Boishaai crowned Boland Switch Schools SA20 champions
The venue was Paul Roos Gimnasium, in Stellenbosch, but the finalists in the Boland region’s Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two final on Saturday were the traditional rivals, Paarl Boys’ High and Paarl Gimnasium.
When the toss went their way, Boishaai chose to field and were excellent with the ball, limiting Gimmies to just 112/7.
They followed up with an aggressive batting performance and powered their way to a one-sided 10-wicket victory.
Opener Wian Munnik delivered a solid 26 runs off 40 balls for Gimmies, but support from his fellow top and middle order batsmen was sparse.
Towards the end of the innings, Waldus de Jager bludgeoned four fours in an undefeated 29 off 27, but Gim was restricted to only 5.6 runs per over.
Reese Peterson was clinical with the ball, capturing 3/23 in four overs, while Aden Batt, who made the Boland team for the Khaya Majola Week, showed why he cracked the provincial nod with a return of 2/18 from four overs.
Openers AB Jacobs and Neil Louw, then, made light work of the modest victory target, sharing an unbroken partnership of 117 for the first wicket.
Jacobs was ruthless, hammering six fours and nine sixes in a rapid 89 from just 41 balls. With Jacobs firing, Louw held down his end, finishing with a more measured 24 not out off of 20 deliveries.
When Boishaai sealed a dominant victory, they had used up just over half the balls available to them in their run chase, charging over the line with 59 balls to spare.
Summarised Scorecard
Paarl Gimnasium 112/7 (Waldus de Jager 29*, Wian Munnik 26; Reese Peterson 3/23, Aden Batt 2/18); Paarl Boys’ High 117/0 (AB Jacobs 89*, Neil Louw 24*). Boishaai won by 10 wickets.
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