{"id":98345,"date":"2024-09-04T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T11:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/westside-gatecrash-into-npl-t20-blast-playoffs"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:23:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:23:15","slug":"westside-gatecrash-into-npl-t20-blast-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/westside-gatecrash-into-npl-t20-blast-playoffs","title":{"rendered":"Westside &#8216;gatecrash&#8217; into NPL T20 Blast playoffs."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>WESTSIDE grafted their way into the National Premier League (NPL) T20 Blast playoffs after handing SOGO Rangers their first defeat of the tournament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Mutare-based side sealed the last slot on eight points together. Gladiators, with a better net run rate, dislodged Rainbow by nine wickets in an afternoon match played at Harare Sports Club.<\/p>\n<p>SOGO Rangers and Takashinga Patriots 1 finished first and second, respectively, with 12 and 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>It was, however, an unforgiving end for defending champions Takashinga Patriots 2, who picked up form too little. too late with an eight-wicket drubbing of Queens Sports Club at Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield late afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Cephas &#8220;Big Bully&#8221; Zhuwao, decimated Queens bowlers in brutal style. He scored 86 runs, not out from 34 balls, but his effort could not help his team remain in the hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Zhuwao clobbered Queens bowler Petros Sithole for 28 runs in the 10th over made up of four sixes and a boundary. He then finished the match off, hitting Nkosi Ndiweni for 22 runs as Takashinga Patriots 2 chased down 124 in 11.5 overs, reaching 126\/2.<\/p>\n<p>Wishnenzy Chapfombo, on the other side, starred with the ball, taking five wickets for 18 runs from four overs as Patriots 2 restricted Queens to 124\/9 in 20 overs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. WESTSIDE grafted their way into the National Premier League (NPL) T20 Blast playoffs after handing SOGO Rangers their first defeat of the tournament on Tuesday. The Mutare-based side sealed the last slot on eight points together. 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