Victorious Kouga T20 Team

The finals of the inaugural EP Cricket/ T20 U13 Knockout Challenge, Powered by KFC took place on Saturday, 12 March, at St George’s Park.

There were 3 matches played – 2 semi finals and the final which saw 4 teams vie for this coveted title. Over 100 schools played in the tournament over a period of 3 months with the winners of each zone going through to the finals weekend.

The U13 Kouga team took on Winterberg in the final and was victorious in the inaugural T20 U13 Knockout Challenge, powered by KFC.

Kouga walked away with a R10 000 cash prize and trophy while the runner’s up, Winterberg, received R5000. Kouga captain, Jonathan Bester was named bowler of the match and also walked away with the title of man of the match. Jayden Groenewald, also from Kouga, was named batsman of the match.

The KFC mini cricket activation zone as well as jumping castles, spot prizes, games and face painters ensured that the whole family had a fantastic day out at St George’s Park.

The results were:

Semi Final 1
Woodridge vs Winterberg
Woodridge 54 all out in 15.5 overs
V. Senekal 9
V. Speelman 3.5 overs 5/10
R. Hendricks 3 overs 2/17
Winterberg 55/0 in 10.1 overs
N. Slabbert 13*
W. Erasmus 26*
Winterberg won by 10 wickets

Semi Final 2
Kouga vs Motherwell
Kouga 117/5 in 20 overs
J. Bester 40
R. Bailey 34
S. Dick 3 overs 2/18
Motherwell 78 all out in 19 overs
M. Mancam 24
A. Mbali 18
R. Bailey 3.4 overs 2/9
JD Van Zyl 4 overs 2/13
J. Brown 1 over 2/12
Kouga won by 39 runs

Finals
Kouga vs Winterberg
Kouga 107/3 in 20 overs
J. Groenewald 31
J. Bester 24
W. Erasmus 4 overs 3/19
Winterberg 90/9 in 20 overs
D. Lottering 20
J. Bester 4 overs 4/5
J. Groenewald 4 overs 2/19
Kouga won by 17 runs