• Saffas Abroad: Rossouw dealing in knockout blows

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    Rilee Rossouw seemed to be saving his best for last as England’s T20 Blast entered its knockout phase.

    The Somerset striker picked up another Man of the Match award after smashing 93 off 36 balls (eight fours and seven sixes) to lead his team to a sensational 191-run victory over Derbyshire in the fourth quarter-final.

    Mattie McKiernan felt the full force of Rossouw’s onslaught as he conceded 34 runs in a single over – the South African despatching him for five sixes and a four.

    Derbyshire’s Leus du Plooy ended his campaign on a disappointing note after being dismissed by Peter Siddle for a duck.

    Lancashire’s Keaton Jennings was run out without facing a ball in the third quarter-final against Essex, but skipper Dane Vilas came to the rescue with 51 off 23 balls (three fours and three sixes) before being dismissed by Simon Harmer.

    The Essex captain did not get a chance to bat and took 1-29 with the ball as his side went down by seven wickets.

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    Juandre Joubert