Tarentaal’s half-century lifts Wynberg past Boland Landbou
Boland Landbou hit the road for a visit to Wynberg Boys’ High‘s Jacques Kallis Oval on Tuesday afternoon for a T20 clash.
Batting first, it was a rough start for the visitors, with both of their openers being dismissed on nine runs, followed by the next two men going out for ducks.
Josh Nicholson, who captured 2/17 in four overs, was responsible for the latter two. Fawaaz Hendricks also removed two batsmen and claimed 2/21 in four.
Gideon Kotze, batting at eight, was the Farmers‘ top scorer with a modest 16 runs from 16 balls. Thanks to some excellent bowling and fielding, the Paarl school was restricted to a modest 96/8 after their 20 overs.
Wynberg, in response, made a cautious start, with their top-order all recording strike rates under 80.
Niyaaz Allie, their number three batsman, became the first player in the match to make more than 20. He hammered a four and six each to add 23 off 30 deliveries to the Wynberg total.
Boland Landbou captain, Francois Prins, claimed 2/22 in four overs, but he was the lone visiting bowler to pick up multiple wickets.
His counterpart, Michail Tarentaal, batting at four, seized the day. He blasted four fours and two sixes to tally an unbeaten 53 off 40, which drove his side to victory after 16.3 overs, when they reached 97/3 to win the match by a solid seven-wicket margin.
Summarised Scorecard
Boland Landbou 96/8 (Josh Nicholson 2/17, Fawaaz Hendricks 2/21); Wynberg Boys’ High 97/3 (Michail Tarentaal 53*, Niyaaz Allie 23; Francois Prins 2/22). Wynberg won by seven wickets.
