http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 Domestic: Franchise 1 - Day Cup – Warriors v Lions – Match Update
Lions 218 v Warriors 174 - Warriors won by 45 runs (D/L method)
In the ongoing South African domestic tournament Franchise 1-Day Cup, Warriors won their match against Lions by 45 runs according to Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method) as the match was stopped duo to consistent rain.
Warriors have now gained four points from their win and have the stars to thank them as initially Lions had posted 218 runs on the board which might have been a tough ask for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861.
After winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 chose to bat first as they wanted to post maximum runs against a decent Warriors bowling attack and since there were chances of showers during the game, Lions wanted to bat without any interruptions.
Warriors drew first blood on the fourth delivery of the second over when they dismissed Lions opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Cook-c2571, who lost his wicket without scoring a run.
Lions second wicket fell when they had posted 22 runs on the board, this time number-three batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Ntini-c1865.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028, who had come in as an opener then fell after playing a knock of 16 runs as at the time of his wicket, Lions had managed to post 33 runs on the board.
With three wickets down at this point in time, Lions needed the remaining batsmen to bat slight with more concentration and composure to subdue to their opponents.
Middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jean-Symes-c66756 rose to the occasion as they played stupendous cricket with brains and muscle without taking too many risks.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/McKenzie-c75497 smashed a staggering knock of 87 runs while Symes amassed 44 runs to help their side post a daunting total on the board.
Lions could have posted a better total had the lower-order stood their own as they were shredded by the Warriors.
Coming out to bat, Warriors lost their first wicket in the third over when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JJ-Smuts-c1701 fell after scoring only four runs.
However, the loss of an early wicket did not unnerve the Warriors as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Colin-Alexander-Ingram-c51381 batted their side to domination by smashing the opposition without remorse.
In 31.4 overs, Warriors had clobbered 174 runs after which play was stopped due to rain. The consistent rain did not allow play to resume, consequently resulting in a win for Warriors. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacobs-c65213 smashed 71 runs while Ingram amassed a resilient knock of 94 runs.
Ingram was named as the Player of the Match for his superb performance in the game.
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