Match Details
Saket: The Knights win by three runs! The Rocks took on the Knights in the second game of the CSA challenge on Tuesday. While the results of the game would not affect the points table both sides looked to finish with a win to their name.
The Knights opted to bat first after they won the toss. The team got off to a fiery start with 43 runs off the first four overs. Snyman was the first to depart as he lost his wicket to Abrahams. Tonder was the next in line as the batter alongside Klijnhans played a great inning to keep his side in the driving seat. The duo helped their side through the middle overs as Tonder was the first to depart for 38 off 33 deliveries with the score of 118-2.
The Rocks this opportunity to make a comeback into the game as Abhrahams picked up consecutive wickets in this 18th over to cripple the entire middle order, racking three wickets in a single over. However, Kruger player a quickfire cameo of 19 runs off 7 deliveries to help his side post a total of 164 runs at the end of 20 overs.
The Malan brothers started the chase off for the Rocks and got off to a good start as put up 40 runs plus partnership for the first wicket. Janneman Malan was sent packing up Mahlokwana but Fortuin and Pieter Malan kept the rocks in the game with a brilliant partnership for the second wicket to get their side in the driving seat in the contest.
Kruger dismissed Fortuin in the 16th over to get his side the much needed breakthrough. Pieter however kept his side in the chase bringing up his fourth fifty in t20 cricket. The Rocks required 18 off the final two overs as Coetzee tugged the game towards his side with a brilliant penultimate over giving just eight runs off it, to leave 10 runs required off the final six deliveries. The game went down to the wire as Mothoa bowled three brilliant deliveries to leaves 7 runs off the final three deliveries. He kept the momentum and did not allow the batters to hit any boundaries winning the game for his side by 3 runs.