Titans win record fifth SA T20 title

AFP, CENTURION (SOUTH AFRICA): Northern Titans won a record-extending fifth South African Twenty20 Challenge final with a six-run victory over Eastern Cape Warriors on Friday. 
Defending champions and hosts Titans scored 155-6 after being sent in to bat on a sticky, uneven wicket at SuperSport Park. 
After looking likely winners for much of their innings, Warriors could only reach 149-6 as they sought a second final success in the 20-over competition.
Titan Aiden Markram (33) and Warriors Colin Ackermann (34) and Christiaan Jonker (33) top scored.
Lungi Ngidi (2-27) and Tabraiz Shamsi (2-36) of Titans were the only bowlers to capture more than one wicket.
Apart from a fifth success, Titans became the first of the six South African franchises to successfully defend the T20 title since its introduction in the 2003-2004 season.

Titans win record fifth SA T20 title

AFP, CENTURION (SOUTH AFRICA): Northern Titans won a record-extending fifth South African Twenty20 Challenge final with a six-run victory over Eastern Cape Warriors on Friday. Defending champions and hosts Titans scored 155-6 after being sent in to bat on a sticky, uneven wicket at SuperSport Park. After looking likely winners for much of their innings, Warriors could only reach 149-6 as they sought a second final success in the 20-over competition. Titan Aiden Markram (33) and Warriors Colin Ackermann (34) and Christiaan Jonker (33) top scored. Lungi Ngidi (2-27) and Tabraiz Shamsi (2-36) of Titans were the only bowlers to capture more than one wicket. Apart from a fifth success, Titans became the first of the six South African franchises to successfully defend the T20 title since its introduction in the 2003-2004 season.