CRICKET NEWS - The one-day campaign of the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers came to a disappointing end on Sunday when they suffered a two-wicket defeat against the Eastern Cape Iinyathi at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn.
The Badgers, who batted first, posted a competitive 257/5, with George van Heerden (72*) and Luke Beaufort (75) the batting heroes.
The Badgers bowlers were disappointed as the Iinyathi reached the winning target in the 40th over for a bonus-points victory to enable them to secure a place in the finals.
The Badgers finished fifth in the One Day Cup with three victories and four defeats.
On Wednesday, a brilliant individual all-round performance by Pheko Moletsane steered the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers to a 52-run bonus-point victory against the Eastern Storm.
The Badgers, playing at home, won the toss and thanks to a record 194-run partnership between Moletsane (100 from 130 balls; 1x6, 11x4) and Kyle Jacobs 82 (121 balls; 1x6, 3x4) posted 233/8 in their allotted 50 overs. Unfortunately, none of the other batsmen took advantage of the platform that was set.
The run chase of the Storm was well on target with their score at 141/2 in the 28th over, but Moletsane and his spin-partner, Thomas Kaber, turned the match around. Kaber bagged 4/40 (in 10 overs) and Moletsane (3/29 in 8 overs) as the Storm was dismissed for 181 in the 39th over.
Summarised scorecards
Garden Route Badgers beat Eastern Storm by 52 runs:
Garden Route Badgers 233/8 - 50 overs (Pheko Moletsane 100, Kyle Jacobs 82, Kabelo Sekhukune 3/29, Amaan Kahn 3/43, Tumelo Similane 2/47).
Eastern Storm 181 all out - 38.3 overs (Jason van Dyk 50, Kabelo Sekhukune 38, Grant Thompson 26, Thomas Kaber 4/40, Pheko Moletsane 3/29).
Eastern Cape Iinyathi beat Garden Route Badgers by 2 wickets:
Garden Route Badgers 257/5 - 50 overs (George van Heerden 72*, Luke Beaufort 75, Thomas Kaber 42, Kyle Jacobs 24, Nico van Zyl 2/34).
Eastern Cape Iinyathi 258/8 - 39.4 overs (Nathan Roux 53, Shane Dadswell 48, Jerome Bossr 40, Jason Niemand 36, Jade de Klerk 32*, Lihle Sizani 24, Pheko Moletsane 3/37, Thomas Kaber 3/71, Irwin Modimokoane 2/53).
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