Match Details
Earlier in the game, Titans lost their form batter Roelofsen for a golden duck on the first ball of the final to Gqamane. Thereafter, it was the Keegan Petersen-JJ Smuts show as the duo put on 115 for the second wicket. Petersen scored 63 off 51 balls while JJ Smuts top-scored with 69 off 50 balls. They lost their way a bit in the middle, but it was John Smith’s cameo of 21* off 7 balls including 20 off the last over bowled by Junior Dala that propelled the score to 162/3 in 20 overs with just one extra given by the Titans bowlers.
A wicket apiece for Gqamane, Neil Brand, and Galiem. Aaron Phangiso
despite being wicketless, gave away only 23 runs in 4 overs. They were good in
phases, but they did well to keep the score to 162. Harmer and Brevis were
taken to the cleaners in their only over they bowled each while Dala went for
45 in 4 overs since he was taken for 20 in his final over.
So, a win for Titans by 5 wickets with 2 balls to spare to win their 7th CSA T20 Challenge 2022/23. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.
33 yrs
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