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Lions beat Warriors by 5 runs

Kingsmead, Durban, . Lions won the toss and chose to bat.

Lions15719.5 ov
Warriors15220 ov
Lions won by 5 runs
Titans won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Lions won the toss and chose to bat. Lions were bowled out for 157, Rassie van der Dussen 50 from 25 balls and Reeza Hendricks 25 from 27 balls. Colin Ackermann took 3 for 23.

Warriors were bowled out for 152, Colin Ingram 47 from 28 balls and Christiaan Jonker 35 from 29 balls. Hardus Viljoen took 3 for 16.

Lions won by 5 runs.

Key performers

Lions innings

157(19.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rassie van der Dussenc C Jonker b CA Ingramc C Jonker b CA Ingram502525200.00
Reeza Hendricksc C Jonker b CN Ackermannc C Jonker b CN Ackermann25273092.59
Mangaliso Moshele †c CN Ackermann b CA Ingramc CN Ackermann b CA Ingram161401114.29
OA Ramelac LC Ngoepe b A Gqamanec LC Ngoepe b A Gqamane151220125.00
Nicky van den Berghc C Fortuin b CN Ackermannc C Fortuin b CN Ackermann121201100.00
Dwaine Pretoriusc & b CN Ackermannc & b CN Ackermann120050.00
Matt McGillivrayrun out (ACR Birch)run out (ACR Birch)171400121.43
Hardus Viljoenb JT Smutsb JT Smuts6510120.00
Bjorn Fortuinc C Fortuin b SSB Magalac C Fortuin b SSB Magala01000.00
Aaron Phangisonot outnot out2*40050.00
Eddie Leieb ACR Birchb ACR Birch230066.67
Extras(b 1, lb 7, w 3)(b 1, lb 7, w 3)11
Total19.5 Ov (RR 7.92)19.5 Ov (RR 7.92)157
Fall of wickets: 76-1 (RR Hendricks, 8.1 ov), 81-2 (HE van der Dussen, 9.2 ov), 109-3 (OA Ramela, 12.4 ov), 112-4 (M Mosehle, 13.4 ov), 114-5 (D Pretorius, 14.1 ov), 133-6 (NJ van den Bergh, 16.4 ov), 142-7 (GC Viljoen, 18 ov), 145-8 (BC Fortuin, 18.3 ov), 152-9 (MK McGillivray, 19.1 ov), 157-10 (E Leie, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Basheeru-Deen Walters2033016.5033300
Andrew Birch2.501314.5991010
Sisanda Magala302317.6770210
Colin Ingram402225.5070100
Jon-Jon Smuts302518.3333010
Colin Ackermann402335.7571000
Ayabulela Gqamane1010110.0010100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHE van der Dussen 48(22) & RR Hendricks 25(27)7649
2ndHE van der Dussen 2(3) & M Mosehle 3(4)57
3rdOA Ramela 15(12) & M Mosehle 12(8)2820
4thM Mosehle 1(2) & NJ van den Bergh 2(4)36
5thNJ van den Bergh 1(1) & D Pretorius 1(2)23
6thMK McGillivray 10(8) & NJ van den Bergh 9(7)1915
7thGC Viljoen 6(5) & MK McGillivray 3(3)98
8thMK McGillivray 3(2) & BC Fortuin 0(1)33
9thAM Phangiso 1(3) & MK McGillivray 1(1)74
10thE Leie 2(3) & AM Phangiso 1(1)54

