{"id":88850,"date":"2026-01-21T07:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88850"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:40:26","slug":"sacs-rockets-to-impressive-victory-over-paarl-boys-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88850","title":{"rendered":"SACS rockets to impressive victory over Paarl Boys&#8217; High"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_88855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88855\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88855\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SACS-First-XI-2026-January--400x402.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"402\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playing at home, SACS produced a strong all-round performance and comfortably defeated Paarl Boys&#8217; High. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sacs_cricket?igsh=MTV3ajVmNnA4czFoaQ==\"><strong>SACS Cricket on Instagram.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a T20 fixture on Tuesday night, <strong>SACS<\/strong>\u00a0hosted\u00a0<strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High <\/strong>on their <strong>De Villiers Oval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Batting first, <em><strong>Boishaai<\/strong><\/em> produced what appeared to be a decent total of 135\/8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AB Jacobs<\/strong> provided his side with a strong start, swatting six fours and a six in his rapid 42 off just 28 balls.<\/p>\n<p>Later, <strong>Aden Batt<\/strong>, coming in at 10, boosted the visitors&#8217; total with a quickfire 24 not out from 16 balls, two of which he sent to the boundary.<\/p>\n<p>SACS picked up wickets regularly, though, which impacted Boys&#8217; High&#8217;s ability to build up batting momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Three bowlers claimed two wickets each in four overs, with <strong>Abhay Kalan<\/strong> returning 2\/18 and <strong>Ben Blackburn<\/strong> 2\/21.\u00a0<strong>Saeed Conrad<\/strong> came in for some stick but finished with 2\/55.<\/p>\n<p>Much like their bowling attack, the SACS batting effort had three primary contributors.<\/p>\n<p>Opener <strong>Aqeel Waggie<\/strong> smashed four fours and three sixes in an entertaining 51 off 34 deliveries.\u00a0<strong>Benji Tilbury<\/strong> assisted him with 29 off 18, striking three fours and two maximums as they shared 54 runs for the first wicket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Berry<\/strong>, the third man to the crease, cracked four fours and a six to contribute a sharp 35 off 26.<\/p>\n<p>Batt, with 2\/41 from four overs, was the only Boishaai bowler to claim more than one wicket. Jacobs, with 1\/28, also removed a batsman.<\/p>\n<p>With strong and aggressive batting, though, SACS bounded to a convincing victory in only 14.3 overs, reaching 136\/3 to win by seven wickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High 135\/8<\/strong> (AB Jacobs 42, Aden Batt 24*; Abhay Kalan 2\/18, Ben Blackburn 2\/21, Saeed Conrad 2\/55); <strong>SACS 136\/3<\/strong> (Aqeel Waggie 51, Jordan Berry 35, Benji Tilbury 29; Aden Batt 2\/41). <strong>SACS won by seven wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a T20 fixture on Tuesday night, SACS\u00a0hosted\u00a0Paarl Boys&#8217; High on their De Villiers Oval. Batting first, Boishaai produced what appeared to be a decent total of 135\/8. AB Jacobs provided his side with a strong start, swatting six fours and a six in his rapid 42 off just 28 balls. 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