Good Luck to the Chevrolet Knights

The Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation would like to congratulate the Chevrolet Knight Central Franchise in qualifying for the RAM SLAM T20 final against the Nashua Cape Cobras to be played at Newlands in on Friday 12 December 2014.

The Chevrolet Knights had an up and down season finishing top-of-the-log in the Sunfoil 4 day series. In the Momentum 1 day cup, the Knights only managed 5th posistion at the end of the competition.

On Sunday 7 December 2014, the Knights were set the target of beating the Lions on their home ground, the Wanderers, in , and manage to just that with a comprehensive and convincing 8 victory to advance to the final in Cape Town. Reeza Hendricks and Riley Rossouw posted 115 off just 78 deliveries, beating the previous Wanderers record of 111, as the Knights ended on 150 for two in reply to the Lions’ 148 for five after Neil McKenzie had won the toss and elected to bat first.

The Knights’ victory sees them receive a big pay-day by joining the Nashua Cape Cobras in the next edition of the Champions League T20 in but also a crack at the Ram Slam T20 Challenge title when they face the Cobras at Sahara Park Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.

MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Me Mathabo Leeto would like to congratulate the team for qualifying for the final as well as the Champions League T20 in India. She would also congratulate the team for the players that have been selected for the Proteas National Cricket team in the past season.

“It is a proud moment when teams from the Free State stand tall and produce performances that dazzle the so-called larger franchises in any sport, and I would like to wish the team all of the best in their quest to bring the RAM SLAM T20 title back to the province as South African T20 champions.” MEC Leeto stated.

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