CSA T20 Challenge: Warriors back to winning ways, Dragons get first victory

Dragons too strong for faltering Tuskers

Onke Nyaku finished with figures of 3-29 to help the Dragons beat the Tuskers by 25 runs at the JB Marks Oval and record their win of this season's tournament.

Defending a target of 174, seamer Nyaku quickly put the visitors under pressure with the early wicket of opener Kagiso Rapulana (5).

Ntandoyenkosi Zuma kept the Tuskers innings together with a 37-ball 42 while Wayne Parnell (26) and Cameron Shekleton (20) contributed decent scores but they lost wickets at regular intervals.

Nyaku returned later on to get the scalps of Parnell and Andile Mogakane (11) as the visitors could reach a total of 148-8 in their 20 overs.

Earlier, the home side had middling contributions from the top-order to post a total of 173-5 in the first innings.

Ludwich Schuld top-scored with 43 off 33 balls while opening partner Janneman Malan struck a run-a-ball 37.

Wihan Lubbe upped the scoring-rate with a 12-ball 23 but the innings received late boost when Ruan de Swart clobbered an unbeaten 27 off just 10 deliveries.

Warriors back to winning ways at St Georges' Park

JP King struck a brutal 56 not out off 26 balls while captain Matthew De Villiers was unbeaten on 49 as the home side chased down a target of 147 with more than two overs to spare to win by eight wickets.

The run-chase was solid start with opening pair Muhammad Manack (26) and Modiri Litheko (18) both made decent contributions before King and De Villiers finished the game off.

The Lions were earlier restricted to a total of 147-7 in their 20 overs with Mitchell van Buuren top-scoring with 51 off 39 balls.

The visitors kept losing wickets to stunt their momentum with teh next best score coming from opener Wandile Makwetu, who laboured to 25 from 28 deliveries.

The Warriors put in a disciplined bowling effort with CJ King, brother of JP, returning figures of 2-21 in three overs.