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A Day of Reckoning for the Favourites – #CSAT20Challenge

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Richard Levi and Jonathan Bird opened the bating for Six Gun Grill Western Province in the 21st match of the Cricket SA T20 Challenge being played at St Georges Park, Gqeberha on Saturday 19 February.

The Momentum Multiply Titans won the toss and opted to field against the Six Gun Grill Western Province – a ballsy move considering that the only time this tournament the WP have batted first was against the Dragons when WP posted 164/8 and bowled the Dragons all out for 80.

With the Multiply Titans and Western Province at the top of the log this match could be one of Deja Vu when we get to the finals, so bragging rights are key going forward especially as a win for the Titans would break WP’s unbeaten streak of 6 matches.

The Titans struck a major blow first as Williams’ bowling saw Phangiso catch Richard Levi out for a Duck – after Levi’s 2 runs yesterday the big man is certainly not back to form.

After two overs the run rate for WP was a disappointing 1.5 as the Titans continued to restrict access to scoring opportunities.

Come the third over and things were going pear shaped for WP as they lost Bird (8) who was caught by De Bruyn off of the bowlling of Dala. A Run Rate at 3.1 was not looking good for the men from Provoince.

With the powerplay over the Titans had done well to confine WP to 24/2 on a Run Rate of 4.0 – one of the lowest we have seen this challenge.

That glimmer of hope, that slice of redemption took place in over number 8 as De Zozi punished the SPinner, Phangiso with a perfectly timed six into Castle Corner followed by a speedy unstopabble four to lift the run rate to 5.8.

50 Up came from a single and was achieved in 38 minutes after 54 balls wit 2 Fours and 2 Sixes.

At the halfway Mark WP were not looking as strong as anyone (except the Titans of course) would have hoped witha total of 61 runs after the loss of two wickets – Levi (0) and Bird (8) whilst De Zorzi (30) and Vilas (22) were saddled with making the total tick up at a greater rate.

Back into the groove and with the runs coming in Tony De Zozi (45) was caught by Heinrich Klaasen of the bowling of Tabraiz Shamsi in the 13th over. WP were on 97/3 and with 36 balls remaining the pressure was on new batter Linde.

The 100 up came at the start on the 14th over after 63 minutes, 87 balls, 5 fours and 5 sixes with Linde and Vilas at the crease.

Paving the way for Wayne Parnell to enter the batting fray was Linde (3) caught De Bruyn and bowled by Brevis in the 15th over. Putting WP on 109/4 with 27 balls left.

In the 18th over the WP were granted two reprieves from two dropped catches from Klassen and then Ferreira and a tantalising total of 140 beckoned.

Six balls to go and WP were on 134/4 with Parnell (13) and Vilas (59) at the crease.

And on the second last ball of the over Wayne Parnell (17) gifted the Titans his wicket – caught behind by De Bruyn off of the bowling of Mgijima. WP on 139/5 with one ball left in the over.

At the end of 20 overs WP were on 140/5 after 92 minutes, 123 balls, 8 fours, 5 sixes and 6 Extras setting the Titans a target of 141 to win.

Opening for the Titans were the Double De’s – Theunis De Bruyn and Quinton De Kock with De Bruyn facing Hendricks who was hit for four for starters and ended the over on 8 runs.

It was then over to Parnell to steady the ship with a second over that conceded just one run to place the Titans on 9 and a run rate of 4.5 – STILL healthy in comparison to WP’s 2nd over run rate of 1.5, though.

After 4 overs the Titans looked to be in a commanding position on 28/4 113 runs to win from 96 balls and a run rate of 7.

The end of the powerplay demonstrated the Titans dominance in this match as they posted 50 runs (De Bruyn – 20 and De Lock – 30) after 24 minutes, 36 balls with 7 Fours and 1 six with a 8.1 run rate in contrast to WP who ended their powerplay on 24/2 with a Run Rate of 4.0 .

Things were looking up for the Titans as WP desperately tried for teir first wicket to no avail.

And on ball number 46 the Titans entered easy street after a six from De Kock which put tem on a target of 74 runs from 74 balls to win. Pressure for province.

At the halfway mark the Titans were in the lead on 79/0 in comparison to Wp who posted 61/2 after 10 overs. The Titans had 60 balls in hand

And then De Kock (43) crashed LBW to the bowling of Simmonds. Next up to bat was Brevis who opened his scorecard with a four placing the Titans back on Easy Street with 58 runs off 58 balls required to win.

