Pirates United, Kranshoek Cobras, and Thembalethu (both Promotion league clubs) recorded surprising victories in the opening round of the Six Gun Grill Twenty20 competition that kicked off the past weekend.
Pirates (70/4) defeated Plett Pioneers (69/8) by 6 wickets in a Pool A fixture after they reached the target in the 16th over. Thembalethu (133/7) recorded a 3 wicket victory over Sussex (132/4) when they surpassed the target with one ball to spare.
Plett Pioneers (79 all out) also suffered a 4 wicket defeat against Kranshoek Cobras (85/6).
The summarised score cards are:
POOL A
Knysna Cavaliers vs Pirates United
PIRATES UNITED 93 all out (18.3); KNYSNA CAVALIERS 94/6 (17.3)
Knysna Cavaliers won by 4 wickets
Knysna Cavaliers vs Plett Pioneers
KNYSNA CAVALIERS 94/7 (20); PLETT PIONEERS 65/8 (20)
Knysna Cavaliers won by 29 runs
Plett Pioneers vs Pirates United
PLETT PIONEERS 69/8 (20); PIRATES UNITED 70/4 (16)
Pirates United won by 6 wickets
Plett Pioneers vs Kranshoek Cobras
PLETT PIONEERS 79 all out (13.1); KRANSHOEK COBRAS 85/6 (18.5)
Kranshoek Cobras won by 4 wickets
POOL E
Harlequins Forces vs Bongolethu
BONGOLETHU 21 all out (8.3); HARLEQUINS FORCES 22/2 (4)
Harlequins Forces won by 8 wickets
Masakhane vs Harlequins Forces
HARLEQUINS FORCES 177/5 (20); MASAKHANE 65 all out (18)
Harlequins Forces won by 112 runs
Ladismith vs Masakhane
MASAKHANE 72 all out (16.5) LADISMITH 73/1 (12.3)
Ladismith won by 9 wickets
Harlequins Forces vs Ladismith
HARLEQUINS FORCES 123/8 (20); LADISMITH 67/5 (20
Harlequins Forces won by 50 runs
Ladismith vs Bongolethu
BONGOLETHU 75 all out (15); LADISMITH 76/4 ((10.4)
Ladismith won by 6 wickets
POOL F
Headliners vs Riversdale
HEADLINERS 30 all out (11.2); RIVERSDALE 36/1 (2.5)
Riversdale won by 9 wickets
POOL G
Thembalethu vs New Dawn Park
NEW DAWN PARK 108/6 (20); THEMBALETHU 119/4 (16.4)
Thembalethu won by 6 wickets
New Dawn Park vs Sussex
SUSSEX 160/9 (20); NEW DAWN PARK 82 all out (18.2)
Sussex won by 78 runs
Sussex vs Thembalethu
SUSSEX 132/4 (20); THEMBALETHU 133/7 (19.5)
Thembalethu won by 3 wickets
RESERVE LEAGUE (40 overs)
Pacaltsdorp United C vs NMU B
PACALTSDORP UNITED C 203 all out (37.1); NMU B 38 all out (14.3)
Pacaltsdorp United C won by 165 runs
Pacaltsdorp United C vs George C
PACALTSDORP UNITED C 119 all out (30.4); GEORGE C 121/4 (29.4)
George C won by 6 wickets
NMU B vs George B
GEORGE B 325/7 (40); NMU B 76 all out (17.5)
George B won by 249 runs
