St Andrew’s School maintains clean record, SACS holds off Selborne
St. Andrew’s School vs Dale College (20-over)
A decision to bat first paid big dividends for St Andrew’s School in their T20 clash against Dale College on Wynberg‘s Silverhurst A Oval on Monday, with a massive opening partnership powering the Bloemfontein school to a 153-run victory.
Naudé Botha went on the rampage, hammering 12 fours and four sixes in making 100 off of only 42 deliveries, after which he retired.
His opening partner, Andrew Sobiech, went after the Dale bowling, too, taking only 45 balls to score 80, which included 10 fours and a six. Together, he and Botha shared an incredible 190-run opening stand.
Lihlumelo Ngcukana claimed 2/51 in four overs for Dale, but Saints amassed 240/4 in their 20 overs.
Dale faced an unlikely victory target, but opening batsman Afika Ganda was fired up, smashing four fours and two sixes in a rapid 42 off 21 deliveries.
After his dismissal, however, the Qonce locals ran out of steam, with Sibongisile Nzima putting up the only other double figure tally, scoring 10 off 9.
Nikhil Sukraj delivered an excellent three-over spell, claiming 4/15, while Erhard Barends maintained a good line to pick up two LBWs in his 3/35 from four overs.
Dale’s reply lasted only 11.4 overs, and they were all out for 87.
SACS vs Selborne College (20-over)
Facing SACS on the De Villiers Oval, Selborne College won the toss and chose to field first. The home team flourished at the crease, however, and raced to 170/4 from their 20 overs.
Opener Luke Whitehead scored a decent 25 runs off 26 balls in an opening stand of 37. It was, however, number three batsman, Aqeel Waggie, and Jordan Berry, who followed him to the crease, who provided the bulk of the runs. Berry produced a hasty 53 off 39, striking four fours and two sixes, while Waggie hit a pair of fours and a pair of sixes in his 42 off 29.
Faced with the challenge of scoring 8.55 runs per over to win, Selborne made a cracking start, with Aaron Senekal scoring an attacking 46 off 41, which included three big shots over the boundary and four fours. His fellow opener, Joshua Wilkie, weighed in with 32 off 25 as they put on 85 runs for the first wicket.
Matthew Hendry did his bit, charging to 30 off 19 before being caught and bowled by Benjamin Blackburn. Ronan Meintjies was, once again, among the wickets for SACS, securing 2/30 in four overs.
Unfortunately for Selborne, their run chase was interrupted by rain, and they weren’t quite able to catch up to SACS. When play was stopped, they had reached 135/5 after 17.4 overs. That left them the losers by 10 runs on the DLS Method (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method).
SCORES
St. Andrew’s School 240/4 (Naudé Botha 100 retired, Andrew Sobiech 80, Nikhil Sukraj 21*; Lihlumelo Ngcukana 2/51); Dale College 87/10 (Afika Ganda 42; Nikhil Sukraj 4/15, Erhard Barends 3/35).
St. Andrew’s School won by 153 runs.
SACS 170/4 (Jordan Berry 53, Aqeel Waggie 42, Luke Whitehead 25); Selborne College 135/5 (Aaron Senekal 46, Joshua Wilkie 32, Matthew Hendry 30; Ronan Meintjies 2/30).
SACS won by 10 runs via DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method).
