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Winning start for Chevrolet Warriors in T-20 Challenge


KIMBERLEY: The Chevrolet Warriors kicked off their RAM SLAM T20 Challenge campaign in the best possible manner, as they hammered the Chevrolet Knights by eight wickets in a rain-reduced affair at the Diamond Oval on Sunday.

Having inserted the Chevrolet Knights, the men from the Eastern Cape restricted their hosts to
136 for seven, before achieving their rain-reduced target of 127 from 18 overs with eleven balls to spare.

Christian Jonker plundered four sixes and six boundaries in his 66 not out to walk away with the Batsman of the match award, while Rusty Theron's exemplary mix of slower balls and yorkers saw him snare the Bowler's award with figures of two for 23 in his four overs.

Rilee Rossouw (35 off 26 balls) and Gihahn Cloete (37 off 33 balls) were the only top-order batsmen to make any real impression for the hosts, but once their stand of 65 for the second wicket was broken, the Chevrolet Knights crumbled.

Obus Pienaar valiantly clubbed a few boundaries in his 24, but 136 for seven was never going to be enough. Ayabulela Gqamane also impressed with the ball for the visitors, his spell harvesting one for 23.

In reply, the Chevrolet Warriors lost Ashwell Prince to the second ball of their chase, but Jonker and Colin Ingram (46 off 43 balls) then clattered 109 runs in 13 overs to seal the contest. Ingram stroked seven fours in his knock, and fell trying to hurry things along under the Kimberley lights.

Skipper Davy Jacobs (9 not out) was there at the end with Jonker, who fittingly ended proceedings by drilling Ryan McLaren's first ball of the 17th over high over cover for six. The Chevrolet Warriors' impressive start earned them four log points, and they have sounded out a warning to their rivals.