- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 driving off the front foot hit in the air and brilliant catch by Abrahams at cover diving forward and takes the catch inches off the ground 14/13.2 short delivery hit hard off the back foot and straight to Coetsee at short mid wicket who just moved himself there now 25/28.2 driveing off the front foot off the outside edge and brilliantly taken by the keeper diving to his right 64/311.3 down the track and smashes this one high into the sky and taken by du Preez moving to his left at long off 82/418.3 full delivery attempting to play it fine down the leg side top edges to Rossouw at deep square leg 132/5Extras8 (w 8)TOTAL148/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.4)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Quinton de Kock, 1.1 ov), 2-25 (Chris Gayle, 3.2 ov), 3-64 (Rassie van der Dussen, 8.2 ov), 4-82 (Temba Bavuma, 11.3 ov), 5-132 (Neil McKenzie, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WL Coetsee 4 0 33 1 8.25 3 0 AD Russell 4 0 44 1 11.00 3 0 D du Preez 4 1 20 0 5.00 0 0 MP Siboto 4 0 26 2 6.50 1 0 SC van Schalkwyk 4 0 25 1 6.25 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 back of a length delivery played off the front foot and pops up the ball to Gayle at short cover who takes a simple catch 29/117.4 gives himself room on the on side and hits the ball down the throat of Symes running in from the deep cover boundary 144/2Extras4 (lb 3, w 1)TOTAL150/2 (17.5 Overs, RR: 8.41)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Gerhardt Abrahams, 4.4 ov), 2-144 (Rilee Rossouw, 17.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB P Matshikwe 2 0 28 0 14.00 0 0 LL Tsotsobe 3.5 0 32 1 8.34 1 0 CH Morris 3 0 29 0 9.66 0 0 K Rabada 3 0 13 1 4.33 0 0 E Leie 4 0 28 0 7.00 0 0 CH Gayle 1 0 10 0 10.00 0 0 J Symes 1 0 7 0 7.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Lions , elected to bat first
Batsman Of The Match
Bowler Of The Match
Series result
Knights advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-15.50, Interval 15.50-16.10, Second Session 16.10-17.30
Match days
7 December 2014 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- The innings of the Lions:
- Lions: 50 runs in 6.5 overs ( 45 balls, 31 mins, 7x4, 1x6)
- Lions: 100 runs in 14.5 overs ( 94 balls, 65 mins, 13x4, 1x6)
- 5th wicket: 50 runs off 44 balls in 31 mins (ND McKenzie 24, J Symes 23, Ex 3)
- The innings of the Knights:
- Knights: 50 runs in 7.3 overs ( 46 balls, 34 mins, 6x4, 1x6)
- 3rd wicket: 50 runs off 29 balls in 21 mins (RR Hendricks 25, RR Rossouw 25, Ex 0)
- RR Hendricks: 50 off 37 balls in 51 mins (8x4, 0x6)
- Knights: 100 runs in 12.4 overs ( 77 balls, 54 mins, 10x4, 1x6)
- 3rd wicket: 100 runs off 69 balls in 51 mins (RR Hendricks 49, RR Rossouw 49, Ex 2)
- RR Rossouw: 50 off 38 balls in 51 mins (3x4, 1x6)
- RR Rossouw and RR Hendricks now hold the highest 2nd wicket partnerships at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium in T20 cricket
- RAM SLAMMER of the match: RR Hendricks (Knights)
- RAM DELIVERER of the match: MP Siboto (Knights)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsHendricks, Rossouw take Knights to final
Knights set up a final clash with Cape Cobras as they crushed Lions by eight wickets in the semi-final at Wanderers