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Sensational Dudgeon makes SA T20 history as Tuskers trample Lions
Keith Dudgeon put on a masterclass in new ball-bowling as he registered new career-best bowling figures to inspire the AET Tuskers to an eight-wicket bonus-point win over the DP World Lions at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday night.
The Tuskers chased down the total with 20 balls to spare. They scored 94 for two in 11.4 overs.
The match was rain-affected and reduced to 15 overs a side. The win lifts the Tuskers from the bottom of the log and they are now ahead of the Gbets Rocks. They are now sitting on five points, while the Rocks are still to register a win.
This was the Tuskers' first win of the T20 Challenge and they did not bowl or bat as a team that had been rolled over by their opposition in their first three matches.
They were clinical, outplaying the Lions in all facets of the game. Their batters chased down the required runs at a canter led by Cameron Delport who scored 39 off 28 balls. Delport was awarded the batter of the match award for his effort.
Tuskers Tame Lions Roar at The Bullring 🐘
— CSA Domestic Leagues (@DomesticCSA) March 23, 2024
AET Tuskers have recorded their first win of the #CSAT20Challenge campaign after dominating against the DP World Lions 🏏#WozaNawe #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/vyr9dNibtE
The AET Tuskers get their first win of the #CSAT20Challenge in emphatic fashion against the DP World Lions 🏏#WozaNawe | #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/w3wNEo8acg
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Dudgeon produced a once-in-a-lifetime spell to reduce the Lions to three for four in 2.4 overs.
The 28-year-old saw to it that the home team's top three made their way back to the dressing room without scoring.
SHELL-SHOCKED
Dudgeon struck with the first delivery of the match, dismissing Rassie van der Dussen.
He could have made it two in two had Cameron Shekleton held on to the catch. The dropped catch did not cost the visitors much as Dudgeon struck on the next delivery, inducing an edge off Temba Bavuma's bat.
The pacer made it three scalps in four deliveries when he dismissed Mitchell van Buuren, trapping him lbw with a toe-crunching yorker.
Keith Dudgeon rocks the Lions with three wickets in the first over 🏏
— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) March 23, 2024
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LIONS: Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Mitchell van Buuren, Wiaan Mulder, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Evan Jones, Bjorn Fortuin (c), Junaid Dawood, Lutho Sipamla, Tshepo Moreki
TUSKERS: Michael Erlank, Cameron Delport, Kagiso Rapulana, Tian Koekemoer, Cameron Shekleton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Mondli Khumalo, Keith Dudgeon, Ntando Zuma, Alindile Mhletywa, Smangaliso Nhleleba
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