The Cape Town Blitz have made a fast start to the Mzansi Super League, but now face their toughest challenge as their next four matches are away from home.
Three of those matches will be played over five days, including back-to-back matches against Jozi Stars (November 24) and Paarl Rocks (November 25), before trips to Nelson Mandela Giants (November 27) and Tshwane Spartans (December 1)
Despite being the only unbeaten side after three matches, captain Farhaan Behardien is under no illusion that the target on their backs has grown.
“We know the tournament is not won this early, but the momentum is wonderful and the other teams will be looking at us now and wanting to maybe play out of their skins to beat us. We will enjoy the start but be humble in the process,” he said.
Behardien, Quinton de Kock, Andile Phehlukwayo and Hussain Tallat made a winning start to their Cape Town Blitz campaigns with a 12-run victory over the Giants at PPC Newlands on Wednesday.
The Blitz set the Giants 176-runs to win, with Man of the match Janneman Malan’s 39-ball 57 setting an excellent platform at the top of the order. Dale Steyn (2/21) was in an unforgiving mood, ripping through the Giants’ top order before a power failure to one of the pylons during the ninth over caused a brief halt on proceedings. Once the players returned, the Giants’ revised target was 145 from 16 overs.
“The light failure affected the plan a little bit because under normal circumstances, they [Giants] would not have taken Dane [Piedt] on as much as they did in that middle over, but they had nothing to lose [at that point],” he added.
“Hussain Tallat bowled outstandingly well, picking up two crucial wickets at the back-end that swung the game our way,” he stated.
The Cape Town Blitz travels to Johannesburg to face the Jozi Stars on November 24, before returning to the Western Cape for the derby against Paarl Rocks in Paarl on November 25.
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