DHS three for three in Eston T20 after big win
Durban High School‘s (DHS) dominating run in the Eston One Insurance T20 Night League continued on Monday evening, with School charging to a 10-wicket win over the Tuskers Hub u19 XI at the Beaumont Eston Farmers Club.
DHS won the toss and chose to bowl first, but it took a while for the Blue Typhoon to make a breakthrough. It came at the start of the eighth over, when Josh Morley bowled Joshua Kaltwasser for the innings’ top score of 23 from 22 balls, which included three fours.
Unfortunately for the Hub XI, they quickly lost two more wickets, including Kaltwasser’s opening partner, Siphosethu Ngcobo, who weighed in with 19 runs.
Morley laid waste to the Tuskers’ top order batting, dismissing four of the top five. The Hub side, however, benefitted from 17 extras and an unbeaten 16 from Aphiwe Nzama, but they were restricted to a moderate 96/9 from their 20 overs.
Morley led the DHS attack, capturing 4/18 from his four overs. No other bowler took more than one wicket, but they kept the run scoring rate down, especially Ethan Cooper, who surrendered a miserly seven runs from his four overs, while also claiming the key wicket of Ngcobo.
After a short rain delay, the victory target was adjusted to 88 runs from 18 overs. DHS required barely a third of those, rocketing to victory off the first ball of the seventh over.
Ethan Cooper followed up his fine bowling performance by bludgeoning an unbeaten 49 off 18 balls, smashing two sixes and eight fours, while Ismaeel Omar made 35 off 19, including seven fours.
With the win, DHS remains undefeated after three Eston T20 matches, having previously beaten St Charles College and Westville Boys’ High.
Scores
Tuskers Hub XI 96/9 (Joshua Kaltwasser 23, Siphosethu Ngcobo 19, Josh Morley 4/18, Ethan Cooper 1/7); Durban High School 89/0 after 6.1 overs (Ethan Cooper 49*, Ismaeel Omar 35*).
Durban High School won by 10 wickets.
