BIRCH BRINGS WARRIORS HOME SEMI GAME

Andrew Birch delivered one of the best spells of the season as the Warriors stole the second spot on the final CSA T20 Challenge table and with it a home semi-final after they ousted the VKB Knights by four wickets in East London on Sunday. The medium-pacer grabbed four for 10 in four sensational overs, one of which was a maiden, that helped restrict the visitors to the lowest score of the season – a woeful 96 for seven at Buffalo Park. Gihahn Cloete’s run-a-ball 40 then helped the home side chase down the target with 17 balls to spare, although there were several jitters along the way. However, the Warriors’ superb bowling display was enough to help them overtake...