Lions v Warriors - Sunfoil Series – Day 3 – Live Score and Update
Lions 315 and 59 v Warriors 235 and 140/0 (33.5 ov) - Warriors won by 10 wickets
Warriors grabbed a well deserved win on Saturday, ending their four-day Sunfoil Series match on the penultimate day, at the New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
This is a shocking defeat for the Lions, as they had an upper hand in the match after clobbering 315 runs in the first innings and then they bowled-out the Warriors for 235.
However, their poor performance in the second innings let them down, as their batsmen were left in ruins after the Warriors’ bowlers put their side ahead.
The third day began with the Lions resuming their second innings from 35 for five. After suffering a batting collapse on Friday, they were hoping to make amends on Saturday.
However, their plans went awry when with just 40 runs on the board, the batting side lost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472heir first wicket of the day when T Bavuma was given lbw for 18.
TL Tsolekile, was then joined by BJ Pelser as the batting side sought redemption; however, they were unaware that A Gqamane was planning a ruthless coup d’état for them.
While the batsmen struggled against the bowlers, it was imperative for them not to lose their wickets in order to avoid an imminent defeat.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 were struggling with only 45 runs on the board.
They needed to halt the bowling onslaught, to at least put enough runs on the board, to give their bowlers a fighting chance.
With TL Tsolekile choosing his shots wisely, he lost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eddie-Leie-c55031, who went down after scoring only a run off 15 deliveries. At the time of this wicket, the Lions had reached 58 runs.
Tsolekile (14) was the last wicket to fall, as the Lions were destroyed after posting 59 runs on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861’ A Gqamane was the ace bowler as he nuked the Lions by taking seven wickets.
Requiring 140 runs to win, the game was in the balance as the Lions could have pulled off a miraculous win with an outstanding bowling performance, however, the bowlers were given the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacobs-c65213 and ML Price who stayed unbeaten, leading their side to victory in 33.5 overs.
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