Tragedy for Theunis De Bruyn (37) caught Vilas bowled Mpongwana in the 11th Over.

The 100 up for the Titans came after 79 balls, 56 minutes, 10 fours and 2 sixes with 1 Extra – two overs ahead of WP.

With 5 overs in hand the Titans on 116/2 looked set to easily win this match needing 25 runs to win off of the 30 balls remaining with Brevis on 26 and Klassen on 9.

Bit of a hiccup for the Titans as Walters bowling paved the way for substitute Kaplan to take a great catch on the Deck Pond end Boundary from a massive hit by Brevis (26) to pave the way for Sibonelo Makhanya to come in to bat. Titans on 117/3 needing 24 runs to win off of 26 balls.

Another dropped catch by Hendricks just below the Media Cnetre added to the pile of bad fielding moves this tournament and a sigh of relief from Makhanya who was let off a close wicket decision the next ball as well – heart beating stuff for the batsman. BUT, Makhanya was not off the hook for his being saved TWICE as he took a ball to te box the next over from Walters – man down panting on the wicket as he struggled to get his breath and dignity back. Not for long, though as Walters was pinpoint on the box two balls later – putting the fear of no children back on the table for Makhanya.

And, just like that, WP were back in the game – the Titans needing 16 runs to win off of 12 balls.. Klaasen put paid to that thought quickly with a six off the first ball of over 19 putting the Titans back on easy street with 10 runs from 11 balls required for the win.

And into the 20th over we sailed with ONE run required from 6 balls and Klaasen on strike with Parnell bowling and WP firelders crowding the wicket BUT to no avail as Klaasen slammed a four on the 3rd ball of te over to end the Titans on 144/3 to win the match by 7 wickets and gain 4 points.

The top three places on the log:

  1. Western Province – 22 points
  2. Titans – 20 points
  3. Gbets Rocks – 13 points

Six Gun Grill Western Province set the Multiply Titans a target of 141 to win:

WESTERN PROVINCE INNINGS (20 OVERS MAXIMUM)

BATTING R B 4s 6s SR
Richard Levi c Phangiso b Williams 0 3 0 0 0.00
Jonathan Bird c de Bruyn b Dala 8 12 1 0 66.66
Tony de Zorzi c Klaasen b Shamsi 45 38 1 3 118.42
Dane Vilas † not out 60 48 4 2 125.00
George Linde c de Bruyn b Brevis 3 5 0 0 60.00
Wayne Parnell (c) c de Bruyn b Williams 17 13 2 0 130.76
Aviwe Mgijima not out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (w 6) 6
TOTAL (20 Ov, RR: 7.00) 140/5

Yet to bat: Kyle Simmonds, Mihlali Mpongwana, Beuran Hendricks, Basheeru-Deen Walters

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Richard Levi, 0.3 ov), 2-12 (Jonathan Bird, 3.5 ov), 3-97 (Tony de Zorzi, 13.6 ov), 4-109 (George Linde, 15.3 ov), 5-139 (Wayne Parnell, 19.5 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Lizaad Williams 4 0 21 2 5.25 0 0
Junior Dala 3 0 14 1 4.66 0 0
Aaron Phangiso 3 0 27 0 9.00 1 0
Tabraiz Shamsi 4 0 36 1 9.00 1 0
Dewald Brevis 3 0 19 1 6.33 0 0
Ayabulela Gqamane 3 0 23 0 7.66 1 0

TITANS INNINGS (TARGET: 141 RUNS FROM 20 OVERS)

BATTING R B 4s 6s SR
Theunis de Bruyn (c) c †Vilas b Mpongwana 37 29 1 2 127.58
Quinton de Kock † lbw b Simmonds 43 34 7 0 126.47
Dewald Brevis c sub (G Kaplan) b Walters 26 20 2 1 130.00
Heinrich Klaasen not out 33 25 1 2 132.00
Sibonelo Makhanya not out 3 9 0 0 33.33
Extras (w 2) 2
TOTAL (19.3 Ov, RR: 7.38) 144/3

Did not bat: Donavon Ferreira, Ayabulela Gqamane, Junior Dala, Aaron Phangiso, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi

Fall of wickets: 1-79 (Quinton de Kock, 10.1 ov), 2-88 (Theunis de Bruyn, 11.3 ov), 3-117 (Dewald Brevis, 15.4 ov)
BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
Beuran Hendricks 3 0 31 0 10.33 0 0
Wayne Parnell 2.3 0 16 0 6.40 0 0
Basheeru-Deen Walters 3 0 17 1 5.66 1 0
George Linde 4 0 34 0 8.50 0 0
Kyle Simmonds 4 0 26 1 6.50 0 0
Mihlali Mpongwana 3 0 20 1 6.66 1 0

