The Lions had a score of 155 to chase on what was generally considered a batting wicket, they came close but they just couldn't do it, thanks to Charl Langeveldt, The 2 sides drew.

After they demolished the Nashua Titans on Sunday in Cape Town, the Cape Cobras almost ended both Highveld sides' Pro20 championship in one week. The Lions do have a game in hand though, which is a must win.

The Lions started off well but the game stagnated after Bula was bowled out for 19.

Even the relentless rain this week has not dampened the spirits of the students in Potchefstroom, as the Highveld Lions try to salvage their series against the Cape Cobras.

Andrew Puttick got the game off to classic Standard Bank Pro20 style with a four off the first ball, but was sent home on the next ball he faced when Craig Alexander impressed on debut by bowling him out.

Herschelle Gibbs & JP Duminy looked like they were going to make an imposing batting pair but the Lions countered with the even more imposing Andre Nel.

The Cobras batsmen were relentless in their dispatching of the Zimbabwean bowlers at Newlands on Wednesday night, as the home side smashed its way to an eight-wicket victory with just over 7 overs to spare - a hugely comfortable margin in Pro20 terms!

Zimbabwe had struggled with a slow run rate since the first over of their innings and failed to pile up a respectable total.

Gibbs got a tad greedy, taking a huge double step down the pitch and attempting to clobber a massive 6, and was clean bowled by price. 65 for 2, 20 to win!

Zimbabwe have gained some measure of consolation in this innings by snapping up the wicket of Davids for 25, preventing an embarrassing ten-wicket whitewash.

New batsman is Gibbs, much to the delight of the
crowd, who are demanding more boundaries, and so they should! Gibbs and Puttick will want to get this game over and done with as soon as they can, and with the current run rate sitting at more than three
times the required rate, they're looking set to do just that.

Puttick is 12 short of his 50, will Zimbabwe hand it to him on a platter?

The Cobras are not holding back and have smashed their way to 60 for the loss of no wickets after just 7 overs. They need to get another 25 runs to claim victory, and the crowd is loving every boundary as they cheer their home team on to what is set to be a heavy thrashing of a hapless Zimbabwe tonight.