Warriors show determination

The Oiltrans Msukaligwa Warriors Premier side hosted SACE Cricket Club in a match played at the EHS cricket grounds on Saturday.

Warriors won the toss and elected to bowl first and with some tenacious bowling managed to restrict the visitors to 134/10 in 28 overs.

The Warriors bowlers were spearheaded by Corrie Swart who took 4/34 in nine overs and Andrich Viljoen with 3/31 in five overs. Pieter Lee also contributed by taking 2/25 runs in five overs.

Despite a shaky start to their innings in which the Warriors were made to fight for runs due to some tight bowling by the SACE players, the Warriors passed the required total in 35 overs with six wickets down.

Gary Daniel batted well and top-scored with an unbeaten 55 runs and was adjudicated Oiltrans Man of the Match. Vincent Sonnekus scored a determined 26 runs.

The Oiltrans Msukaligwa Warriors won the match by four wickets.

In the other home game the Oiltrans Msukaligwa Warriors Promo side faced a daunting task against the strong All Stars from Middelburg.

The home side elected to field first, after winning the toss and tried valiantly to restrict the visitors to a low total.

All Stars posted a formidable 265/10 in 42 overs, setting a huge run chase for the Promo side. Wicket takers for the Promo side were Driaan Swart with 4/49 in nine overs, and JP Labushcagne and Raymond Hellerle with two wickets apiece. The Oiltrans Man of the Match award was shared by Raymond Hellerle and Driaan Swart.

The Promo side was bowled out for 132 runs with Raymond Hellerle scoring 26, Werner Joubert 18 and Zuan Swart 18 n/o.

The Premier side is currently vying for second place in the Mpumalanga League and the Promo side is currently in the sixth spot.

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