Titans retain T20 title
A critical final over with the bat and a composed display with the ball paved the way for the Multiply Titans to be crowned T20 Challenge champions for a second successive season after they ousted the Warriors by six runs in a tense final in Centurion yesterday.
After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, the host stuttered their way through most of their innings until David Wiese did most of the work in a 19-run final over to help post 155/6.
That seemed to tilt the balance of the game at SuperSport Park and the visitors then lost two defining early wickets and another two in the latter part of the innings as they were restricted to 149/6.
Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers with 2/27, while Tabraiz Shamsi bagged 2/36 as the Titans recovered from losing captain Albie Morkel through injury to take the 2016 crown.
But they had to graft hard for their success - particularly after a below-par performance with the bat on what was a tricky wicket.
#CSA #T20 - We are the Champions! #MultiplyTitans have defended their title. Beat #Warriors by 6 runs in a humdinger. pic.twitter.com/x5G1rM3wCt
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) December 16, 2016