Match 26 of the Cricket SA Challenge series was contested between the GBets Rocks and ITEC Knights at St Georges Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday 22 February 2022.
The Knights, on the bottom of the log, were playing for pride as they and the Lions had been eliminated.
The Knights won the toss and elected to bat sending Klijnhans and Snyman in to face Mahima.
Pride be buggered was the sentiment as the Knights raced to 27 runs off of the first 12 balls for one of the highest run rates seen in a while – 13.5.
It was all over at the end of the 3rd over for Snyman (23 from 13 with 4 fours and 1 six) who was caught by P Malan off the bowling of B Abrahams. Knights on 43/1 with a 10.3 run rate. Next batsman up was Van Tonder.
50 Up for the Knights came in the 5th over on ball no. 2 after 22 minutes, 36 balls, 6 fours, 1 six and 7 extras – placing them on a run rate of 9.1 with Klijnhans and van Tonder at the crease.
At the halfway mark the Knights reached a total of 85 runs for the loss of i wicket and were on a run rate of 8.5.
100 Runs up for the ITEC Kinights cam from a delightful four placing them on 102 runs after 49 minutes from 76 balls with 11 fours, 2 sixes and 8 Extras. Klijnhans (47) and Van Tonder (24) were still at the crease with a run rate of 8.4.
Raynard van Tonder chasing Klijnhans who had been languishing on 49 for more than an over made the cardinal mistake of being too eager and succumbed to the bowling of Von Berg and was caught by J Malan. Van Tonder scored 38 runs over 44 minutes with 2 fours and 1 six. New batter – Von Biljon.
On over 14.5 Snijman hit his 50 runs after 62 minutes, 43 balls, 17 dots, 6 fours and 1 six. Knights on 120/2 with a run rate of 8.1.
Ziyaad Abrahams gets his Hat trick:
And then the wheels had three punctures in quick succession as the wicket of Christoffel Klijnhans (52 from 47 balls with 6 fours and 1 six) caught Adams bowled Abrahams fell and then on the next ball the wicket of Pite Von Biljon (12 runs from 11 balls with 1 six) also fell as he was caught by Manack bowled by Abrahams. Closing off his three wickets Abrahams was responsible for the loss of the THIRD wicket in over 17 as Mangaliso Mosehle (1 run from 2 balls) was caught by PJ Malan. Knights now on 137/5 with a run rate of 7.6.
The 150 up came in style for the Knights as Kruger punished Abrahams with a six. the 150 mark was reached after 83 minutes, 120 balls, 11 fours, 6 sixes and 9 extras with a run rate of 8.2. Knights on 155/5 with four balls in hand.
Abrahams stamped his mark on the tournament by bowling Gerald Coetzee (10 runs from 7 balls with 1 six) out on the last ball of the innings.
Abrahams finished his 4 overs with a tournament record having taken 5 wickets for 34 runs. He is certain to not forget the 18th over of this match when he took three wickets.
The Knights posted their highest opening innings in this tournament and second highest total overall in a fine effort to redeem their pride after winning the 2021 tournament.
The ITEC Knights closed on 164/6 after 20 overs with a run rate of 8.2 setting the Dragons a target of 165 to win.
Not messing with a winning formula the GBets Rocks sent the Malan brothers out to open (Janneman on strike) against the bowling of Mahlokwanya.
The Gbets Rocks exited the powerplay on 44/0 with 121 runs from 84 balls required to win and on a run rate of 7.3.
The GBets Rocks raced to 50 up after 30 minutes, 44 balls, 7 fours and 1 six needing 114 runs to win on a run rate of 7. BUT that race to 50 was not as quick as the Kinights who reached that milestone in their 5th over on ball no. 2 after 22 minutes, 36 balls, 6 fours, 1 six and 7 extras – on a run rate of 9.1.
At the halfway mark the GBets Rocks were on 69/1 needing 96 runs from 60 balls to win and languishing on a run rate of 6.9 with Fortuin (16) and P Malan (20) at the crease. Not as good as the Knights though who, at the same point in their innings, were on a total of 85 runs for the loss of i wicket and were on a run rate of 8.5.
