Cobras reached 152 for 2 in 14.4 overs, Richard Levi 58 from 32 balls and Kieron Pollard 39 not out from 12 balls.

Cape Cobras won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

Knights innings

146/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rudi Second †lbw b RK Kleinveldtlbw b RK Kleinveldt350060.00
Patrick Krugerb KA Pollardb KA Pollard423462123.53
Theunis de Bruync JP Duminy b KA Pollardc JP Duminy b KA Pollard524142126.83
Leus du Plooyc JP Duminy b WD Parnellc JP Duminy b WD Parnell160016.67
Aubrey Swanepoelc ? b GF Lindec ? b GF Linde7710100.00
Luthando Mnyandac GF Linde b WD Parnellc GF Linde b WD Parnell570071.43
Dillon du Preezc ? b D Patersonc ? b D Paterson01000.00
Shadley van Schalkwyknot outnot out10*900111.11
Corné Dryb WD Parnellb WD Parnell9820112.50
Lwandiswa Zumanot outnot out4*200200.00
Extras(b 8, w 5)(b 8, w 5)13
Total20 Ov (RR 7.30)20 Ov (RR 7.30)146/8
Did not bat: Mbulelo Budaza
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (RS Second, 1.4 ov), 94-2 (PE Kruger, 11.3 ov), 99-3 (JL du Plooy, 13 ov), 112-4 (AR Swanepoel, 14.4 ov), 118-5 (TB de Bruyn, 15.5 ov), 120-6 (D du Preez, 16.2 ov), 126-7 (LL Mnyanda, 17.4 ov), 142-8 (CA Dry, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dane Paterson403719.25105120
Rory Kleinveldt402115.25164000
George Linde402616.50112100
Nkululeko Serame1016016.0010200
Wayne Parnell402035.00121000
Kieron Pollard301826.0061030
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRS Second 3(5) & PE Kruger 8(5)1110
2ndTB de Bruyn 43(30) & PE Kruger 34(29)8359
3rdJL du Plooy 1(6) & TB de Bruyn 4(3)59
4thAR Swanepoel 7(7) & TB de Bruyn 2(3)1310
5thTB de Bruyn 3(5) & LL Mnyanda 2(2)67
6thLL Mnyanda 2(2) & D du Preez 0(1)23
7thLL Mnyanda 1(3) & SC van Schalkwyk 4(5)68
8thSC van Schalkwyk 6(4) & CA Dry 9(8)1612
9thLM Zuma 4(2) & SC van Schalkwyk 0(0)4*2

Cape Cobras innings

152/2(14.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Richard Levib M Budazab M Budaza583292181.25
Wayne Parnellb AR Swanepoelb AR Swanepoel343231106.25
JP Duminynot outnot out13*1210108.33
Kieron Pollardnot outnot out39*1234325.00
Extras(b 4, lb 3, w 1)(b 4, lb 3, w 1)8
Total14.4 Ov (RR 10.36)14.4 Ov (RR 10.36) · Target 147 from 20 ov152/2
Fall of wickets: 78-1 (RE Levi, 8.5 ov), 109-2 (WD Parnell, 12 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dillon du Preez2.4029010.8873200
Corné Dry3031010.3375100
Shadley van Schalkwyk2022011.0034000
Lwandiswa Zuma1014014.0011100
Mbulelo Budaza2024112.0033110
Aubrey Swanepoel402516.25100200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRE Levi 58(32) & WD Parnell 18(21)7853
2ndJP Duminy 10(8) & WD Parnell 16(11)3119
3rdJP Duminy 3(4) & KA Pollard 39(12)43*16

Commentary

End of innings: CC 152/2 (14.4 ov)
14.46
D du Preez to KA Pollard, SIX
14.34
D du Preez to KA Pollard, FOUR
14.26
D du Preez to KA Pollard, SIX
14.11
D du Preez to JP Duminy, 1 run
End of over 1410 runsCC 135/2101206
KA Pollard 23(9)JP Duminy 12(11)AR Swanepoel 4-0-25-1
13.66
AR Swanepoel to KA Pollard, SIX
13.50
AR Swanepoel to KA Pollard, no run
13.42
AR Swanepoel to KA Pollard, 2 runs
13.31
AR Swanepoel to JP Duminy, 1 run
13.20
AR Swanepoel to JP Duminy, no run
13.11
AR Swanepoel to KA Pollard, 1 run
End of over 1316 runsCC 125/2140461Lb
KA Pollard 14(5)JP Duminy 11(9)CA Dry 3-0-31-0
12.61Lb
CA Dry to KA Pollard, 1 leg bye
12.56
CA Dry to KA Pollard, SIX
12.44
CA Dry to KA Pollard, FOUR
12.30
CA Dry to KA Pollard, no run
12.24
CA Dry to KA Pollard, FOUR
12.11
CA Dry to JP Duminy, 1 run
End of over 124 runs, 1 wktCC 109/211101W
JP Duminy 10(8)AR Swanepoel 3-0-15-1
11.6W
AR Swanepoel to WD Parnell, OUT
WD Parnell b AR Swanepoel 34(32) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 109/2 (12 ov)
11.51
AR Swanepoel to JP Duminy, 1 run
11.40
AR Swanepoel to JP Duminy, no run
11.31
AR Swanepoel to WD Parnell, 1 run
11.21
AR Swanepoel to JP Duminy, 1 run
11.11
AR Swanepoel to WD Parnell, 1 run
End of over 119 runsCC 105/1412110
JP Duminy 8(5)WD Parnell 32(29)SC van Schalkwyk 2-0-22-0
10.60
SC van Schalkwyk to JP Duminy, no run
10.51
SC van Schalkwyk to WD Parnell, 1 run
10.41
SC van Schalkwyk to JP Duminy, 1 run