Warriors beat Redbacks to make CT T20 final

Warriors' Nicky Boje celebrates after picking a wicket during their 30-run
win over the South Australian Redbacks in the Champions League semi-
final at Centurion on Saturday. PIC/AFP

The Warriors will meet Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings in the final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Jacobs (61) and Colin Ingram (46) staged a ferocious counter-attack after South Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait had South African Test batsman Ashwell Prince caught at first slip off the second ball of the match.
Jacobs and Ingram put on 104 for the second wicket off 70 balls to set their side up for a total of 175 for six off 20 overs.


Davy Jacobs scored 61 off 41 balls to give Warriors a solid start

Left-arm opening bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe dismissed in-form South Australian opening batsman Michael Klinger and Daniel Harris in the fourth over and the Redbacks were unable to recover, scoring 145 for seven. Callum Ferguson made an impressive 71 off 49 balls for the losers.

Only two runs were scored off Tait in the first over of the match but 18 were hit off the second over, surprisingly bowled by left-arm spinner Aaron O'Brien, and 16 off Tait's second over, including an audacious flick for six off his stumps by Jacobs. The Warriors raced to 77 off seven overs but the scoring rate was pegged back as the ball became softer and stroke play became more difficult on a slow pitch.

Effective Harris
Daniel Harris bowled his slow medium-pace effectively, making the breakthrough when he dismissed Jacobs and going on to take a career-best three for 18 off four overs.

The Redbacks clawed their way back into the game but a late burst of hitting by Nicky Boje and Justin Kreusch, who took 23 off the last over from Daniel Christian, gave the Warriors a winning total.

Scoreboard

Eastern Cape Warriors
D Jacobs c and b Harris 61
A Prince c Harris b Tait 0
C Ingram c Christian b Bailey 46
M Boucher c Christian b Harris 25
C Thyssen c Manou b Harris 1
J Botha c Putland b Tait 6
J Kreusch not out 7
N Boje not out 22
Extras: (b2, lb3, w2) 7
Total (6 wkts, 20 overs) 175
FoW: 1-1 (Prince), 2-105 (Jacobs), 3-119 (Ingram), 4-124 (Thyssen), 5-143 (Boucher), 6-146 (Botha)
Bowling: Tait 4-0-38-2, O'Brien 3-0-22-0, Putland 2-0-19-0, Christian 3-0-45-0, Cullen 4-0-28-1 (2w), Harris 4-0-18-3

South AustraliaN Redbacks
D Harris c Boucher b Tsotsobe 8
M Klinger c Botha b Tsotsobe 13
G Manou c and b Boje 8
C Ferguson lbw b Botha 71
C Borgas c Jacobs b Botha 10
D Christian b Theron 19
Tu00a0 Cooper run out (Tsotsobe) 6
Au00a0 O'Brien not out 1
Extras (lb3, w6) 9
Total (7 wkts, 20 overs) 145
FoW: 1-15 (Harris), 2-21 (Klinger), 3-49 (Manou), 4-60 (Borgas), 5-134 (Ferguson), 6-142 (Cooper), 7-145 (Christian)
Bowling: Theron 4-0-21-1, Tsotsobe 4-0-16-2, Ntini 2-0-22-0 (1w), Boje 4-0-32-1 (1w), Botha 4-0-34-2, Kreusch 2-0-17-0

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!