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CSA Pro20Group stage, Group A · 40th Match · T20

Border beat Limpopo by 3 runs in the 40th Match

Colombo Cricket Club Ground, . Border won the toss and chose to bat.

Limpopo163/920 ov
Border166/320 ov
Border won by 3 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Border won the toss and chose to bat. Border made 166 for 3 in 20 overs, Michael Copeland 45 not out from 31 balls and Nathan Roux 44 from 28 balls. Ernest Kemm took 2 for 22.

Limpopo made 163 for 9 in 20 overs, CP Klijnhans 38 from 29 balls and Marcello Piedt 34 from 14 balls. Jan Coetzer took 3 for 28.

Border won by 3 runs.

Key performers

Border innings

166/3(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nathan Roux †c Ximus du Plooy b EH Kemmc Ximus du Plooy b EH Kemm442851157.14
Christiaan du Toitlbw b Kyle Landsberglbw b Kyle Landsberg352450145.83
Jerome Bossr (c)not outnot out35*3440102.94
Jason Niemandb EH Kemmb EH Kemm340075.00
Michael Copelandnot outnot out45*3122145.16
Extras(w 3, nb 1)(w 3, nb 1)4
Total20 Ov (RR 8.30)20 Ov (RR 8.30)166/3
Fall of wickets: 80-1 (Nathan Roux, 8.2 ov), 84-2 (Christiaan du Toit, 9.5 ov), 89-3 (J Niemand, 10.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ernest Kemm402225.50100100
Marcello Piedt4042010.5086101
A Mokgoloboto10909.0001000
Don Radebe4042010.5064120
Abdullah Bayoumy302809.3333010
Kyle Landsberg402315.7592000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNathan Roux 44(28) & Christiaan du Toit 34(22)8050
2ndJ Bossr 3(7) & Christiaan du Toit 1(2)49
3rdJ Niemand 3(4) & J Bossr 2(2)56
4thMichael Copeland 45(31) & J Bossr 30(25)77*55

Limpopo innings

163/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ernest Kemm (c)c †Nathan Roux b S Langac †Nathan Roux b S Langa130033.33
Ximus du Plooyc Jan Coetzer b Michael Copelandc Jan Coetzer b Michael Copeland181511120.00
T Trenowethb Jan Coetzerb Jan Coetzer141430100.00
Christiaan Oberholzerlbw b Jan Coetzerlbw b Jan Coetzer240050.00
Abdullah Bayoumyc Jan Coetzer b Kgaudisa Molefec Jan Coetzer b Kgaudisa Molefe212001105.00
CP Klijnhansrun out (Jan Coetzer)run out (Jan Coetzer)382941131.03
Marcello Piedtc Christiaan du Toit b A Gqamanec Christiaan du Toit b A Gqamane341461242.86
S Ngobeni †b Jan Coetzerb Jan Coetzer17911188.89
A Mokgolobotorun out (†Nathan Roux)run out (†Nathan Roux)120050.00
Kyle Landsbergnot outnot out3*50060.00
Don Radebenot outnot out8*610133.33
Extras(lb 3, w 2, nb 1)(lb 3, w 2, nb 1)6
Total20 Ov (RR 8.15)20 Ov (RR 8.15) · Target 167 from 20 ov163/9
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (EH Kemm, 0.5 ov), 22-2 (T Trenoweth, 4.1 ov), 24-3 (Christiaan Oberholzer, 4.5 ov), 39-4 (Ximus du Plooy, 6.4 ov), 84-5 (Abdullah Bayoumy, 13 ov), 116-6 (CP Klijnhans, 15.2 ov), 134-7 (MN Piedt, 16.3 ov), 137-8 (A Mokgoloboto, 17.2 ov), 153-9 (S Ngobeni, 18.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Sithembile Langa403117.7582100
Jan Coetzer402837.00154101
Alindile Mhletywa302809.3384110
Michael Copeland4042110.5064210
Ayabulela Gqamane402416.0061000
Kgaudisa Molefe10717.0021000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stEH Kemm 1(3) & Ximus du Plooy 3(2)45
2ndT Trenoweth 14(14) & Ximus du Plooy 2(6)1820
3rdChristiaan Oberholzer 2(4) & Ximus du Plooy 0(0)24
4thAbdullah Bayoumy 2(4) & Ximus du Plooy 13(7)1511
5thCP Klijnhans 26(22) & Abdullah Bayoumy 19(16)4538
6thCP Klijnhans 12(7) & MN Piedt 18(7)3214
7thMN Piedt 16(7) & S Ngobeni 1(1)187
8thA Mokgoloboto 1(2) & S Ngobeni 2(3)35
9thKyle Landsberg 1(2) & S Ngobeni 14(5)167
10thD Radebe 8(6) & Kyle Landsberg 2(3)10*9

Commentary

End of innings: LIM 163/9 (20 ov)
End of over 208 runsLIM 163/9104021
D Radebe 8(6)Kyle Landsberg 3(5)S Langa 4-0-31-1
19.61
S Langa to D Radebe, 1 run
19.52
S Langa to D Radebe, 2 runs
19.40
S Langa to D Radebe, no run
19.34
S Langa to D Radebe, FOUR
19.20
S Langa to D Radebe, no run
19.11
S Langa to Kyle Landsberg, 1 run
End of over 197 runs, 1 wktLIM 155/91Lb4W101
Kyle Landsberg 2(4)D Radebe 1(1)Jan Coetzer 4-0-28-3
18.61
Jan Coetzer to Kyle Landsberg, 1 run
18.50
Jan Coetzer to Kyle Landsberg, no run
18.41
Jan Coetzer to D Radebe, 1 run
18.3W
Jan Coetzer to S Ngobeni, OUT
S Ngobeni b Jan Coetzer 17(9) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 153/9 (18.3 ov)
18.24
Jan Coetzer to S Ngobeni, FOUR
18.11Lb
Jan Coetzer to Kyle Landsberg, 1 leg bye
End of over 1812 runs, 1 wktLIM 148/80W1262
S Ngobeni 13(7)Kyle Landsberg 1(1)S Langa 3-0-23-1
17.62
S Langa to S Ngobeni, 2 runs
17.56
S Langa to S Ngobeni, SIX
17.42
S Langa to S Ngobeni, 2 runs
17.31
S Langa to Kyle Landsberg, 1 run
17.2W
S Langa to S Ngobeni, OUT
A Mokgoloboto run out (†Nathan Roux) 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 137/8 (17.2 ov)
17.10
S Langa to S Ngobeni, no run
End of over 175 runs, 1 wktLIM 136/712W011
S Ngobeni 2(2)A Mokgoloboto 1(2)A Gqamane 4-0-24-1
16.61
A Gqamane to S Ngobeni, 1 run
16.51
A Gqamane to A Mokgoloboto, 1 run
16.40
A Gqamane to A Mokgoloboto, no run
16.3W
A Gqamane to MN Piedt, OUT
MN Piedt c Christiaan du Toit b A Gqamane 34(14) [4s-6 6s-1] · FoW 134/7 (16.3 ov)
16.22
A Gqamane to MN Piedt, 2 runs
16.11
A Gqamane to S Ngobeni, 1 run
End of over 1619 runs, 1 wktLIM 131/64W6Nb404
MN Piedt 32(12)S Ngobeni 0(0)Jan Coetzer 3-0-22-2