The YesPlay Cobras secured a convincing nine-wicket victory over WSB Eastern Storm in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
After restricting Eastern Storm to 130\/7, Cobras made light work of the chase, reaching 134\/1 in just 15.5 overs to claim their third victory of the 2026\/27 Pro20 campaign.<\/p>\n
George Linde struck twice in the Powerplay, removing Ronan Hermann for two and Kabelo Sekhukhune for 15 to leave the visitors 18\/2.<\/p>\n
Christopher Britz (38) and Dewan Marais (40) attempted to rebuild the innings, but the Cobras kept the scoring in check throughout.<\/p>\n
Linde finished with excellent figures of 2\/15 from his four overs, while Oliver Whitehead also claimed two wickets for 18 runs.<\/p>\n
Tshepo Moreki and Asakhe Tsaka chipped in with a wicket apiece as Eastern Storm were restricted to 130\/7.<\/p>\n
The Cobras’ chase was anchored by an impressive unbeaten 60 from Jiveshan Pillay, who struck three fours and three sixes from 40 deliveries.<\/p>\n
Kashief Joseph provided strong support with 31 before Joshua van Heerden joined Pillay and accelerated the chase with an unbeaten 40 from 26 balls.<\/p>\n
The pair combined to see the Cobras home with 25 balls to spare, securing a comprehensive victory and another valuable result in Pool A.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Garden Route Badgers held their nerve to defeat Wenbro Impalas by five wickets on Monday, reaching their target with three balls to spare.<\/p>\n
Impalas were in early trouble at 47\/3 before Ernest Kemm steadied the innings with 39 off 36 balls.<\/p>\n
Abdullah Bayoumy then anchored the lower order with an unbeaten 35 off 36, while Thomas Mayes added a late 24 off 18 to lift Impalas to 128\/6.<\/p>\n
Former SA U19 players Liam Alder and Enathi Kitshini were the standout performers with the ball for Badgers, claiming two wickets each, while Pheko Moletsane added 1\/16 from his four overs.<\/p>\n
The Badgers’ reply was led by Janneman Malan, who struck 46 off 38 balls, before Moletsane finished the job with an unbeaten 27.<\/p>\n
Alder added a brisk five off two deliveries to seal the five-wicket victory at 131\/5 in 19.3 overs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"