Bishops doubles down, dumps Paarl Gimnasium twice
Bishops Diocesan College vs Paarl Gimnasium (Round one)
In round one of Saturday’s two 20-over matches against Bishops Diocesan College, Paarl Gimnasium was blown out of the water after they won the toss and elected to bat on the Frank Reid Oval.
Their innings lasted only 12.4 overs, and it brought them a miserable 38 all out.
While there were no batting performances worth spotlighting, three bowlers shone. Daniel Perold snapped up 3/7 in three overs, while Thaaifer Japtha claimed 3/15 in four, and Alex Vintcent knocked over 2/6 in two.
Faced with a low victory target, Bishops went after it with aggression, rocketing to a 10-wicket win in just 2.5 overs.
Waco Bassick smashed three fours and two sixes in a brutal, unbeaten 29 runs off 12 balls, with Alex Vintcent, at the other end, providing support with four off five balls.
Bishops Diocesan College vs Paarl Gimnasium (Round two)
While the first match was surreal, the second clash was more ordinary, although Bishops again won convincingly.
They batted first, and opener, Litha Mbiko, gave the southern suburbs’ outfit a great start, thrashing 79 off 49 while going big with seven sixes and two fours. Cameron Macbeth‘s undefeated 26 was the next best Bishops’ score.
Gim’s bowlers were unable to get much in return for their efforts, with Wian Munnik‘s 1/22 from three overs their most economic and best figures.
After 20 overs, Bishops posted a mighty total of 212/5. Given their collapse earlier in the day, it was a daunting task that faced the visitors when they attempted to chase it down.
Munnik, again, led Paarl Gim’s efforts, top scoring with 19 at the top of the order at almost a run a ball. Daniel Perold, though, had Paarl Gim’s number, and he captured 3/17 from three overs to ruin the visitors’ innings.
Harry Morgan and Matthew Edwards aided Perold towards the back end of the opposition’s innings, claiming 2/6 and 2/11 respectively, both from three overs.
Gim almost saw out their 20 overs, but nine balls short of completing their allotment, they were dismissed for 90, leaving Bishops the runaway winners by 122 runs.
Summarised Scorecards
Paarl Gimnasium 38/10 (Daniel Perold 3/7, Thaaifer Japtha 3/15, Alex Vintcent 2/6); Bishops Diocesan College 39/0 (Waco Bassick 29*). Bishops won by 10 wickets.
Bishops Diocesan College 212/5 (Litha Mbiko 79, Cameron Macbeth 26*, Inbraheem Taliep 25, Harry Morgan 25, Waco Bassick 23*); Paarl Gimnasium 90/10 (Daniel Perold 3/17, Harry Morgan 2/6, Matthew Edwards 2/11). Bishops won by 122 runs.
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