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CSA T20 ChallengeMatch 24 · T20

Warriors beat Lions by 9 wickets

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

Lions144/620 ov
Warriors145/114.3 ov
Warriors won by 9 wickets
Lions won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Warriors won the toss and chose to bowl. Lions made 144 for 6 in 20 overs, Dwaine Pretorius 48 not out from 27 balls and Nono Pongolo 33 from 22 balls.

Warriors reached 145 for 1 in 14.3 overs, Matthew Breetzke 72 not out from 45 balls and Gihahn Cloete 54 from 33 balls.

Warriors won by 9 wickets.

Key performers

Lions innings

144/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ryan Rickelton †c O Nyaku b L Sipamlac O Nyaku b L Sipamla170014.29
Reeza Hendricksc S Langa b JT Smutsc S Langa b JT Smuts29311193.55
Rassie van der Dussenc S Qeshile b ACR Birchc S Qeshile b ACR Birch260033.33
Temba Bavumac L Sipamla b SSB Magalac L Sipamla b SSB Magala242211109.09
Wihan Lubbec ACR Birch b S Langac ACR Birch b S Langa350060.00
Dwaine Pretoriusnot outnot out48*2762177.78
Nono Pongolorun out (J de Klerk/S Qeshile)run out (J de Klerk/S Qeshile)332231150.00
Migael Pretoriusnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)3
Total20 Ov (RR 7.20)20 Ov (RR 7.20)144/6
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (RD Rickelton, 1.4 ov), 8-2 (HE van der Dussen, 3 ov), 55-3 (RR Hendricks, 10.2 ov), 60-4 (WJ Lubbe, 11.3 ov), 61-5 (T Bavuma, 12.1 ov), 129-6 (Z Pongolo, 19.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Andrew Birch402917.25144110
Lutho Sipamla402917.25103100
Sisanda Magala403518.7563101
Jon-Jon Smuts402215.5060000
Sithembile Langa301916.3381100
Jade de Klerk10909.0020100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRD Rickelton 1(7) & RR Hendricks 1(3)410
2ndRR Hendricks 2(2) & HE van der Dussen 2(6)48
3rdRR Hendricks 26(26) & T Bavuma 21(18)4744
4thWJ Lubbe 3(5) & T Bavuma 2(2)57
5thT Bavuma 1(2) & D Pretorius 0(2)14
6thZ Pongolo 33(22) & D Pretorius 34(21)6842
7thM Pretorius 1(1) & D Pretorius 14(4)15*5

Warriors innings

145/1(14.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Matthew Breetzkenot outnot out72*4554160.00
Gihahn Cloete †b BC Fortuinb BC Fortuin543372163.64
Jon-Jon Smutsnot outnot out11*1001110.00
Extras(lb 1, w 6, nb 1)(lb 1, w 6, nb 1)8
Total14.3 Ov (RR 10.00)14.3 Ov (RR 10.00) · Target 145 from 20 ov145/1
Fall of wickets: 107-1 (GL Cloete, 10.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bjorn Fortuin402716.75132101
Migael Pretorius301906.33102100
Dwaine Pretorius2027013.5013100
Malusi Siboto2.3028011.2052210
Aaron Phangiso2028014.0013100
Nono Pongolo1015015.0010110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMP Breetzke 46(32) & GL Cloete 54(33)10765
2ndJT Smuts 11(10) & MP Breetzke 26(13)38*22

Commentary

End of innings: WAR 145/1 (14.3 ov)
14.36
MP Siboto to MP Breetzke, SIX
14.20
MP Siboto to MP Breetzke, no run
14.11
MP Siboto to JT Smuts, 1 run
End of over 1411 runsWAR 138/1120161
JT Smuts 10(9)MP Breetzke 66(43)D Pretorius 2-0-27-0
13.61
D Pretorius to JT Smuts, 1 run
13.56
D Pretorius to JT Smuts, SIX
13.41
D Pretorius to MP Breetzke, 1 run
13.30
D Pretorius to MP Breetzke, no run
13.22
D Pretorius to MP Breetzke, 2 runs
13.11
D Pretorius to JT Smuts, 1 run
End of over 1315 runsWAR 127/122Nb16310
MP Breetzke 63(40)JT Smuts 2(6)BC Fortuin 4-0-27-1
12.60
BC Fortuin to MP Breetzke, no run
12.51
BC Fortuin to JT Smuts, 1 run
12.43
BC Fortuin to MP Breetzke, 3 runs
12.36
BC Fortuin to MP Breetzke, SIX
12.21
BC Fortuin to JT Smuts, 1 runFree hit
12.22Nb
BC Fortuin to MP Breetzke, no ball, 1 run
12.12
BC Fortuin to MP Breetzke, 2 runs
End of over 125 runsWAR 112/1401000
JT Smuts 0(4)MP Breetzke 51(35)M Pretorius 3-0-19-0
11.60
M Pretorius to JT Smuts, no run
11.50
M Pretorius to JT Smuts, no run
11.40
M Pretorius to JT Smuts, no run
11.31
M Pretorius to MP Breetzke, 1 run
11.20
M Pretorius to MP Breetzke, no run
11.14
M Pretorius to MP Breetzke, FOUR
FIFTY for MP Breetzke (50 off 33)
End of over 112 runs, 1 wktWAR 107/10011W0
JT Smuts 0(1)MP Breetzke 46(32)BC Fortuin 3-0-12-1
10.60
BC Fortuin to JT Smuts, no run
10.5W
BC Fortuin to GL Cloete, OUT
GL Cloete b BC Fortuin 54(33) [4s-7 6s-2] · FoW 107/1 (10.5 ov)
10.41
BC Fortuin to MP Breetzke, 1 run