Oh my gosh! What a final! Jon-Jon Smuts gave the Lions a real scare there but somehow they hung on for the victory! In the famous words of BB King 'Let The Good Times Roll' for the Lions! An epic finale to a wonderful competition and a great season. Enoch Nkwe and his charges have been phenomenal this season!
19.2
W
M Pretorius to Smuts, OUT, short and pulled, off the top edge and hit in the air, Pongolo and Hendricks both run in for that one and collide but Pongolo manages to keep hold of that one and the Lions win the match!
JT Smuts c Pongolo b M Pretorius 121 (86m 60b 11x4 7x6) SR: 201.66
19.1
6
M Pretorius to Smuts, SIX, in the arch and hammered over long on, batsman is deep in his crease
END OF OVER:19 | 16 Runs | WAR: 186/9 (18 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.78, RRR: 18.00)
- JJ Smuts115 (58b)
- Sithembile Langa0 (0b)
- Lizaad Williams4-0-49-2
- Migael Pretorius3-0-29-2
18.6
1
Williams to Smuts, 1 run, drives off the front foot to long on
18.6
7nb
Williams to Smuts, (no ball) SIX, above waist high and hit behind square on the on side
18.5
4
Williams to Smuts, FOUR, drives off the front foot down the ground on the off side
18.4
4
Williams to Smuts, FOUR, scooped behind square on the on side
18.3
0
Williams to Smuts, no run, drives off the front foot to Hendricks at long off
18.2
0
Williams to Smuts, no run, yorker dug out by the batsman
18.1
0
Williams to Smuts, no run, drives off the front foot to Pongolo at deep cover
END OF OVER:18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | WAR: 170/9 (34 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.44, RRR: 17.00)
- JJ Smuts100 (51b)
- Migael Pretorius3-0-29-2
- Lizaad Williams3-0-33-2
17.6
W
M Pretorius to de Klerk, OUT, comes down the track and hammers the ball straight to Fortuin at long on
J de Klerk c Fortuin b M Pretorius 1 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
17.5
0
M Pretorius to de Klerk, no run, played off the front foot onto the on side
17.4
1
M Pretorius to Smuts, 1 run, played off the back foot through mid wicket to bring up the fastest hundred by a Warriors batsman, breaking his own record which was previously 54 balls
17.3
1
M Pretorius to de Klerk, 1 run, played off the back foot behind square on the off side
17.2
1
M Pretorius to Smuts, 1 run, played off the back foot through mid wicket
17.1
6
M Pretorius to Smuts, SIX, full toss and out the middle of the bat and hammered over the mid wicket boundary
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | WAR: 161/8 (43 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.47, RRR: 14.33)
- JJ Smuts92 (48b)
- Lizaad Williams3-0-33-2
- Migael Pretorius2-0-20-1
16.6
W
Williams to Magala, OUT, clears the front leg and hammers the ball to Hendricks at long off who comes off the boundary to claim the catch
SSB Magala c Hendricks b Williams 5 (13m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 62.50
16.5
1
Williams to Smuts, 1 run, hit hard, flies past the bowler to Hendricks at long off
16.4
1
Williams to Magala, 1 run, yorker dug out onto the on side
16.3
0
Williams to Magala, no run, played back to the bowler off the front foot
