Cape Town skipper and opening bat Tristan Coetzee gave his side an electrifying start after they were asked to bat first, striking two sixes and six fours as he charged to 40 from just 20 balls inside the initial six-over PowerPlay.
Pinelands off-spinner Petrus Burger proved a fine antidote to Cape Town’s barnstorming start, dismissing both openers in quick succession en route to taking 3-17 from his four overs.
Mathew Goles would ultimately prove to be the difference between the sides on the day, Cape Town’s player-coach batting through the final 15 overs to strike seven sixes in his 75 from 52 balls.
Pinelands leg-spinner Storm Matthews picked up two scalps of his own to help his side take five wickets in eight overs, but in conceding three sixes his success did not come cheaply in the process.
Opening bowler Ross Martin also took his fair share of tap, but bowled a decent final over and picked up two scalps for Pinelands at the death.
Pinelands skipper Jordan Woolf kept his side in the contest during the first half of their daunting run chase, striking 41 from 34 balls to keep Pinelands in touch.
Cape Town leg-spinner Craig Jeffery had a superb start to his bowling spell, beginning with a double-wicket maiden that included the scalp of key batter Jordan Woolf.
An explosive innings by Pinelands keeper-batsman Barry Maart took his side to within a whisker of an unlikely win, as he struck 42 from just 24 balls.
Jason Clothier was the other half of a 76-run fifth-wicket partnership in just 7½ overs with Barry Maart, Clothier striking five fours in his undefeated 36 from 29 balls faced.
Seamer Jordan Bowers successfully defended 17 from the final over for Cape Town, picking up two wickets in the process.
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