Lagadien could launch Bishops to the title at Schools SA20
The team that thinks Bishops is a one-man show will do so at their own peril during the Schools SA20’s Final Showdown in Pretoria.
The national tournament will conclude this week from 12 to 15 March at the University of Pretoria.
Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).
Schools could be excused for thinking that Diocesan College‘s effort will only rely on the devastating batting skills of their opening batsman, Adnaan Lagadien. There is no question about the fact that Lagadien knows how to wield a willow.
If Lagadien fails to launch one of his devastating knocks. The next player who will walk to the crease will be Bishops’ captain, James Robb-Quinlan. He has the ability to calm the nerves of his teammates as well as coaches while constructing his innings. He also has the ability to multiply the damage Lagadien has done with the willow if need be.
Further down the batting order, Bishops also have Waco Bassick in their back-pocket, who is more than capable with the bat in hand. He will also play a major role for the side from Cape Town with his bowling. Michael Kruiskamp is another stalwart in Bishops’ bowling attack.
All eyes will however be on Lagadien who made his debut for the South African u19-side against England earlier this year. He also recently made his List A debut for the SA Emerging side. Lagadien is an aggressive opening batsman and if he gets going could take any match away from the opposition. He boasts a best score in time-cricket of 218 and also scored a century for the SA u19 Emerging side against Zimbabwe last year.
The biggest question will be how quickly Bishops will be able to adjust to the conditions and pitches in Pretoria. If Lagadien comes to like the batting-friendly conditions, the team from Cape Town could move from dark-horses to title-contenders.
Bishops will play their opening match against Pearson of Gqeberha on the second day of the tournament. They will face the CSA Hub Invitational in their second clash on Thursday, while completing their pool matches against St David’s Marist on Friday.
SQUAD
James Robb-Quinlan, Mogamat Arendse, Waco Bassick, Luke de Klerk, Thaafier Japtha, Michael Kruiskamp, Adnaan Lagadien, Cameron MacBeth, Litha Mbiko, Julian Pilkington, Sam Stevely-Alexander, Kyle Stirk, Alex Vintcent.
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