MOSSEL BAY SPORT NEWS - The Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers are licking their wounds after a super-over defeat in Sunday's, 1 October, Cricket SA Twenty 20 knock-out fixture against the Eastern Cape Iinyathi at Buffalo Park in East London.
After no play was possible on Friday against Impala Limpopo and Saturday against the Northern Cape Heat, due to rain and a wet outfield, Sunday's match became a play-off.
The Badgers, who batted first, lost some momentum in the middle order but managed to post a defendable 158/9.
Blade Capell scored 41. The Iinyathi ended at 148/6 and with the scores tied, a super-over was imposed.
Marco Marais blasted 23 of the 28 runs in this over. The Badgers responded with nine runs – a defeat of 17 runs.
With this defeat the Badgers failed to qualify for the semi-finals and finals that will be played in East London this weekend.
Eastern Cape Iinyathi vs Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers
BADGERS 158/9 (20 overs) (Blade Capell 41, Hanno Kotze 28, Gideon Peters 3/28)
IINYATHI 158/6 (20) (Joshua van Heerden 75, Mncedisi Malika 31, Jerry Nqolo 20, Onke Nyaku 2/21; Basheer Walters 2/33)
Match tied - Eastern Cape Iinyathi won the super-over by 17 runs.
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