Warriors win battle against Victoria
Warriors captain Davy Jacobs hit a thrilling half-century and took two stunning catches.
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Warriors captain Davy Jacobs hit a thrilling half-century and took two stunning catches as the South African champions defeated the Victoria Bushrangers by 28 runs in a Champions League Twenty20 match at St George’s Park.
Jacobs thrashed 59 off 39 balls as the Warriors made 158 for six before the Bushrangers limped to 130 for nine.
Veteran South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini took two early wickets and fellow paceman Rusty Theron claimed his second three-wicket haul of the tournament. Jacobs held a leaping catch at mid-on to dismiss dangerous opener Brad Hodge off Ntini and held a comparable catch at cover to break a threatening stand between Aaron Finch (25) and Victoria skipper David Hussey (29). The Warriors became the first team to notch two wins in the tournament, putting them on top of Group A.
“We always knew it would be a difficult total to chase but we still had to bowl and field well,” said Jacobs.
Opening batsman Jacobs gave his team a blazing start as the Warriors hammered 62 without loss in the six Powerplay overs. But with the total on 81 Ashwell Prince ran out his opening partner amid confusion after Jacobs hesitated to take the single.
Prince was out in the next over and the innings lost momentum. But South African internationals Mark Boucher and Johan Botha put on 40 off 28 balls to enable the Warriors to reach a competitive total.
With not much time before their next match today, disappointed Bushrangers captain Hussey said, “We’ve got to regroup pretty quickly and play some A-grade cricket.”
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2010.
Warriors captain Davy Jacobs hit a thrilling half-century and took two stunning catches as the South African champions defeated the Victoria Bushrangers by 28 runs in a Champions League Twenty20 match at St George’s Park.
Jacobs thrashed 59 off 39 balls as the Warriors made 158 for six before the Bushrangers limped to 130 for nine.
Veteran South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini took two early wickets and fellow paceman Rusty Theron claimed his second three-wicket haul of the tournament. Jacobs held a leaping catch at mid-on to dismiss dangerous opener Brad Hodge off Ntini and held a comparable catch at cover to break a threatening stand between Aaron Finch (25) and Victoria skipper David Hussey (29). The Warriors became the first team to notch two wins in the tournament, putting them on top of Group A.
“We always knew it would be a difficult total to chase but we still had to bowl and field well,” said Jacobs.
Opening batsman Jacobs gave his team a blazing start as the Warriors hammered 62 without loss in the six Powerplay overs. But with the total on 81 Ashwell Prince ran out his opening partner amid confusion after Jacobs hesitated to take the single.
Prince was out in the next over and the innings lost momentum. But South African internationals Mark Boucher and Johan Botha put on 40 off 28 balls to enable the Warriors to reach a competitive total.
With not much time before their next match today, disappointed Bushrangers captain Hussey said, “We’ve got to regroup pretty quickly and play some A-grade cricket.”
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2010.