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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Lesiba Ngoepe’s blistering ton helped South Africa A beat the Zimbabwe XI by 22 runs in the second T20 at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ngoepe’s 63-ball 114, his first T20 ton, helped South Africa A post an impressive 224\/4 before containing the hosts to 202\/9.<\/p>\n

Ngoepe, a left-handed batter who floats in the batting order for the Warriors, shared a 142-run opening stand with Proteas batter Reeza Hendricks, who made 77 off only 35 balls with nine fours and four sixes.<\/p>\n

There were minor contributions from Wihan Lubbe (10), captain Heinrich Klaasen (3), and an unbeaten 9-ball 17 from Tristan Stubbs, but Ngoepe saw the innings through, being dismissed off the last ball.<\/p>\n

Ngoepe hit 13 fours and five sixes in his ballistic innings.<\/p>\n

Sikandar Raza drove Zimbabwe’s response with 82 off 42 balls that contained two fours and a whopping nine sixes.<\/p>\n

However, the support needed to reel in such a big total was missing as Ryan Burl (30) was the only batter to pass 20 as five other scores between 10 and 19 weren’t converted.<\/p>\n

Lizaad Williams led the defence with 3\/38 in his four overs, with ample support from Bjorn Fortuin (2\/36), Gerald Coetzee (2\/31), Glenton Stuurman (1\/35) and Hendricks (1\/16).<\/p>\n

The South Africa A take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series with the third T20 scheduled at the same venue on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Lesiba Ngoepe’s blistering ton helped South Africa A beat the Zimbabwe XI by 22 runs in the second T20 at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday. Ngoepe’s 63-ball 114, his first T20 ton, helped South Africa A post an impressive 224\/4 before containing the hosts to 202\/9. 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