Match Details
Series
Toss
Knights , elected to field first
Batsman Of The Match
Bowler Of The Match
Season
Match days
12 April 2019 - day/night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Lions 5, Knights 0
R McLaren b Siboto 13 (26m 15b 2x4 0x6) SR: 86.66
E Leie b Siboto 1 (12m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28
Chasing Lions' lofty score, Smuts played a virtual lone hand with a boundary-laden century that took his team to within touching distance of victory
He was also expected to take up a short county stint in England to acclimatise ahead of the World Cup, but he wanted to stay in South Africa to be closer to his ailing father