Warriors innings

152(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jon-Jon Smutsc OA Ramela b GC Viljoenc OA Ramela b GC Viljoen160016.67
Gihahn Cloete †b BC Fortuinb BC Fortuin691066.67
Colin Ingramc HE van der Dussen b E Leiec HE van der Dussen b E Leie472862167.86
Colin Ackermannb GC Viljoenb GC Viljoen02000.00
Christiaan Jonkerc †M Mosehle b E Leiec †M Mosehle b E Leie352913120.69
Lesiba Ngoepec HE van der Dussen b E Leiec HE van der Dussen b E Leie360050.00
Clyde Fortuinc & b BC Fortuinc & b BC Fortuin121001120.00
Andrew Birchb D Pretoriusb D Pretorius301930157.89
Sisanda Magalac D Pretorius b GC Viljoenc D Pretorius b GC Viljoen10620166.67
Ayabulela Gqamanec AM Phangiso b D Pretoriusc AM Phangiso b D Pretorius120050.00
Basheeru-Deen Waltersnot outnot out4*300133.33
Extras(lb 1, w 2)(lb 1, w 2)3
Total20 Ov (RR 7.60)20 Ov (RR 7.60) · Target 158 from 20 ov152
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (GL Cloete, 2.2 ov), 31-2 (JT Smuts, 4.1 ov), 31-3 (CN Ackermann, 4.3 ov), 90-4 (CA Ingram, 11.4 ov), 95-5 (LC Ngoepe, 13.1 ov), 95-6 (C Jonker, 13.2 ov), 123-7 (C Fortuin, 16.5 ov), 139-8 (SSB Magala, 18.1 ov), 147-9 (A Gqamane, 19.1 ov), 152-10 (ACR Birch, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bjorn Fortuin402225.50121110
Hardus Viljoen411634.00152000
Dwaine Pretorius3033211.0063210
Matt McGillivray2020010.0032100
Aaron Phangiso3032010.6763200
Eddie Leie402837.0052000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJT Smuts 1(5) & GL Cloete 6(9)714
2ndCA Ingram 23(10) & JT Smuts 0(1)2411
3rdCN Ackermann 0(2) & CA Ingram 0(0)02
4thC Jonker 33(25) & CA Ingram 24(18)5943
5thC Jonker 2(3) & LC Ngoepe 3(6)59
6thC Jonker 0(1) & C Fortuin 0(0)01
7thACR Birch 16(11) & C Fortuin 12(10)2821
8thSSB Magala 10(6) & ACR Birch 6(2)168
9thACR Birch 7(4) & A Gqamane 1(2)86
10thBD Walters 4(3) & ACR Birch 1(2)55

Commentary

End of innings: WAR 152 (20 ov)
End of over 205 runs, 2 wktsWAR 152/10W2111W
BD Walters 4(3)D Pretorius 3-0-33-2
19.6W
D Pretorius to ACR Birch, OUT
ACR Birch b D Pretorius 30(19) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 152/10 (20 ov)
19.51
D Pretorius to BD Walters, 1 run
19.41
D Pretorius to ACR Birch, 1 run
19.31
D Pretorius to BD Walters, 1 run
19.22
D Pretorius to BD Walters, 2 runs
19.1W
D Pretorius to A Gqamane, OUT
A Gqamane c AM Phangiso b D Pretorius 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 147/9 (19.1 ov)
End of over 198 runs, 1 wktWAR 147/8W42011
A Gqamane 1(1)ACR Birch 29(17)GC Viljoen 4-1-16-3
18.61
GC Viljoen to A Gqamane, 1 run
18.51
GC Viljoen to ACR Birch, 1 run
18.40
GC Viljoen to ACR Birch, no run
18.32
GC Viljoen to ACR Birch, 2 runs
18.24
GC Viljoen to ACR Birch, FOUR
18.1W
GC Viljoen to SSB Magala, OUT
SSB Magala c D Pretorius b GC Viljoen 10(6) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 139/8 (18.1 ov)
End of over 1815 runsWAR 139/7044142
ACR Birch 22(13)SSB Magala 10(5)AM Phangiso 3-0-32-0
17.62
AM Phangiso to ACR Birch, 2 runs
17.54
AM Phangiso to ACR Birch, FOUR
17.41
AM Phangiso to SSB Magala, 1 run
17.34
AM Phangiso to SSB Magala, FOUR
17.24
AM Phangiso to SSB Magala, FOUR
17.10
AM Phangiso to SSB Magala, no run
End of over 179 runs, 1 wktWAR 124/76110W1
SSB Magala 1(1)ACR Birch 16(11)BC Fortuin 4-0-22-2
16.61
BC Fortuin to SSB Magala, 1 run
16.5W
BC Fortuin to C Fortuin, OUT
C Fortuin c & b BC Fortuin 12(10) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 123/7 (16.5 ov)
16.40
BC Fortuin to C Fortuin, no run
16.31
BC Fortuin to ACR Birch, 1 run
16.21
BC Fortuin to C Fortuin, 1 run
16.16
BC Fortuin to C Fortuin, SIX
End of over 1612 runsWAR 115/6412122
ACR Birch 15(10)C Fortuin 5(6)E Leie 4-0-28-3