Battle in the Last Man Stands T20 heats up
Wicket Masters thoroughly beat Jolly Brothers by 40 runs in the Last Man Stands (LMS) T20 eight-a-side Cricket League on Sunday at the Brakpan Sports Grounds.
Wicket Masters thoroughly beat Jolly Brothers by 40 runs in the Last Man Stands (LMS) T20 eight-a-side Cricket League on Sunday at the Brakpan Sports Grounds.
The Masters won the toss and elected to bat first and looked comfortable in the crease.
Captain Tiaan van Tonder and Gerhard Jordaan made sure that they started off well. They put on an opening partnership of 95 runs to send their side on the way to victory.
Jolly Brothers’ Kyle Steyn was the bowler who made the breakthrough as he picked up the first wicket when he picked up the wicket of van Tonder for 47 runs off 43 balls.
Van Tonder’s partner, Jordaan, went on to score his half-century as he reached the milestone off 42 balls to help the Wicket Masters reach 119/1 in their 20 overs.
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Armandt van der Merwe was the pick of the Jolly Brothers’ bowlers as he ended up with three wickets for just seven runs in his four overs.
The run chase was tough as Jolly Brothers struggled. Captain Cyril Harbor tried to put up a fight but he could only get 23 runs from 17 balls.
They were bowled out for 79 runs as they lost by 40 runs. The LMS East Rand league matches get played on Sundays.
“Games only last two hours. We live score and livestream all our games. Anyone can follow our games on our Youtube Channel, Last Man Stands T20 Cricket,” said LMS East Rand Franchise Owner Owen Chitsinho.
“Last Man Stands East Rand has been running these leagues for the past 10 years. We play at Brakpan Sports Grounds, Boksburg City Stadium as well as Elspark High School.”
