WAR vs LIO Final Result: Hendricks 3/31 Powers Warriors to 36-Run Win
Warriors beat Lions by 36 runs.
Warriors beat Lions by 36 runs in Final of CSA Pro T20 Cup. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- WAR Over 3 — 18 runs came off the over, bowled by Morteza Manack: 4 4 4 0 0 6
- WAR Over 11.3 — Jp King brings up a fifty off 30 balls
- WAR Over 15.2 — Matthew De Villiers brings up a fifty off 28 balls
- WAR Over 16.4 — Jp King out for 73 (46), c nqabayomzi peter b ce yusuf by Codi Yusuf. 177/2
- WAR Over 20 — 21 runs came off the over, bowled by Gerald Coetzee: 6 4 2 6 2 1
- LIO Over 4.4 — Beuran Hendricks completes a 3-wicket haul
- LIO Over 10.5 — Connor Esterhuizen out for 34 (23), c pe kruger b a mokgakane by Andile Mokgakane. 83/4
- LIO Over 13.4 — Mitchell Van Buuren brings up a fifty off 31 balls
- LIO Over 14 — 19 runs came off the over, bowled by Andile Mokgakane: 4 4 2 4 1 4
- LIO Over 14.5 — Delano Potgieter out for 30 (12), c bs makhanya b s muthusamy by Senuran Muthusamy. 138/5
- LIO Over 15 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Senuran Muthusamy: 1 wd 6 0 6 W 1
How the runs came
Warriors were 99 after 10 overs and finished on 219/2. Lions were 77 after 10 overs and finished on 183/7.
Phase by phase
| Phase | WAR | LIO |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 61/1 (RR 10.17) | 36/3 (RR 6.00) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 101/0 (RR 11.22) | 103/2 (RR 11.44) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 55/1 (RR 10.65) | 44/2 (RR 8.80) |
In the powerplay, Warriors scored 25 more than Lions. In the death overs, Warriors scored 11 more than Lions.
Warriors innings: over by over
Warriors faced 29 dot balls (24%), hit 17 fours and 12 sixes, and got 3 extras. The best stand was 130 off 77 balls between Jordan Hermann & Matthew De Villiers.
Fall of wickets: 47-1 (Sibonelo Makhanya, 3.5), 177-2 (Jp King, 16.4)
Lions innings: over by over
Lions faced 30 dot balls (25%), hit 16 fours and 8 sixes, and got 5 extras. The best stand was 58 off 37 balls between Connor Esterhuizen & Mitchell Van Buuren.
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Bjorn Fortuin, 2.2), 16-2 (Onkgomoditse Seletswane, 2.6), 25-3 (Rassie van der Dussen, 4.4), 83-4 (Connor Esterhuizen, 10.5), 138-5 (Delano Potgieter, 14.5), 143-6 (Morteza Manack, 15.4), 163-7 (Nqabayomzi Peter, 17.6)
Our view
Warriors put up a massive 219/2, with Jp King and Matthew De Villiers leading the charge through two outstanding innings. King scored 73, while De Villiers remained unbeaten on 71, and their partnership with Jordan Hermann added 130 crucial runs to the total. The Lions bowlers struggled to contain the scoring as Warriors kept finding boundaries throughout the innings. The final over made things even tougher for Lions, with 21 runs coming off Gerald Coetzee to take Warriors to a commanding total.
Lions had a disastrous start to the chase, losing three wickets for just 25 runs. Connor Esterhuizen and Mitchell Van Buuren tried to steady the innings with a 58-run partnership, but Esterhuizen's dismissal put the pressure back on Lions. Van Buuren then found some support from Delano Potgieter, who scored a quick 30 off just 12 balls, but his wicket at 138/5 proved to be a major turning point. Van Buuren fought hard with 72, but the wickets kept falling and Lions eventually finished on 183/7. Warriors won by 36 runs and capped off their campaign by lifting the CSA Pro T20 Cup title.
Top performers
- Jp King — 73 (47 balls)
- Mitchell Van Buuren — 72 (46 balls)
- Matthew De Villiers — 71 (39 balls)
- Beuran Hendricks — 3/31 (4 ov)
- Kerwin Mungroo — 2/29 (4 ov)
- Morteza Manack — 2/39 (3 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Warriors vs Lions
