Dumbe on top after T20 final

A THRILLING weekend of T20 finals was played last weekend.

The first semi final was played between Dumbe and Mr X in Dumbe.

Dumbe were put into bat and scored 166/3 in their 20 overs with Juan Freyer (49) and Charl Beneke (46 not out) shining with the bat. Gavin Bosman (4-0-24-1) and Jean Botha (4-0-18-1) were the best bowlers for Mr X.

Dumbe bowled well, picking up wickets at crucial times and defended their total by restricting Mr X to 158/7 in the allotted overs. Mr X’s best batsmen were Clifford Dougherty (71 not out) and Jaco van Wyk (19), good bowling for Dumbe came from Andi Niebuhr (4-0-17-2) and Rupert Beneke (4-1-33-2). Dumbe won by 8 runs.

The other semi-final at Cecil Emmett was contested by Wicket Wasps and Afrimat Gladiators. Wicket Wasps batted first and scored 178/4 in the 20 overs, with Andrew Brooks and PJ du Toit scoring 88 and 38 respectively without losing their wickets.
Gladiators’ only successful bowlers were Kobie Marè (4-1-20-2) and Connor High (3-0-28-2).
In batting, the Gladiators were unable to get going and were kept to 126/7 with Rynhardt Labuschagne (56 not out) and Kobie Marè (23) top scoring. Wicket Wasps’ best bowling came from Andrè Ellis (4-0-33-3) and Andrew Brooks (4-2-14-2).
Wicket Wasps won by 52 runs. The showdown for the T20 trophy was played on Sunday at Cecil Emmett Park between Dumbe and Wicket Wasps.
It was a spectacular match where it was a rollercoaster for both teams, each being in front at different stages of the game. It was truly an exhibition for the game of cricket, going down to the last over of the game.
Dumbe batted first and, at one point, it looked as if a huge score of 200 plus was on the cards, but a good fight back from the Wicket Wasp bowlers kept them to 159/7 in the 20 overs.
Juan Fryer (53) and Leon Solms (47) were the top batsmen, with PJ du Toit (4-0-24) and Triztian Nel (3-0-13-1) being the best bowlers in the first innings.
Wicket Wasps looked set to win the game, being 145/2, but a courageous effort from the Dumbe team, who held their nerve and took crucial wickets at crucial times to beat Wicket Wasps in a last over thriller.
Rupert Beneke (4-0-28-2) and Juan Freyer (4-0-30-2) had the best bowling figures for Dumbe, while Tiaan Naudè (76) and Triztian Nel (42) were Wicket Wasps’ top run scorers. Dumbe won the match by four runs and the T20 trophy.

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