Stellenberg lifts Sammy Bloch 25-over trophy
It was tough going from the start for Hoërskool Durbanville in the Sammy Bloch 25-over final against Stellenberg High on Tuesday night.
The battle began with Durbies winning the toss and opting to bat first, but Stellenberg opening bowler Aiden Pienaar enjoyed early success. removing two batsmen to leave Durbanville on 24/2. In five overs, he picked up 2/25.
When opener Juan van Coller joined forces with Jan-Oscar van Tonder, their partnership bloomed into a 63-run third-wicket stand, which set the Durbies’ innings on track for a healthy total.
Both scored 45 runs. Van Coller hit three fours and a six in 48 deliveries, while Van Tonder smashed a four and four maximums in his 41-ball stay.
Stellenberg, however, grabbed control of the contest once the pair was parted, with Jan-Jak Alberts slashing the tires in the middle overs by nabbing 2/29 in five overs, while Michael Amoedo got stuck into the tail, snapping up 3/15 in a three-over spell.
After 25 overs, Durbanville finished on 133/8. Stellenberg then hunted down the 134-run victory target with 14 balls to spare.
Roux Wasserman and Aiden Pienaar gave them a good start, putting up 46 runs for the first wicket before Wasserman departed for 21. Pienaar, though, kept taking it to Durbies, on his way to an unbeaten 64 off 70 deliveries, which included two fours and six sixes.
He and captain JJ Rothman, batting at five, shared an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 58 runs to see their side to victory, with Rothman weighing in with 22 runs, including two sixes.
Jan-Oscar van Tonder was the pick of the Durbies’ bowlers, claiming 2/29 in five overs, but it was Stellies’ day. They lifted the trophy after powering their way to a mature and controlled seven-wicket victory.
Summarised Scorecard
Hoërskool Durbanville 133/8 (Jan-Oscar van Tonder 45, Juan van Coller 45, Ruben la Grange 24; Michael Amoedo 3/15, Aiden Pienaar 2/25, Jan-Jak Alberts 2/29); Stellenberg High 134/3 (Aiden Pienaar 64*, JJ Rothman 22*, Roux Wasserman 21; Jan-Oscar van Tonder 2/29). Stellenberg won the final by seven wickets.
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