The EP Warriors crushed Western Province by nine wickets in Paarl on Sunday for their eighth consecutive T20 Challenge win of the season.
Bowling first in the early game at Boland Park after losing the toss, the Warriors bowlers restricted Province to 142-7. Nealan van Heerden took 2-25 and Alfred Mothoa 2-36.
Geoge Linde (30) top-scored with starts for plenty others, all of whom failed to kick on as the log-leaders took control.
In reply, Jiveshan Pillay (31) and Matthew Breetzke (62* off 48 balls; five fours, two sixes) put on 80 for the first wicket, before a marauding 20-ball 47* by Beyers Swanepoel, who clobbered six sixes, saw the Warriors charge to victory with 3.3 overs to spare.
The Central Gauteng Lions were equally impressive in their nine-wicket win over the Boland Rocks.
Rookie spinner Nqaba Peter was the pick of the Lions bowlers with a career-best 3-14 and supported expertly by Bjorn Fortuin (2-15) and Wiaan Mulder (2-26).
Only Ferisco Adams (37) put up a fight for the Rocks, who made 116-8.
Reeza Hendricks led the Lions’ reply by striking an unbeaten 53 off 47 balls (one four, two sixes).
He was well supported by Ryan Rickelton (23 off 30) and Evan Jones (43* off 27) as the Lions won with 16 deliveries to spare.
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