Danger man, Fortuin (46 runs in 42 minutes from 31 balls with 4 fours and 1 six) fell to the bowling of Kruger on the second ball of the 16th over, leaving the Rocks on 122.2 needing 43 runs to win.
A handy boundary on the stroke of Pieter Malan’s 50 (80 minutes, 42 balls, 6 fours and 1 six) made the GBets Rocks look like contenders for the win as they moved onto 142/2 with 23 runs and 16 balls left to win.
150 Up for the Rocks came on the 5th ball of the 19th over after 88 minutes, 116 balls, 15 fours, 3 sixes and 3 Extras. The Rocks needed 11 runs from 6 balls to win.
And there we had it – redemption for the Knights as they won by three runs having bowled the Rocks out for 161/2.
ITEC Knights set the Gbets Rocks a target of 165 to win:
KNIGHTS INNINGS (20 OVERS MAXIMUM)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christoffel Klijnhans | c Adams b Abrahams | 52 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 110.63 | |||
| Jacques Snyman | c PJ Malan b Abrahams | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 176.92 | |||
| Raynard van Tonder | c JN Malan b von Berg | 38 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 115.15 | |||
| Pite van Biljon (c) | c Manack b Abrahams | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109.09 | |||
| Patrick Kruger | not out | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 271.42 | |||
| Mangaliso Mosehle † | c PJ Malan b Abrahams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| Gerald Coetzee | c †Fortuin b Abrahams | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.85 | |||
| Extras | (lb 1, w 8) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (20 Ov, RR: 8.20) | 164/6 | |||||||
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Did not bat: Jason Raubenheimer, Gregory Mahlokwana, Alfred Mothoa, Nealan van Heerden |
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Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Jacques Snyman, 3.6 ov), 2-118 (Raynard van Tonder, 14.3 ov), 3-134 (Christoffel Klijnhans, 17.1 ov), 4-134 (Pite van Biljon, 17.2 ov), 5-137 (Mangaliso Mosehle, 17.6 ov), 6-164 (Gerald Coetzee, 19.6 ov) |
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siyabonga Mahima | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Manack | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Ziyaad Abrahams | 4 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 8.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Ferisco Adams | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun von Berg | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Copeland | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
BOLAND INNINGS (TARGET: 165 RUNS FROM 20 OVERS)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janneman Malan | c Raubenheimer b Mahlokwana | 33 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 132.00 | |||
| Pieter Malan (c) | not out | 60 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 117.64 | |||
| Clyde Fortuin † | b Kruger | 46 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 148.38 | |||
| Christiaan Jonker | not out | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 130.76 | |||
| Extras | (lb 2, w 3) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (20 Ov, RR: 8.05) | 161/2 | |||||||
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Did not bat: Ferisco Adams, Michael Copeland, Valentine Kitime, Shaun von Berg, Imran Manack, Siyabonga Mahima, Ziyaad Abrahams |
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Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Janneman Malan, 6.2 ov), 2-122 (Clyde Fortuin, 15.2 ov) |
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Mahlokwana | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Mothoa | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Nealan van Heerden | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Raubenheimer | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kruger | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
Still to come:
- 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
Lions: 142/6 in 20 overs
Warriors: 144/5 in 15.5 overs
Warriors win by 5 wickets
PoM: Wihan Lubbe and Tsepo Ndwandwa
20 February 2022:
Gbets Rocks: 119/9 in 20 overs
Hollywood Bets Dolphins: 111/9 in 20 overs
Rocks win by 8 runs
PoM: Pieter Malan and Ziyaad Abrahams
ITEC Knights: 127/8 in 20 overs
Imperial Lions: 130/5 in 19.1 overs
Lions win by 5 wickets
PoM: Tshepo Ntuli and Mitchell Van Buuren
22 February 2022:
Dragons: 167/4 in 20 overs.
Titans: 134/7 in 20 overs
Dragons win by 33 runs
PoM: Heinrich Klaasen and Aaron Phangiso
ITEC Knights: 164/5 in 20 overs
GBets Rocks: 161/2 in 20 overs
Knights win by 3 runs
PoM: Ziyaad Abrahams and Christoffel Klijnhans
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