This year’s hosts the Bizhub Highveld Lions defended their title for three consecutive years with a total of 308 for eight in 50 overs against the Multiply Titans.
Although this year the Multiply Titans came close to a win, the Lions were far ahead with Themba Bavuma scoring another century. The chairman for the Soweto Cricket Oval Koketso Muller said, “Professional cricket in the township has a significant on young players and Sowetans as a whole.”Â
The Soweto Cricket Oval now has four teams affiliated with it, an academy launch in November to train young people from grass root level. The fourth Momentum eKasi Challenge prepared the grounds and pitch for professional games like the one that took place on September 7, The maintenance and renovations have been on underway for the grounds and all facilities, the field, and clubhouse will be ready for operations for the trained clubhouse manager, cricket administrators, teams and pupils.
The upgrades are intended to make a meaningful contribution as the facilities are utilized by the local community and surrounding schools. The aim is to sustain the interest and steady flow of talent moving up the ranks from primary level to club and franchise level even to the Proteas.Â
More than 800 local school pupils attended the match as guests because at the heart of the Momentum eKasi Challenge is the goal to nurture local cricket.
The coach for Multiply Titans Mark Boucher said, “It was refreshing watching Bavuma score a century, even though I’m the competitor’s coach.”
Emmanuel Mahlangu the Momentum CSI manager said, “We are using this tool as a catalyst to make cricket accessible in the townships.”
Momentum really believes that they can develop communities through sports, according to Mahlangu.
