After the loss of an early wicket after being put in to bat, Cody Nieuwoudt seemed to be rebuilding the Brackenfell innings in scoring 20 as he helped add 38 for the second wicket.
Cape Town’s English import Jaden Rose picked up two wickets in the first hour of play, and then three more in the space of six balls at the death, to complete his second five-for for the side.
Brackenfell’s veteran campaigner Jaco Castle steadied the middle of the innings, nailing down one end for half the innings with his 36 from 76 balls.
Divan Linde played the decisive innings of the day, top-scoring with his 59 from 68 balls for Brackenfell to ensure what was ultimately a winning total.
Left-arm spinner Michal Lord picked up a brace of wickets for Cape Town with his left-arm spin.
Jean De Wet hit a feisty 22 from 20 balls for Brackenfell in the final PowerPlay, contributing to a 47-run seventh-wicket stand in just six overs.
Cape Town keeper and opening bat Jamie Marillier gave his side’s run chase a bright start, striking five fours in his 29 from 35 balls.
Left-arm spinner Dayyaan Behardien gave little away while also picking up two wickets for Brackenfell, building the pressure to undo a bright start.
Josh Chippendale produced a solid 20 in an hour’s toil to keep Cape Town’s run chase on track initiually, before falling lbw.
Off-spinner Rushdi Jappie was a constant thorn in Cape Town’s side, picking up two wickets off consecutive balls en route to figures of 4-29 from his ten overs.
Michal Lord played an uncharacteristically studious innings, conscious of Cape Town’s hopes resting in his hands as he grafted 33 from 22 overs spent at the crease.
Craig Jeffery was the other half of a careful stand of 43 pieced together for the seventh wicket to keep Cape Town’s hopes alive, while contributing 27 runs of his own.
Jean De Wet popped up to grab two key wickets with his medium-pacers, undermining Cape Town’s efforts to produce an innings of real substance.
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