Match report · Final · CSA T20 Challenge
Warriors beat Lions by 36 runs
Matthew De Villiers’s unbeaten 71 and a big Warriors total set up the win, while Beuran Hendricks’s 3/31 pegged the Lions back in the chase.
Warriors put the match beyond doubt with a powerful 219/4, built around JP King’s 73 off 47 and Matthew De Villiers’s unbeaten 71 off 39, before their bowlers tightened as the chase unfolded. Beuran Hendricks’s 3/31 for Warriors proved the decisive strike as the Lions could not overhaul the target.
Warriors posted 219/4 in their 20 overs. Their top batters were JP King (73 off 47), Matthew De Villiers (71 not out off 39), Patrick Kruger (29 off 11) and Jordan Hermann (24 off 10); the Lions’ leading bowlers were Morteza Manack 2/39, Bjorn Fortuin 1/36 and Codi Yusuf 1/40.
The Lions replied with 183/7 in 19.5 overs while chasing a target of 220. Mitchell Van Buuren paced the innings with 72 not out off 45, supported by Connor Esterhuizen (34 off 23), Delano Potgieter (30 off 12) and Gerald Coetzee (16 not out off 7); Warriors’ bowlers to note were Beuran Hendricks 3/31, Kerwin Mungroo 2/28 and Senuran Muthusamy 1/41.
Warriors prevailed by 36 runs, securing the title with a commanding batting display and timely wickets in the chase.
From the scorecard
Warriors 219/4
- JP King73 (47)
- Matthew De Villiers71* (39)
- Patrick Kruger29* (11)
Bowling for Lions
- Morteza Manack2/39 (3 ov)
- Bjorn Fortuin1/36 (4 ov)
- Codi Yusuf1/40 (4 ov)
Lions 183/7
- Mitchell Van Buuren72* (45)
- Connor Esterhuizen34 (23)
- Delano Potgieter30 (12)
Bowling for Warriors
- Beuran Hendricks3/31 (4 ov)
- Kerwin Mungroo2/28 (4 ov)
- Senuran Muthusamy1/41 (4 ov)
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