{"id":57620,"date":"2024-09-23T19:55:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=57620"},"modified":"2024-09-23T19:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:55:50","slug":"rustenburg-crowned-north-west-schools-sa20-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=57620","title":{"rendered":"Rustenburg crowned North West Schools SA20 champions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg after they claimed the North West Schools SA20 title at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Sunday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<\/strong> dethroned Potchefstroom Gimnasium<\/strong> as the North West’s T20 champions and became the first winners of the new Schools SA20 challenge in the region after a sustained high level of performance over two days.<\/p>\n

Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Rusties’ run to the title started with a comprehensive 116-run victory over Ho\u00ebrskool Lichtenburg<\/strong> in the semi-finals on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Batting first, the Rustenburgers made their way to a big total of 198\/7 in their 20 overs, thanks to almost the entire top order chipping in with solid contributions.<\/p>\n

Tristan van der Linde<\/strong>, who was excellent over the two days, top-scored with 42, while Manfred Wenhold<\/strong> scored one less, finishing with an unbeaten 41.<\/p>\n

Christivan Coetzer<\/strong> and Thian Labuschagne<\/strong>, known for their power-hitting, added further valuable contributions, with Coetzer smashing a quickfire 33 and Labuschagne weighing in with 29. The bowling department, then, did their part, restricting the Liggies to only 82\/8 from their 20 overs.<\/p>\n

Keany Janse van Vuuren<\/strong> shone with the ball, boasting a return of 3\/6, and, with support from Manfred Wenhold, who snagged 2\/14, he ensured that the Rusties cruised into Sunday’s final.<\/p>\n

Potchefstroom Gimnasium<\/strong> was equally impressive as they, too, went past the 190-run mark in their Saturday semi-final against Ho\u00ebrskool Wolmaransstad<\/strong>. Lukas Kotze<\/strong> was the batting standout, notching 52 runs. Ulrich Botha, <\/strong>also, played his part, contributing an unbeaten 51. Divan van Eldik <\/strong>tacked on another 42 runs to see the Potch boys to a formidable 195\/4.<\/p>\n

The Wollies didn’t bat as freely as their opponents, but they also didn’t surrender their wickets easily to the Gimmies. Thlalefo Thobedi<\/strong> shone for Wolmaranstad, scoring an unbeaten 46, while Gimmies’ Thlone Thabata<\/strong> did the most damage with the ball, claiming 2\/9.<\/p>\n

Although they struggled to take wickets, Gimmies bowled economically to restrict Wollies to 114\/4, which left Potch Gimnasium the winners by a handsome 81-run margin.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, in the final, it was the turn of Rustenburg’s Thian Labuschagne<\/strong> to set alight the JB Marks Oval<\/strong>, in Potchefstroom. Opening the batting, he kept the pedal to the metal, even after losing his opening partner Callie Fryer<\/strong>, to the first ball of the game.<\/p>\n

Labuschagne smashed a vital 74 runs from only 60 balls, sending four balls to the boundary and four over it. Tristan van der Linde<\/strong> and Manfred Wenhold<\/strong> were in the runs again, with each adding 27, which helped Rustenburg to a challenging 172\/6.<\/p>\n

Caden Seleka<\/strong>, Gimmies’ leading all-rounder, delivered a performance to remember. He claimed his side’s best bowling figures of 2\/25 and then put up a proper fight with the bat, top-scoring with 54. With Jahndr\u00e9 Coetzee <\/strong>scoring 32, Gimnasium was on top for a brief moment, before Tristan van der Linde stole the show again.<\/p>\n

Van der Linde’s 2\/6, together with Callie Fryer’s 2\/23, and 2\/31 from Thian Labuschagne, slowed the Potch side’s momentum, and they were eventually dismissed for 149, leaving Rustenburg the winners by 23 runs.<\/p>\n

Summarised scorecards\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg 172\/6<\/strong> (Thian Labuschagne 74, Tristan van der Linde 27, Manfred Wenhold 27, Extras 27; Caden Seleka 2\/25); Potchefstroom Gimnasium 149<\/strong> (Caden Seleka 54, Jahndr\u00e9 Coetzee 32, Lukas Kotze 27; Tristan van der Linde 2\/6, Callie Fryer 2\/23, Thian Labuschagne 2\/31). Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg won by 23 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 195\/4<\/strong> (Lukas Kotze 52, Ulrich Botha 51*, Divan van Eldik 42; Handro Conradie 2\/43); Ho\u00ebrskool Wolmaransstad 114\/4<\/strong> (Thlalefo Thobedi 46*, Abrie Oosthuizen 27; Thlone Thabata 2\/9). Potchefstroom Gimnasium won by 81 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg 198\/7<\/strong> (Tristan van der Linde 42, Manfred Wenhold 41*, Christivan Coetzer 33, Thian Labuschagne 29, Extras 23; Johan Coetzee 3\/30, Douw Jacobs 2\/35); Ho\u00ebrskool Lichtenburg 82\/8<\/strong> (Douw Jacobs 26, Lithman Jacobs 24*; Keany Janse van vuuren 3\/6, Manfred Wenhold 2\/14). Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg won by 116 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg dethroned Potchefstroom Gimnasium as the North West’s T20 champions and became the first winners of the new Schools SA20 challenge in the region after a sustained high level of performance over two days. Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools The Rusties’ run to the title started with a comprehensive 116-run victory over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":57636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57620\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}