Lions outplay Dophins to book a T20 home final
Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma entertain with crisp power batting to steer the side to a crushing eight-wicket win with eight balls remaining
The Lions became the first team to chase down more than 159 runs in a day game at the Wanderers on Wednesday to sweep aside the Dolphins and earn the right to host the domestic Twenty20 final on Sunday. Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma entertained the few fans in attendance with some crisp power batting to steer the Lions to a crushing eight-wicket win over the Dolphins with eight balls remaining. World Cup-bound Van der Dussen scored the winning runs and top scored for the Lions with a breath-taking 69 off 49 balls which included three maximums and five boundaries. Lions’ captain Bavuma at the other end played a supporting role to Van der Dussen as he narrowly missed out on his half century with an unbeaten 45 off 32 balls.
After winning the toss and sending the visitors in to bat first‚ the decision looked to be backfiring as the Dolphins raced to an opening partnership of 54 between openers Vaughn van Jaarsveld (47 off 34 balls) and Morne van Wyk (32 off 23 balls).Bu...
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