Gayle, Russell, Sammy star in South Afica

Gayle smashes Lions to victory

East London - Chris Gayle put on a fireworks display with the bat to power the Lions to a comprehensive 10 wicket victory over the Warriors in their Ram Slam T20 Challenge clash at Buffalo Park, East London on Friday night.

Gayle smashed an unbeaten 108 off 55 balls - with partner Alviro Petersen scoring 29 off 35 balls. The pair made easy work of the opposition as they chased down the 145 target set by the Warriors with aplomb.

Russell sees Knights past Titans

Pretoria - A solid all-round bowling performance helped the Knights beat the Titans by 35 runs in their Ram Slam T20 Challenge match in Centurion on Friday.

Despite having wickets in hand at the back end of their innings, the Titans were unable to keep up with the rate required chasing 180 to win.

In the end, all the Titans could manage was 144/5 in their innings. Despite Dean Elgar making the highest score of the match with 65, it came from 64 balls as he struggled to find the boundaries his side needed.

Andre Russell from the West Indies was the best bowler for the Knights with 1-20 in his four overs.