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Player Scores match 26, 27


Cape Town Blitz

16 Phehlukwayo
12 Behardien
193 de Kock
dnp Badree
12 Asif Ali
dnp Smith
76 Malan J
90 Steyn

Durban Heat

dnp Amla
49 Miller
13 Morkel
dnp Klaasen
138 Rashid Khan
1 Bavuma
51 Maharaj
117 Abbott

Jozi Stars

85 Rabada
18 Hendricks R
15 Gayle
14 vd Dussen
81 Christian
53 Vilas
dnp Leie
61 Olivier

Paarl Rocks

25 Shamsi
110 Bravo
34 Delport
dnp Stirling
31 Paterson
8 Markram
111 du Plessis
dnp Klinger
14 v Jaarsveld

Leaderboard after match 27

It's tight.... damned tight

4340 The Professor
4335 ianp1970
3654 Durhamfootman
3240 GG - Amir Sohail
3196 Red Junior
3132 Red Devil
3130 andy
2876 meninblue
2824 mikesiva

all to play for at the top and the bottom!

ianp1970 wrote:How long left DFM, finished before the SA test series, surely?

3 group games plus elimifier and final

5 to go

Player Scores match 28


Jozi Stars

76 Rabada
40 Hendricks R
dnp Gayle
156 vd Dussen
102 Christian
10 Vilas
dnp Leie
60 Olivier

Tshwane Spartans

10 de Villiers
27 Frylinck
dnp Kleinveldt
dnp Ngidi
67 Morgan

proper update tomorrow, but the Prof has just nudged a little further ahead.... lead is now 39

Player Scores match 29, 30


Durban Heat

20 Amla
4 Miller
107 Morkel
56 Klaasen
91 Rashid Khan
dnp Bavuma
113 Maharaj
16 Abbott

Nelson Mandela Bay Giants

dnp Tahir
122 Morris
32 Roy
dnp McLaren
11 Smuts
26 Phangiso

Paarl Rocks

75 Shamsi
135 Bravo
134 Delport
dnp Stirling
25 Paterson
24 Markram
16 du Plessis
dnp Klinger
dnp v Jaarsveld

Tshwane Spartans

143 de Villiers
dnp Frylinck
80 Kleinveldt
dnp Ngidi
7 Morgan

Leaderboard after group stage

Ian snatches a healthy last minute lead

4969 ianp1970
4702 The Professor
4104 Durhamfootman
3908 Red Devil
3907 GG - Amir Sohail
3793 Red Junior
3702 andy
3338 meninblue
3263 mikesiva

Prof has 6 players still alive and Ian has 5

so it's Smith (45), Rabada (562), Olivier (620), v Jaarsveld (160) versus Behardien (155), Christian (661), Bravo (536)

Elimifier PR -v- JS is where the title will be won or lost. If Paarl triumph, it would be hard to see Ian being overtaken

Player Leaderboard after groups
Top 10


737 de Kock
661 Christian
639 Hendricks RR
620 Olivier
610 vd Dussen
584 Smuts JJ
562 Rabada
536 Bravo
532 d Villiers
520 Morris

As is probably fitting for this competition, the elimifying qualinator turned out to be a glorious celebration of T20 cricket as the match concluded with a nail biting total wash out which went all the way to the final umpires inspection.

Final today

can the Prof snatch it at the death or will Ian bring it home?

The Prof has 4 in the final and Ian has 3. Both have de Kock

assuming that 'one game' Smith won't be playing for the Prof, it would seem to be a straight shoot out between Rabada and Olivier -v- Behardien and Christian plus 267

My money is on Ian

As is also fitting for South Africa's long conceived, but hastily implemented Premier T20 league, and following on from the washed out SF, Cape Town struggled to a well below par 113, leaving Jozi to nudge and nurdle risk free singles on route to an easy win. I imagine the final will have proved to be utterly underwhelming for everyone bar the players and fans of the Stars.

Player Scores final


Cape Town Blitz

24 Phehlukwayo
23 Behardien
5 de Kock
dnp Badree
4 Asif Ali
dnp Smith
dnp Malan J
95 Steyn

Jozi Stars

85 Rabada
53 Hendricks R
dnp Gayle
79 vd Dussen
55 Christian
14 Vilas
dnp Leie
70 Olivier

Final Leaderboard

Ian waltzes home

5052 ianp1970
4862 The Professor
4235 Durhamfootman
4065 GG - Amir Sohail
3960 Red Devil
3883 Red Junior
3775 andy
3512 meninblue
3425 mikesiva