Match 2, Port Elizabeth, February 07, 2022, 06:00 PM
Warriors
163/8(20.0ov)
Titans
155/8(20.0ov)
Warriors beat Titans by 8 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Tristan Stubbs
Commentry
So, that is it from this game then! The action continues on Monday as there will two games yet again coming your way. First it is the Lions who will be taking on North West and then the Knights against Dolphins. The action begins at 1330 IST (0800 GMT). The build up begins a lot earlier though. Do join us for it, till then, take care and goodbye!
Sinethemba Qeshile, the skipper of Warriors, says that it was all about backing the players. He says that in T20 cricket you are never out of the game and they have the fighting spirit in their team. He mentions that they have done quite a lot of work behind the scenes and it is paying off now.
JJ Smuts is the BOWLER OF THE MATCH for his spell of 4-0-12-1. He says that the spinners changed the game for both sides. He says that Dane Paterson bowled quite well in the penultimate over and the last over by the young man Tiaan van Vuuren was brilliant.
Tristan Stubbs is the BATTER OF THE MATCH for his superb knock of 51 from just 27 balls. He says that they had wickets in the hand and he tried to take advantage of it. He mentions that he just tried to execute his skills and it came off today.
Stay tuned for the presentation...
The problem for Titans was, quite a few of their batters got off to starts but none of them went onto make it into a big one. Donavon Ferreira was the only one who crossed the 30-run mark and had it not been for him, Titans would not have come this close. He really made them believe but it was too much of a task for him and in the end, it is a shock loss.
Warriors started off in the best of manners as they got Quinton de Kock in the very first over. They then leaked runs and quite a lot but once they got Theunis de Bruyn, they managed to apply the brakes and build the pressure which got them wickets. Whenever, it seemed like the Titans were moving on top, they managed to strike. Lubbe and Smuts were absolutely brilliant. Dane Paterson did not have the best of days but came back strongly towards the end and Tiaan van Vuuren bowled brilliantly at the death, he was the one who bowled the all important last over.
That is an outstanding bowling effort from the Warriors against a strong batting line-up of the Titans. They have done so well to defend a score which we felt was slightly under par.
In over# 20
1
0
1lb
1
2
4
Tiaan van Vuuren 31/0(4)
19.6
1
So just a single to end the game and Warriors have beaten the mightly Titans here! A low full toss on off. Donavon Ferreira hits it to long off for just a single. This has been a gem of a knock from the young man but he fails to take his side home. Warriors win by 8 runs.
19.5
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No he can't! A low full toss on middle. Donavon Ferreira heaves it towards deep mid-wicket and is gutted. He does not take a single and Warriors have pulled of a victory here unless there is a no ball.
19.4
1lb
A fuller delivery on middle. Lizaad Williams looks to work it towards the leg side. He misses.The ball hits his pads and there is an appeal but it is down the leg side. A leg bye taken towards the leg side. Donavon Ferreira will be on strike now. 10 needed now from 2 balls. Can he hit a boundary off the next two balls?
19.3
1
Just a single now! 11 needed from 3. A low full toss on middle. Donavon Ferreira hits this hard to deep mid-wicket for a single.
19.2
2
Two this time. A fuller delivery on off. Donavon Ferreira hits this right of long off and the fielder there cuts it off before they take two.
19.1
4
FOUR! Donavon Ferreira gets the boundary off the first ball! A fuller delivery on off. Donavon Ferreira gets under it and hammers it straight down the ground for a boundary.
Lizaad Williams is the next man in.
In over# 19
0W
0
0W
1
4
0
Dane Paterson 42/2(4)
18.6
W
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What an over by Dane Paterson! A very full delivery around off. Aaron Phangiso makes room and looks to drive it towards the off side but gets an outside edge and the keeper makes no mistake and Titans need 18 runso off the last over now. Donavon Ferreira will be on strike in the next over.
18.5
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A yorker outside off. Aaron Phangiso gets across and looks to scoop it but misses. Dot again.