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CSA T20 ChallengeMatch 10 · T20

Lions beat Dolphins by 9 runs

The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . Lions won the toss and chose to bat.

Lions156/520 ov
Dolphins147/820 ov
Lions won by 9 runs
Lions won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Lions won the toss and chose to bat. Lions made 156 for 5 in 20 overs, Joshua Richards 38 from 32 balls and Delano Potgieter 32 not out from 29 balls. Andile Simelane took 2 for 36.

Dolphins made 147 for 8 in 20 overs, Marques Ackerman 32 from 19 balls and Khaya Zondo 28 from 24 balls. Junaid Dawood took 3 for 22.

Lions won by 9 runs.

Key performers

Lions innings

156/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Joshua Richardsc B Parsons b A Simelanec B Parsons b A Simelane383223118.75
Wandile Makwetu †c TA Dithole b O Celec TA Dithole b O Cele7410175.00
Zubayr Hamzac JT Smuts b P Subrayenc JT Smuts b P Subrayen15172088.24
Mitchell Van Buurenc TA Dithole b A Simelanec TA Dithole b A Simelane10131076.92
Delano Potgieternot outnot out32*2921110.34
Connor Esterhuizenc O Cele b DM Dupavillonc O Cele b DM Dupavillon181520120.00
Evan Jonesnot outnot out29*1004290.00
Extras(lb 1, w 6)(lb 1, w 6)7
Total20 Ov (RR 7.80)20 Ov (RR 7.80)156/5
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (W Makwetu, 1.1 ov), 60-2 (J Richards, 8.1 ov), 73-3 (M Van Buuren, 10.4 ov), 83-4 (Zubayr Hamza, 11.5 ov), 114-5 (C Esterhuizen, 16.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Daryn Dupavillon4044111.00115230
Okuhle Cele411614.00141010
RS Pillay201608.0051110
Andile Simelane403629.0081310
Jon-Jon Smuts301906.3371100
Prenelan Subrayen302418.0021100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJ Richards 3(3) & W Makwetu 7(4)117
2ndZubayr Hamza 12(13) & J Richards 35(29)4942
3rdM Van Buuren 10(13) & Zubayr Hamza 2(2)1315
4thD Potgieter 9(5) & Zubayr Hamza 1(2)107
5thC Esterhuizen 18(15) & D Potgieter 13(14)3129
6thE Jones 29(10) & D Potgieter 10(10)42*20

Dolphins innings

147/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Bryce Parsonsb KT Maphakab KT Maphaka4310133.33
Khaya Zondoc †W Makwetu b E Jonesc †W Makwetu b E Jones282440116.67
Marques Ackermanst †W Makwetu b J Dawoodst †W Makwetu b J Dawood321960168.42
Jon-Jon Smutsc †W Makwetu b Codi Yusufc †W Makwetu b Codi Yusuf1100010.00
Tshepang Ditholec Zubayr Hamza b J Dawoodc Zubayr Hamza b J Dawood262330113.04
Bradley Proteousb Codi Yusufb Codi Yusuf01000.00
Andile Simelanec Zubayr Hamza b J Dawoodc Zubayr Hamza b J Dawood140025.00
RS Pillayc E Jones b KT Maphakac E Jones b KT Maphaka12151080.00
Prenelan Subrayennot outnot out27*2202122.73
Daryn Dupavillonnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 5, w 8, nb 2)(lb 5, w 8, nb 2)15
Total20 Ov (RR 7.35)20 Ov (RR 7.35) · Target 157 from 20 ov147/8
Did not bat: Okuhle Cele
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (B Parsons, 0.3 ov), 48-2 (MJ Ackerman, 6.3 ov), 50-3 (JT Smuts, 7.3 ov), 50-4 (BG Porteous, 7.4 ov), 57-5 (A Simelane, 9 ov), 81-6 (TA Dithole, 12.3 ov), 94-7 (RS Pillay, 14.2 ov), 146-8 (K Zondo, 19.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kwena Maphaka402426.00133030
Tshepo Moreki403909.7584200
Codi Yusuf402426.00132022
Junaid Dawood402235.50102000
Evan Jones403318.2584030
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stB Parsons 4(3) & K Zondo 0(0)43
2ndMJ Ackerman 15(9) & K Zondo 4(9)2018
2ndMJ Ackerman 17(10) & JT Smuts 1(9)2418
3rdTA Dithole 2(5) & JT Smuts 0(1)26
4thBG Porteous 0(1) & TA Dithole 0(0)01
5thA Simelane 1(4) & TA Dithole 6(4)78
6thTA Dithole 18(14) & RS Pillay 5(8)2421
7thP Subrayen 2(4) & RS Pillay 7(7)1311
8thK Zondo 24(15) & P Subrayen 25(16)5231
9thDM Dupavillon 1(1) & P Subrayen 0(2)1*3

Commentary

End of innings: DOL 147/8 (20 ov)
End of over 209 runs, 1 wktDOL 147/844W100
P Subrayen 27(22)DM Dupavillon 1(1)E Jones 4-0-33-1
19.60
E Jones to P Subrayen, no run
19.50
E Jones to P Subrayen, no run
19.41
E Jones to DM Dupavillon, 1 run
19.3W
E Jones to K Zondo, OUT
K Zondo c †W Makwetu b E Jones 28(24) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 146/8 (19.3 ov)
19.24
E Jones to K Zondo, FOUR
19.14
E Jones to K Zondo, FOUR
End of over 1914 runsDOL 138/7610412
P Subrayen 27(20)K Zondo 20(21)TL Moreki 4-0-39-0
18.62
TL Moreki to P Subrayen, 2 runs
18.51
TL Moreki to K Zondo, 1 run
18.44
TL Moreki to K Zondo, FOUR
18.30
TL Moreki to K Zondo, no run
18.21
TL Moreki to P Subrayen, 1 run
18.16
TL Moreki to P Subrayen, SIX
End of over 185 runsDOL 124/7211001
P Subrayen 18(17)K Zondo 15(18)Codi Yusuf 4-0-24-2
17.61
Codi Yusuf to P Subrayen, 1 run
17.50
Codi Yusuf to P Subrayen, no run
17.40
Codi Yusuf to P Subrayen, no run
17.31
Codi Yusuf to K Zondo, 1 run
17.21
Codi Yusuf to P Subrayen, 1 run
17.12
Codi Yusuf to P Subrayen, 2 runs
End of over 1710 runsDOL 119/7101161
P Subrayen 14(12)K Zondo 14(17)TL Moreki 3-0-25-0
16.61
TL Moreki to P Subrayen, 1 run
16.56
TL Moreki to P Subrayen, SIX
16.41
TL Moreki to K Zondo, 1 run
16.31
TL Moreki to P Subrayen, 1 run
16.20
TL Moreki to P Subrayen, no run
16.11
TL Moreki to K Zondo, 1 run
End of over 1612 runsDOL 109/7Wd4Wd111Wd11
K Zondo 12(15)P Subrayen 6(8)E Jones 3-0-24-0