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The Warriors today announced their 14 man squad for the first RamSlam T20 match of the season against the VKB Knights which takes place at St George’s Park tomorrow at 6pm. The squad is as follows: ACKERMANN, COLIN BIRCH, ANDREW CLOETE, GIHAHN GQAMANE, AYA HARMER, SIMON INGRAM, COLIN JONKER, CHRISTIAAN MAGALA, SISANDA NORTJE, ANRICH NQOLO, JERRY NQWENI, SOLO SMUTS, JON-JON (CAPT) SMUTS, KELLY WALTERS, BASHEER … [Read more...] about Warriots Team to Face VKB Knights

The Warriors will take on the VKB Knights in a Momentum One Day Cup match to be played at St George’s Park tomorrow. The game gets underway at 14:00 with gates opening at 13:00. The squad is as follows: Colin Ackermann Colin Ingram Andrew Birch Gihahn Cloete Aya Gqamane Jerry Nqolo Lesiba Ngoepe Jon-Jon Smuts (Capt) Yaseen Vallie Basheer Walters Kelly Smuts Anrich Nortje Sisanda Magala … [Read more...] about Warriors vs Knights at Home

Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day of the Sunfoil Series clash between the Knights and Warriors as the two sides went to stumps with honours even in Kimberley on Thursday. The title-chasing hosts saw their championship prospects take a blow when they were dismissed for a woeful 128 after losing the toss and being asked to bat first at the Diamond Oval. But they then roared back to reduce the visitors to 93/5 by stumps. The Eastern Cape side, who have lost seven out of their eight … [Read more...] about Even in Kimberley

An unbeaten century from Rudi Second rekindled the Knights' interest in the Momentum One-Day Cup after they seized a 74-run bonus-point win over the Warriors at Buffalo Park in East London on Sunday. The opener batted throughout the innings with a measured 110 in 149 balls (4 fours), his 11th List A ton, to help his side reach 258/6 after winning the toss and batting first. Patrick Botha also impressed with an aggressive 63 from 54 balls (7 fours, 1 six), while captain Werner Coetsee … [Read more...] about Second ensures Knights win

An unbeaten half-century from Pite van Biljon ensured that the Knights were on top after day two of their Sunfoil Series clash against the Warriors at Buffalo Park  in East London on Friday. Batting at number five, he made 52 from 157 deliveries as the visitors reached stumps on 192 for five. They still trailed the home side by 60 runs, but it could have been far worse had it not been for a crucial sixth-wicket stand between Van Biljon and captain Werner Coetsee (44). The pair batted … [Read more...] about Warriors Knights Day Two

The Warriors utilised the most thrilling avenue possible to keep their adrenaline-fuelled dash to the RAM SLAM T20 playoff on track, as they beat the Knights by six wickets at the Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein off the last ball of the game. The Warriors went into the last over needing eight runs to win, but lost top-scorer Somila Seyibokwe to Andre Russell's second delivery to leave eight required from four balls. Christiaan Jonker's boundary off the penultimate delivery left two needed from … [Read more...] about Last ball win for Warriors

After notching up the first of the three victories that they need to challenge for the Ram Slam T20 qualifier spots, Colin Ingram admits that the thrill of the Warriors' task is proving beneficial as they prepare to take on the Knights at the Mangaung Oval in their next assignment. The Warriors kept the race for the tournament's play-off game wide open by seeing off the Cape Cobras on Wednesday night, leaving four teams in the running for the qualifier. While the Cobras are still in pole … [Read more...] about Warriors aim to kick up a gear