Kwa-Thema Hub represents Ekurhuleni at Schools SA20

You couldn’t even blink within the 3.5 overs it took the Hoërskool Garsfontein Ysbere’s Echard Struwig and captain Xander Venter to stun Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool within the closing of the Faculties SA20 Japanese, Northern and Limpopo regional finals at Willowmoore Park on February 2.The competitors, that includes six boys’ and three women’ groups, started on January 31.Hoërskool Kempton Park, St Benedict’s Faculty and the Kwa-Thema Hub represented Ekurhuelni.Struwig and Venter placed on an thrilling bowling exhibition that was as awe-inspiring because it was breath-taking to shatter former Proteas opening batsman Jacques Rudolph’s Affies by 18 runs and qualify for the nationwide finals in Pretoria in March.After his brilliance with the bat, Struwig took 4/21. Venter assisted with 3/13 as Affies folded after the wicket of opener Ethan Williams, who mixed for an impressive 96 with Vihan Pretorius for the third wicket after shedding two early wickets.After Williams’ departure, they misplaced six wickets for 19 runs in 3.5 overs, with Struwig and Venter the chief destroyers as they took the fuel out of the Affies batters.Set 141 after dismissing Garsies 140 all out, Affies’ chase started within the worst attainable approach after shedding JP Botha and Dylan Stander to Venter and Struwig, respectively, within the second and third overs.However Williams and Pretorius restored parity with their 96 for the third wicket earlier than the previous fell to Wikus du Plessis for 48 off 46, together with 4 boundaries, within the seventeenth over to begin the collapse.Ruben Groenewald adopted Williams to the shed when he was caught at long-on off Sizwe Khumalo earlier than Struwig eliminated Daniel Murray for a golden duck. The all-rounder then bowled Pretorius (50 off 52) and Armin Snyman with two successive balls to depart Affies on 121/5.Venter took care of the tail with the wickets of Zian Labuschagne and Nico Loggenberg as Affies ended on 124/9, falling 18 runs of their goal.Batting first, the Ysbere misplaced Ruben van Zyl to Snyman within the first over. After dispatching Snyman for 4 with the second ball of the day, the seamer had the final snort when he dismissed the right-hander with the following ball.Venter adopted within the fifth over after a well-crafted 14 off 14 as Garsies posted 44-2 contained in the opening six overs, however Loggerenberg struck with the primary ball after the power-play, bowling Jared Carr for 12 off 17.Loggerenberg had Charl van Staden caught at quick mid-on earlier than Jaden Beukes dismissed Righardt Joubert and Rian Boshoff.Struwig (40 off 30) and Khumalo (19 off 13) supplied some resistance on the backend of the innings. Nonetheless, Khumalo was ultimately run out by Groenewald earlier than Labuschagne trapped Struwig in entrance as Affies cleaned the tail to dismiss their opponents at 140 all out.The Nkowankowa Hub received the women’ competitors after beating the Kwa-Thema Hub by 5 wickets.