The Northerns Titans booked their place in the T20 Challenge final with a 19-run victory over Western Province in the second playoff qualifier in Centurion on Friday.
The decider will take place at the Wanderers on Sunday (14:00).
After winning the toss on Friday, WP elected to field first.
The Titans’ top order laid a solid foundation with contributions from Lhuan-dre Pretorius (24 off 16 balls), Rivaldo Moonsamy (29 off 27), and Dayyaan Galiem (28 off 23).
However, it was Andile Phehlukwayo’s explosive unbeaten 39 off just 16 balls that propelled the Titans to a competitive total of 182-7.
Beuran Hendricks and Mihlali Mpongwana took two wickets each for WP.
In response, Western Province collapsed to 48-5.
Edward Moore (48 off 31 balls) and Oliver Whitehead (40* off 40) provided some resistance, but the visitors finished well short on 163-6.
Gerald Coetzee took 2-14 in his four overs for the Titans.
Playoffs:
Qualifier 1: Lions beat Titans by seven wickets
Eliminator: Western Province beat Dragons by 41 runs
Qualifier 2: Titans beat WP by 19 runs
Final: Sunday, 27 October (14:00), Lions vs Titans, Wanderers
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