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Great win for the Benoni Bench Warmers

New season of LastManStands heating up.

The Benoni Bench Warmers batted first putting a massive 149 on the board after 20 overs.

They lost six wickets in their batting innings.

It was a mammoth task for Bengole Tiger chasing the score.

Leon Van Vuuren, of Benoni Bench Warmers, made life difficult for Bengole Tiger’s batsmen by taking two wickets in four overs and only conceding 22 runs.

The Tigers only managed to get 120 runs in their allotted 20 overs and lost five wickets.

This was a superb start by Benoni Bench Warmers for the season in their first game.

This could be the start of a winning streak for the team that takes them to the finals this season, unlike last season where they crumbled in the semi-finals.

Other results are as follows :

Seven And A Half Men came back with a bang after a season’s break.

They have played two games so far and won their two games.

On Sunday they bundled out Jolly Brothers by scoring 164 runs in 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets.

In response, the Jolly Brothers managed to get 105 runs in 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets.

The standout performance of the day was by 11-year-old Daylon Du Pree from Jolly Brothers who scored 20 runs from 29 balls.

Willowmore smashed newcomers Donkey Slongs by scoring 173 runs in 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets.

Donkey Slongs only managed to get 109 runs in 19 overs for the loss of eight wickets.

Andries Schoeman was superb with the bat as he scored 100 from 49 balls.

Schoeman has emerged as an early contender for the best batsman of the season award.

Beers & Tits 199/3/20 vs Mixers 106/7/20

Knuck Fows 49/8/19.1 vs Gemengede Bende 182/4/20

This was the second week of the new season and teams are still welcome to join the league.

The teams plays at Olympia Park Stadium in Springs on Sundays every week.

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