Still to come:

  • 19/02/2022: 14:30 – Warriors vs Lions
  • 20/02/2022: 10:00 – Dolphins vs Rocks and 14:30 – Lions vs Knights
  • 22/02/2022: 10:00 – Dragons vs Titans and 14:30 – Rocks vs Knights
  • 23/02/2022: 10:00 – Western Province vs Dolphins and 14:30 – Warriors vs Dragons
  • 25/02/2022: 10:00 – Semi Final 1 and 14:30 – Semi Final 2
  • 27/02/20: 10:00 – FINAL

CSA T20 Challenge Scores to DATE:

7 February 2022:

Rocks: 142/6 in 20 overs.
WP: 143/4 in 17 overs
Western Province won by 6 wickets
PoM: RE Levi and GF Linde

Warriors: 163/8 in 20 overs
Titans: 155/8 in 20 overs
Warriors won by 8 runs
PoM: JJ Smuts and T Stubbs

8 February 2022:

Dragons: 136/6 in 20 overs
Lions: 125/5 in 20 overs
North West Dragons won by 11 runs
PoM: MB Van Buuren and JN Diseko

Knights: 128/5 in 20 overs
Dolphins: 130/2 in 18 overs
Dolphins won by 8 wickets
PoM: KD Pietersen and P Subrayen

9 February 2022:

Warriors: 163/5 in 20 overs
Western Province: 164/3 after 17.1 overs
Western Province won by 7 wickets
PoM: RE Levi and MA Nabe

Titans: 158/2 after 20 overs
Rocks: 155/8 in 20 overs
Titans won by 3 runs
PoM: Q de Kock and CJ Dala

10 February 2022:

Knights: 94/9 in 20 overs
Dragons: 95/2 in 10.1 overs
North West Dragons won by 8 wickets
PoM: WB MArshall and S Muthusamy

Lions: 156/8 in 20 overs
Dolphins: 148/2 in 20 overs
Lions won by 8 runs
PoM: SSB Magala and SSB Magala

12 February 2022:

Dolphins: 211/5 in 20 overs
Warriors: 191/6 in 20 overs
Dolphins won by 20 runs
PoM: T Stubbs and OEG Baartman

Titans: 151/6 in 20 overs
Knights: 124 in 19 overs
Titans won by 27 runs
PoM: H Klaasen and LB Williams

13 February 2022:

Lions: 140/5 in 20 overs
WP: 141/5 in 19.1 overs
WP won by 5 wickets
PoM: T de Zorzi and BE Hendricks

Rocks: 182/6 in 20 overs
Dragons: 182/3 in 20 overs
Tied then Rocks won in the Super Over.
PoM: D Pretorius and FC Adams

14 February 2022:

Dolphins: 134/4 in 19 overs
Titans: 137/3 in 16.3 overs
Titans won by 7 wickets
PoM: DA Miller and AM Phangiso

Warriors: 170/5 in 20 overs
Knights: 173/1 in 18.4 overs
Knights won by 9 wickets
PoM: GJ Snyman and GJ Snyman

15 February 2022:

Rocks: 160/4 in 20 overs
Lions: 116 in 17.2 overs
Rocks won by 44 runs
PoM: PJ Malan and S von Berg

WP: 164/8 in 20 overs
Dragons: 80 in 17.4 overs
Western Province won by 84 runs
PoM: WD Parnell and BE Hendricks

17 February 2022:

Lions: 148/6 in 20 overs
Titans: 152/3 in 18.1 overs
Titans won by 7 wickets
PoM: TB de Bruyn and T Shamsi

Warriors: 156/6 in 20 overs
Rocks: 160/7 in 19.4 overs
Rocks won by 3 wickets
PoM: MJ Copeland and S von Berg

18 February 2022:

Knights: 126/8 in 20 overs
WP: 130/4 in 15.5 overs
Western Province win by 6 wickets
PoM: J Bird and J Dawood

Dragons: 135/8 in 20 overs
Dolphins: 136/3 in 18.4 overs
Dolphins win by 7 wickets
PoM: Keegann Petersen and Ottneil Baartman

19 February 2022:

WP: 140/5 in 20 overs
Titans: 1443/ in 19.3 overs
Titans win by 7 wickets.
PoM: Quinton de Kock and Lizzard Williams

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