Prestige College pounds 388 runs in 20 overs behind Mabena’s 209*
Lesedi Mabena‘s astounding double-century helped power Prestige College to a breathtaking 388 without the loss of a wicket in their second outing of the Schools SA 20 competition.
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Striking at a rate of 254 runs per 100 balls, the Prestige College captain lit up his home field, blasting a memorable unbeaten 209 on a historic day for the side from Hammanskraal in their game against an overmatched Hoërskool Akasia on 9 October.
Mabena needed only 82 balls to reach his historic total. The opening batsman sent almost half the balls he faced to the boundary, hitting 30 fours and depositing eight deliveries clean over the boundary.
His opening partner, Thabang Kutumela, wasn’t about to let the skipper go wild by himself. Kutemala, too, batted wonderfully, scoring briskly to finish with 130 not out from just 59 deliveries. He also obliterated the Akasia bowlers, smashing 21 fours and four sixes.
Akasia faced a massive mountain in their run chase, but rain led to the target being revised to 105. Their problem was they needed to score those runs in only five overs.
Mabena, again, proved to be a problem as he snapped up two wickets for three runs in seven balls. Akasia was unable to mount a challenge and they were held to just 19/4 as Prestige claimed a spectacular 85-run victory on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method.
Their emphatic win came after Prestige College opened its account against a spirited Atteridgeville Hub side on 2 October with a narrow three-wicket victory.
A gutsy 37* from Atteridgeville’s Kholofelo Mogashwa helped the home side post what appeared to be a sub-standard 114/8 in their 20 overs. It might have looked a little light, but the victory target of 115 proved to be challenging.
A return of 3/26 from Boikanyo Makhubela had Prestige faltering on 80/5 at one stage. Mohau Mahlangu remained calm, however, and his 21, along with 18 from Thabang Kutumela, was enough to see the Hammanskraal school to the win with only five balls in hand.
Summarised scorecards
Prestige College 388/0 (Lesedi Mabena 209*, Thabang Kutumela 130*); Hoërskool Akasia 19/4 (Sbongiseni Gumede 13; Lesedi Mabena 2/3). Prestige College won by 85 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method.
Atteridgeville Hub 114/8 (Kholofelo Mogashwa 37*; Extras 35; Keamogetswe Semenya 2/12, Omphile Maredi 2/22); Prestige College 116/7 (Mohau Mahlangu 21; Boikanyo Makhubela 3/26). Prestige College won by three wickets.
