Cape Town skipper Tristan Coetzee hit three sixes and ten fours in his 81 from just 75 balls at the top of the order, but once he fell there was disappointingly not a whole lot else on offer from the home team batters.
WPCC left-arm spinner Bulumko Brukwe snatched the initiative for his team early on, grabbing three top order wickets while ultimately conceding just 24 from his ten overs.
Josh Chippendale produced a composed 24 for Cape Town that included adding 66 for the fourth wicket with his captain, but was unable to wrest control over proceedings away from the visitors.
Off-spinner Kent Goedeke survived some initial tap to pick up two important middle-order wickets for WPCC, allowing his side to maintain dominance through the middle overs.
Adam Small hit a fluent 34 from 43 balls in the middle overs for Cape Town, but his dismissal triggered the demise of the home side’s innings in short order.
Justin Behrens picked up three wickets for WPCC with his legspin, including two in an over to trigger the final collapse that ended Cape Town’s innings.
Givon Christian bagged the final two Cape Town wickets in an over with his off-breaks, to finish with 2-10.
Chasing just 166 to win in 50 overs, WPCC opener Ben van der Merwe batted brightly to ensure a good start, striking six fours in a quickfire 26.
Derek Mitchell was the other half of a 54-run WPCC opening stand, scoring a brisk 25 from 31 balls of his own.
WPCC skipper Nick Barlow was in his usual belligerent mood, striking eight fours in his undefeated 52 from 51 balls as his side surged to victory with more than 20 overs to spare.
Givon Christian added the finishing touches to a dominant WPCC win, striking an undefeated 55 from 54 balls as he and his captain knocked off the remaining 106 runs together in 16½ overs.
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