Six Gun Grill Western Province secured the second final spot in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) One-Day Cup with a 74-run victory against Gbets Rocks on Friday.
Asked to bat first, Western Province fell into early trouble when they lost both openers, Tony de Zorzi (7) and Jonathan Bird (7) within powerplay.
Ferisco Adams (2-18) was the man behind the destruction in a must-win encounter in Paarl.
Mihlali Mpongwana smashed 96 off 110 balls to help Western Province set a decent total against the hosts.
Mpongwana came to the crease with the visitors on 44/4 with the loss of Zubayr Hamza (9) and Daniel Smith (7). He shared a 40-run partnership with Edward Moore (33), and 41 runs with George Linde (17).
He then combined for 94 runs with Wayne Parnell (44) to ensure the visitors set a defendable total.
Bamanye Xenxe (3-52) was the pick of Rocks bowlers, dismissing Mpongwana, Parnell and Hamza and Western Province ended their innings on 246/8.
In responce, the Rocks were bundled out in less than 36 overs with only 172 runs.
Opener Leus du Plooy’s half century got the home team off to a good start but wickets kept falling around him.
His 57 was supported by Clyde Fortuin (31), and a run-a-ball 20 from Shaun von Berg.
Linde led the attack to record 3-23, while Tshepo Moreki and Kyle Simmonds claimed two wickets each. Parnell and Beuran Hendricks took single scalps.