A brilliant century by the SWD captain, Jean du Plessis (113 from 56 balls; 3×6, 17×4) for his club, NMU Madibaz was the highlight of the first round of matches in the SWD Twenty20 competition.
Du Plessis’s century helped his club to amassed 201/2 where after they dismissed Blanco for 19 to won by 182 runs. NMU (168/8) was also victorious by 57 runs against Thembalethu (111/7). Western Hope also made an impressive start in Pool G with victories against Bongolethu (won by 54 runs) and Ladismith (won by 61 runs).
Two clubs, Ramblers in pool B and Riversdale in pool F, booked a place in the quarter final rounds and will finish on top of their respective pools. Due to the rain on Sunday, all matches in George were abandoned.
The summarised results are:
SATURDAY
POOL A
Blanco vs NMU Madibaz George
NMU MADIBAZ GEORGE 201/2 ; BLANCO 19/8
NMU Madibaz George won by 182 runs
NMU Madibaz George vs Thembalethu
NMU MADIBAZ GEORGE 168/6 ; THEMBALETHU 111/7
NMU Madibaz George won by 57 runs
Blanco vs St George
BLANCO 128; ST GEORGES 120
Blanco won by 8 runs
POOL B
Ramblers vs Kwanonqaba
KWANONQABA 23; RAMBLERS 24/0
Ramblers won by 10 wickets
Albertinia vs Wilderness Vipers
ALBERTINIA 118/8; WILDERNESS VIPERS 121/4
Wilderness Vipers won by 6 wickets
Ramblers vs Albertinia
RAMBLERS 171; ALBERTINIA 37/4 (11 overs)
Ramblers won by 53 runs on Duckworth Lewis method
POOL F
Riversdale vs Melkhoutfontein
RIVERSDALE 169/8; MELKHOUTFONTEIN 84
Riversdale won by 85 runs
Melkhoutfontein vs Heidelberg United
MELKHOUTFONTEIN 68; HEIDELBERG UNITED 69/0
Heidelberg United won by 10 wickets
Heidelberg United vs Riversdale
RIVERSDALE 136; HEIDELBERG UNITED 126
Riversdale won by 10 runs
POOL G
Western Hope vs Bongolethu
WESTERN HOPE 128/7; BONGOLETHU 74
Western Hope won by 54 runs
Ladismith vs Western Hope
WESTERN HOPE 136/6; LADISMITH 75
Western Hope won by 61 runs
Bongolethu vs Ladismith
Match abandoned
SUNDAY
POOL B
Ramblers vs Wilderness Vipers
Match abandoned
Albertinia vs Kwanonqaba
Match abandoned
Kwanonqaba vs Wilderness Vipers
Match abandoned
