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CSA T20 ChallengeMatch 19 · T20

Dolphins beat Western Province by 4 wickets

Kingsmead, Durban, . Dolphins won the toss and chose to bowl.

Western Province167/620 ov
Dolphins169/619 ov
Dolphins won by 4 wickets
Lions won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Dolphins won the toss and chose to bowl. Western Province made 167 for 6 in 20 overs, Jonathan Bird 53 from 38 balls and Mihlali Mpongwana 30 not out from 20 balls. Andile Simelane took 3 for 44.

Dolphins reached 169 for 6 in 19 overs, Marques Ackerman 74 from 47 balls and Jason Smith 39 from 25 balls. Mihlali Mpongwana took 3 for 26.

Dolphins won by 4 wickets.

Key performers

Western Province innings

167/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jonathan Birdc MJ Ackerman b A Simelanec MJ Ackerman b A Simelane533823139.47
Edward Moorec B Parsons b A Simelanec B Parsons b A Simelane191221158.33
Kyle Simmondsc P Subrayen b A Simelanec P Subrayen b A Simelane4310133.33
SV Kitimerun out (TA Dithole/H Viljoen)run out (TA Dithole/H Viljoen)262111123.81
Mihlali Mpongwananot outnot out30*2022150.00
George Lindec sub (K Zondo) b O Celec sub (K Zondo) b O Cele171230141.67
Daniel Smith †c TA Dithole b O Celec TA Dithole b O Cele130033.33
J Jamesretired hurtretired hurt3*300100.00
Beuran Hendricksnot outnot out8*91088.89
Extras(lb 1, w 4, nb 1)(lb 1, w 4, nb 1)6
Total20 Ov (RR 8.35)20 Ov (RR 8.35)167/6
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (EM Moore, 4.1 ov), 41-2 (KI Simmonds, 4.4 ov), 104-3 (SV Kitime, 11.4 ov), 108-4 (JA Bird, 13 ov), 149-5 (GF Linde, 16.1 ov), 151-6 (D Smith, 16.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Prenelan Subrayen403208.00112200
Okuhle Cele402927.2582101
Andile Simelane4044311.0075210
Ottniel Baartman403308.2553020
Jason Smith301906.3350100
Bryce Parsons10909.0020100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJA Bird 16(14) & EM Moore 19(12)3725
2ndKI Simmonds 4(3) & JA Bird 0(0)43
3rdSV Kitime 26(21) & JA Bird 35(21)6342
4thM Mpongwana 2(5) & JA Bird 2(3)48
5thM Mpongwana 22(7) & GF Linde 17(12)4119
6thD Smith 1(3) & M Mpongwana 1(1)24
7thJ James 3(3) & M Mpongwana 1(2)45
7thM Mpongwana 4(5) & BE Hendricks 8(9)12*14

Dolphins innings

169/6(19 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tshepang Ditholest †D Smith b KI Simmondsst †D Smith b KI Simmonds5410125.00
Slade van Stadenc JA Bird b M Mpongwanac JA Bird b M Mpongwana7710100.00
Marques Ackermanst †D Smith b KI Simmondsst †D Smith b KI Simmonds744781157.45
Jason Smithc EM Moore b JA Birdc EM Moore b JA Bird392542156.00
Bryce Parsonsnot outnot out27*2011135.00
Bradley Proteouslbw b M Mpongwanalbw b M Mpongwana7710100.00
H Viljoenb M Mpongwanab M Mpongwana130033.33
Andile Simelanenot outnot out4*110400.00
Extras(w 5)(w 5)5
Total19 Ov (RR 8.89)19 Ov (RR 8.89) · Target 168 from 20 ov169/6
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (TA Dithole, 1 ov), 16-2 (S van Staden, 2.1 ov), 84-3 (JF Smith, 9.1 ov), 150-4 (MJ Ackerman, 16.2 ov), 163-5 (BG Porteous, 18.1 ov), 165-6 (H Viljoen, 18.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kyle Simmonds402125.25101010
Beuran Hendricks3037012.3336010
Mihlali Mpongwana302638.6773110
W Bedja4046011.5067120
George Linde201708.5020100
Mthiwekhaya Nabe1012012.0000100
Jonathan Bird201015.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTA Dithole 5(4) & S van Staden 1(2)76
2ndS van Staden 6(5) & MJ Ackerman 3(2)97
3rdJF Smith 39(25) & MJ Ackerman 28(17)6842
4thB Parsons 21(15) & MJ Ackerman 43(28)6643
5thBG Porteous 7(7) & B Parsons 5(4)1311
6thH Viljoen 1(3) & B Parsons 1(1)24
7thA Simelane 4(1) & B Parsons 0(0)4*1

Commentary

End of innings: DOL 169/6 (19 ov)
End of over 196 runs, 2 wktsDOL 169/6W110W4
A Simelane 4(1)B Parsons 27(20)M Mpongwana 3-0-26-3
18.64
M Mpongwana to A Simelane, FOUR
18.5W
M Mpongwana to H Viljoen, OUT
H Viljoen b M Mpongwana 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 165/6 (18.5 ov)
18.40
M Mpongwana to H Viljoen, no run
18.31
M Mpongwana to B Parsons, 1 run
18.21
M Mpongwana to H Viljoen, 1 run
18.1W
M Mpongwana to BG Porteous, OUT
BG Porteous lbw b M Mpongwana 7(7) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 163/5 (18.1 ov)
End of over 1812 runsDOL 163/41Wd14140
B Parsons 26(19)BG Porteous 7(6)W Bedja 4-0-46-0
17.60
W Bedja to B Parsons, no run
17.54
W Bedja to B Parsons, FOUR
17.41
W Bedja to BG Porteous, 1 run
17.34
W Bedja to BG Porteous, FOUR
17.21
W Bedja to B Parsons, 1 run
17.2Wd
W Bedja to B Parsons, wide
17.11
W Bedja to BG Porteous, 1 run
End of over 172 runs, 1 wktDOL 151/41W0010
B Parsons 21(16)BG Porteous 1(3)KI Simmonds 4-0-21-2
16.60
KI Simmonds to B Parsons, no run
16.51
KI Simmonds to BG Porteous, 1 run
16.40
KI Simmonds to BG Porteous, no run
16.30
KI Simmonds to BG Porteous, no run
16.2W
KI Simmonds to MJ Ackerman, OUT
MJ Ackerman st †D Smith b KI Simmonds 74(47) [4s-8 6s-1] · FoW 150/4 (16.2 ov)
16.11
KI Simmonds to B Parsons, 1 run
End of over 1621 runsDOL 149/34Wd24424
MJ Ackerman 74(46)B Parsons 20(14)BE Hendricks 3-0-37-0
15.64
BE Hendricks to MJ Ackerman, FOUR
15.52
BE Hendricks to MJ Ackerman, 2 runs
15.44
BE Hendricks to MJ Ackerman, FOUR
15.34
BE Hendricks to MJ Ackerman, FOUR
15.22
BE Hendricks to MJ Ackerman, 2 runs
15.2Wd
BE Hendricks to MJ Ackerman, wide