In front of a lively Cape Town crowd, Warriors made it a second straight T20 trophy by outplaying Lions in the Pro20 Cup final at Newlands.
Warriors beat Lions by 36 runs at Newlands to be crowned the first Pro20 Cup champions, Cricket South Africa has announced.
The result confirmed them as the T20 kings of South African domestic cricket, and the two finalists were the last two winners of the CSA T20 Challenge.
More than 50 days and 75 matches, featuring Division 1 and Division 2 teams from across the country, led to Saturday night’s decider.
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Warriors had reached the final with an eight-wicket win over Boland earlier in the day, in which Jordan Hermann finished unbeaten on 82.
Lions, who had just beaten Cobras in the second semi-final, won the toss and chose to field, and removed openers Hermann and Sibonelo Makhanya early, for 24 and 17.
JP King and Matthew de Villiers then came together for a 130-run partnership, finishing on 73 and 71, which put Warriors in control of the decider.
Patrick Kruger added an unbeaten 29, taking Warriors to a total of 219 and leaving Lions a tall target with the trophy on the line.
Lions lost wickets early in the chase. Bjorn Fortuin went for nine, and Richard Seletswane, who made 78 in the semi-final, followed for six four balls later.
Rassie van der Dussen then went for two, and Lions were 25-3 with Warriors firmly on top.
Connor Esterhuizen showed grit in making 34 alongside Mitchell van Buuren, who later added a partnership with Delano Potgieter in an attempt to rescue the innings.
Potgieter fell for 30, which left van Buuren to fight on alone as the innings fell apart.
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Warriors completed a comprehensive win, lifting the T20 trophy for the second year in a row.
The Champions With Their Silverware! 🏆
Celebrating the moment the Dafabet Warriors get their hands on the inaugural YesPlay Pro20 Cup trophy! 🫡
What a way to cap off a brilliant campaign! 👏
#Unbreakable #DCSA #YesPlayPro20Cup https://t.co/7ha5QjZprG
— Domestic Cricket South Africa (@DomesticCSA) November 14, 2026
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