CSA T20 Challenge 2022

The CSA T20 challenge has come to an end and Gebets Rocks have been crowned champions for the 1st time.

The tournament took place in Porth Elizabeth st Goerges park in a bio bubble. The tournament had a few nail-biting encounters and the fight to make the final 4 went down to the last day of the league phase. The top 4 teams were Titans, Western Cape, Dolphins, Rocks.

The tournament showcased the talent available for Proteas and also the depth of players and the future of South African cricket is bright. The tournament had experienced players mixed with young upcoming talent and the blend was fruitful as the results showed the players benefited from mixing with the experienced players.

There were a few standout players to name a few Tristan Stubbs who scored 293 at an average of 48.83 at a strike rate of 183.12, Peter Malan at 363 at an average of 46 at a strike rate of 118.70 and Wihan Lubbe 231 at an average of 38.50 at a strike rate of 122.22 plus 4 wickets.

This tournament has helped create more options for the Proteas team as they prepare for the T20 world cup later this year in Australia although conditions were not ideal the tournament was still a success and also it was good to see fans back in the stadium in South Africa.

The final was played by the Gebets Rocks and Titans. The Rocks won the final by 15 runs and capped off an excellent comeback after losing their first 2 matches in the tournament. They won the remaining 4 out of 5 matches to make the semifinal and then they beat the Western province in the semifinal and then the Titans in the final to win the tournament.

Team of the tournament

1 Peter Malan (c) , 2 Q de Kock(wk) , 3 J. Malan, 4 W. Lubbe, 5 H. Klassen, 6 T, Stubbs, 7 F. Adams, 8 S Von Berg , 9. Z. Abrahams, 10 T. Shamsi, 11. GC Viljoen

This team is balanced considering the conditions the tournament was played in was spin-friendly the seven bowling options are F. Adams, GC Viljoen, T. Shamsi, S. Von Berg, Z. Abrahams, T Stubbs and W. Lubbe

Writer; Ebrahim Yusuf Omar

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