Final of MSL 2019 will be played on Dec 16.
Cape Town posted an impressive total of 174/6 with Asif Ali and Marques Ackerman making 43 each and Liam Livingstone making 25 runs. Andile Phehlukwayo picked 2/34 for Heat, while Maharaj, Abbott, Bopara, and Siboto picked a wicket each.
In reply, Wihan Lubbe slammed a brilliant 83 in 42 balls with 5 sixes and 6 fours, while David Miller made 23. But they got no support from another end as Dale Steyn picked 2/23 and ambidextrous spinner Gregory Mahlokwana picked 2/26, to keep Heat to just 164/7 in 20 overs. Cape Town Blitz won the match by 10 runs.
BRIEF SCORES:
CTB 174/6 (A ALI 43, M ACKERMAN 43; A PHEHLUKWAYO 2/34) defeated DH 164/7 (W LUBBE 83; D STEYN 2/23) by 10 runs
James Vince slammed 86* in 53 balls and Henry David made 30 runs as Rocks made 185/6 in 20 overs. Morne Morkel picked 2/24 for Spartans. In reply, Theunis de Bruyn (42) and Dean Elgar (88*) gave Spartans a perfect start to chase down such a big total.
In the end, Heinrich Klaasen made 31* in 13 balls to take the team to the victory in the last over at the loss of 2 wickets.
BRIEF SCORES:
PR 185/6 (J VINCE 86*; M MORKEL 2/24) lost to TS 188/2 (D ELGAR 88*, T DE BRUYN 42) by 8 wickets