Schuld and Soni propel SA Schools to convincing victory over Colts
Ludwich Schuld made a massive statement as he raced to a wonderful 63 runs from just 44 deliveries, as he led the SA Schools side to a thumping victory over the SA Colts side in the annual T20 match between the two sides, which took place at St George’s Park in Gqeberha.
The North West batsman started slowly but did eventually hit his straps playing some immaculate strokes sending the ball to the boundary four times, smashing two fours and two sixes before he holed out to a fantastic catch on the boundary by Thabiso Ndlela of the bowling of Fayyaad Davids.
At the same time, Hayden Bishop played a wonderful supporting role, assisting Schuld in their quest to post an intimidating first innings score.
Bishop made his way to an impressive 52 runs from just 39 balls. His innings included four fours and one six before he lost his wicket to Ndlela.
Schuld and Bishop shared an 80-run partnership over the second wicket.
The SA Schools captain, Benni Hansen, weighed in with a valuable contribution of 29 runs towards the back end of the innings, ensuring that his side reached a very defendable score of 180/5 in their allotted 20 overs.
Davids did the bulk of the damage for the Colts, claiming impressive figures of 2/24 in the three overs he bowled.
It was, however, a day that Ntando Soni will remember for the rest of his life, as he too used the opportunity to put his name firmly on the South African cricket map. Soni was relentless from the get-go, never erring in length as he tore through the Colts’ line-up. The KwaZulu-Natal fast bowler claimed remarkable figures, bagging five scalps for only 20 runs.
His memorable spell and a two-wicket contribution from the Easterns’ leg-spin bowler, Parth Patel, meant that the highly anticipated match ended on a bit of an anti-climax as the Colts side stumbled to 62 all out, suffering a heavy defeat of 118 runs.
Summarised scorecard:
SA Schools 180/5 (Ludwich Schuld 63, Hayden Bishop 51, Benni Hansen 29; Fayyaad Davids 2/24); SA Colts 62 (Raeeq Daniels 14; Ntando Soni 5/20, Parth Patel 2/10). SA Schools won by 118 runs.
