The T20 champions of Western Province – Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC) – will represent the Western Cape at the Cricket South Africa T20 Community Cup that will be contested in Johannesburg later this month.
WPCC defeated Van Der Stel (Boland) in the first match on Saturday by 8 wickets. Against Pacaltsdorp United WPCC posted 158/7 with Liyabona Malife 3/20 that impressed with the ball for Pacaltsdorp. Pieter Stuurman (63*) shows his experience with the bat as Pacaltsdorp ended on 129/5 – a defeat on 29 runs.
In a nail-biting dead rubber against Van der Stel Pacaltsdorp ended on 131/8 whereafter they restricted Van der Stel to 130/7 to win by 1 run.
The summarized score cards are:
Van Der Stel vs Western Province CC
VAN DER STEL 132/6 (20 overs) (Pieter Malan 63, W Brand 30, Shaun von Berg 25, J Rossouw 3/22)
WESTERN PROVINCE CC 133/2 (14.2 overs) (N Barlow 56*, O Whitehead 49*)
Western Province CC won by 8 wickets
Western Province CC vs Pacaltsdorp United CC
WESTERN PROVINCE CC 158/7 (20 overs) (N Barlow 40, D Mitchell 35, D Bosman 27*, Liyabona Malife 3/20, Charl Francios Marais 2/38)
PACALTSDORP UNITED CC 129/5 (20 overs) (Pieter Stuurman 63*, Matthew Thorne 29, J Rossouw 2/24)
Western Province CC won by 29 runs
Van Der Stel vs Pacaltsdorp United CC
PACALTSDORP UNITED CC 131/8 (20 overs) (Matthew Thorne 26, Warren Bell 24, Bradley Carolus 20, J Nel 3/25, D Ross-Watt 2/24)
VAN DER STEL CC 130/7 (20 overs) (C Batt 38, B Lombard 20, A Hanekom 20, Enathi Kitshini 2/21, Anoxolo Kitshini 2/20)
Pacaltsdorp United CC won by 1 run