Pinelands opening bowler Peter-John Festus quickly put his side on top in the opening minutes, striking in each of his first two overs to reduce Cape Town to 25-2 after they were put in to bat.
Cape Town opening bat Josh Chippendale got off to a flying start though, hitting six fours in cruising to 30 from 34 balls.
Justin Gilliland then followed this up with two sixes and two fours in his knock of 27 from 33 balls, helping Cape Town to a decent enough start at 93-3 after 18 overs.
Pinelands skipper Jordan Woolf swung proceedings back his side’s way with three wickets in a seven-over spell, leaving Cape Town already six down before the halfway mark of their innings.
Cape Town’s player-coach Mathew Goles fought a long battle to keep the wolves from the door, occupying the crease for more than 26 overs in grinding out his side’s top-score of 45.
Pinelands left-arm spinner Liam Goodall took advantage of the middle-order inroads made by his skipper, picking up two further cheap wickets of his own to reduce Cape Town to just their tail remaining by the second drinks break.
Off-spinner Petrus Burger then wrapped up the final two Cape Town wickets in successive overs, bowling the home side out for a disappointing 145 with more than 13 overs left unused.
Pinelands began their run chase badly though, quickly slipping to 22-3 before being saved by Jordan Woolf again. His forceful knock of 43 from 56 balls dominated a stand of 66 inside 15 overs to put his side back on track for achieving the win.
Opening bat Jason Clothier was the glue that held Pinelands’s run chase together though, batting right through the innings to score an undefeated 55 from 133 balls.
Cape Town opening bowler Nicholas Scott picked up a wicket either side of lunch to keep his side in the contest, but couldn’t prevent the game from slipping ever further out of reach.
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