The Free State Knights beat the KZN Dolphins by seven runs in the T20 Knock Out final in Kimberley on Friday.
Rain had saved the Knights from a likely semi-final defeat to the North West Dragons on Thursday and they made the most of that luck by winning the decider 24 hours later.
The Free Staters posted 176-5 in their 20 overs, with opener Patrick Kruger scoring 61 off 53 balls and Pite van Biljon 42 off 25 after coming in at No 4.
The Dolphins made a good fist of the run chase with Khaya Zondo hitting 43 off 28.
That was followed by notable contributions from Bryce Parsons (35 off 31) and Jason Smith (36* off 23) but they weren’t enough to get KZN over the line.
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