GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The quarter-finals of the Six Gun Grill SWD Twenty/20 knock-out competition were concluded over the past weekend.

Defending champions Pacaltsdorp United, as well as Knysna Cavaliers, Mossel Bay and Plett Pioneers, recorded victories and have advanced to the semi-finals that will be contested this weekend. 

Mossel Bay, that was relegated to the Promotion League last season, surprised everyone when they knocked out Union Stars II with a five-wicket victory.

The summarised score cards of the quarter-finals are:

Knysna Cavaliers beat SWD u.19 by 9 wickets

SWD u.19: 117/3 (20 overs) (Cameron Avontuur 34, Stefan May 24, Keano Coerecius 21, Kurt Botha 19, JP Ellis 1/12, AB van der Walt 1/15, Francios Bonthuys 1/26)

Knysna Cavaliers: 121/1 (18.4 overs) (Hayden Sweet 70*, JP Ellis 46*, Enathi Kitshini 1/32)

Mossel Bay beat Union Stars II by 5 wickets

Union Stars II: 132/8 (20 overs) (Tyrique Wessels 48*, Joviano Tock 20, Gerhard Lewis 3/22, Jacobus Scheepers 2/24)

Mossel Bay: 137/5 (19.1 overs) (Zayde Jacobs 46, Aseza Mzingle 43, John Scholtz 30*, James Bruiners 3/19)

Plett Pioneers beat Union Stars I by 2 wickets

Union Stars I: 138 all out (19.2 overs) (Thurston Murphy 55, Grant Esau 35, Kyle Jacobs 2/18, Darryl Damons 2/24, Eden Tarentaal 2/32)

Plett Pioneers: 140/8 (18.4 overs) (Garth Bock 59, Yamkela Xakani 4/4, Grant Esau 2/28)

Pacaltsdorp United beat Harlequins Forces by 2 wickets

Harlequins Forces: 121 all out (17.4 overs) (Jermaine le Kay 67, Ricardo Majolla 5/8, Liyabona Malife 2/20)

Pacaltsdorp United: 122/8 (16.5 overs) (Matthew Thorne 36*, Askin Louw 32, Leroi Bredenkamp 27, Clayton Manewill 2/12, Pheko Moletsane 2/13, Gavindino Pietersen 2/36)

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