St George have claimed the T20 Cup for the first time in 10 years, lifting the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup at North Sydney Oval on Sunday night.
Fairfield-Liverpool won the toss and elected to bat. Opener Jaydyn Simmons hit 41 from 32 before he was the 6th to fall by the 13th over. With an undefeated 65 from 37 from Coby Holland and an unbeaten 8th wicket stand of 57 with Luke Hodges (11), Fairfield-Liverpool set a target of 166.
While St George wobbled as they lost three wickets in eight balls, Blake Nikitaras saved his best for last, blasting 107* off 59, including four sixes, to keep his team in the hunt.
St George wrapped things up with a handful of overs to spare, picking up 18 runs in the 15th over before Fairfield-Liverpool delivered three no-balls and three wides to see 26 runs notched up as St George got to 169 in the 18th.
Earlier in the day, Bankstown battled St George for a spot in the final.
After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Bankstown struggled with ball in hand. Kurtis Patterson (49), Blake McDonald (31) and Luke Bartier (29) delivered solid knocks to see St George finish with 185 after twenty overs.
Bankstown’s Ryan Felsch blasted 23 off 9 before Zeeshaan Ahmed scored a half-century from 34 balls, but the loss of five wickets for just 24 runs proved too costly, seeing Bankstown bow out of the title fight.
The second semi-final saw the undefeated Northern District go head-to-head with a determined Fairfield-Liverpool.
Fairfield-Liverpool, having won the toss and elected to bat, faced an early setback with the dismissal of Jaydyn Simmons. However, Nick Carruthers stabilised the innings with a solid 55 off 26, and Yuvraj Sharma delivered an aggressive 85 off 44 balls to see Fairfield set a target of 216.
Lachlan Shaw got off to a flyer for ND’s, belting 24 off 10 before falling to Jaiveer Singh Dhanoa in the third over. The early promise faded as Northern District suffered a middle-order collapse, losing four wickets for just 26 runs. Valuable runs from Ben Mike (30) and Toby Gray (34) brought the side within striking distance. Ross Pawson blasted 26 off just 11 balls in a late bid to close the gap, but the mounting run rate proved too much to overcome.
Cricket NSW would like to thank Kingsgrove Sports for their generous support for this tournament.
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