Western Province will have to lift their away game ahead of Saturday’s trip to The Wanderers when they face the Titans at 2pm.
Captain Kyle Verryenne and his span go to Gauteng on the back of two T20 Challenge straight defeats, after going down to the table-topping Warriors in Gqeberha by eight wickets on Thursday.
After winning the toss at St George’s Park, the Kapenaars chose to bat, but they needed middle-order batters George Linde (46) and Onke Nyaku (26) to help them to 149/7 after their allotted 20 overs.
MATCH RESULT | A defeat in Gqeberha as Dafabet Warriors won by 8 wickets, 151/2 (17.4).
— Western Province Men (@WP_Blitz) March 21, 2024
Breetzke (53*), Hermann (31*). Mogakane 48.
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They needed their bowlers to keep them in the game, but the Warriors made kleinskooltjies of Province’s attack.
Warriors skipper Matthew Breetzke powered to an unbeaten 58 off 42 deliveries, with Andile Mokgakane teeing off with a superb 48 off 36.
Breetzke saw his team home with the help of Jordan Hermann’s 31 off 23.
WP will have to stiek uit in Gauteng big time if they want to get their campaign back on track, having dropped to fourth in the table - six points off the top.
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