After leading his side to two domestic limited overs titles last season, Jacobs took the Stags by the horns yesterday in an innings that will be remembered in these parts for years to come.
Opening the batting with Ashwell Prince, Jacobs smashed 74 off only 47 balls. He hit six sixes and five fours as he and Prince shared a first-wicket Champions League record stand of 147 to take the Warriors to within 29 runs of the 176 victory target.
If there were any doubts about whether the Warriors have the credentials to win this R17-million tournament they were erased yesterday as they chased down the sizeable total. The Stags won the toss and elected to bat on a gloomy day at St George's. They recovered from the early loss of Peter Ingram to build their innings around two noteworthy partnerships and a well-struck 88 not out (12x4, 3x6) off 57 balls from opener How.
The Warriors seamers struggled to curb the flow of runs from the outset as the Kiwis raced to 63 for one in six overs.
"We probably let ourselves down in the field today. We weren't as sharp as we normally are. So we probably chased about 30 more than we wanted to," said man of the match Jacobs.
But the combined spinning effort of Johan Botha and Nicky Boje pulled matters back for the Warriors as the next six overs went for only 21 runs.
"We took some damage there in the first six overs. Nicky and Johan obviously changed the game for us. Taking the pace off at that stage worked nicely," said Jacobs.
Brief Scores – Warriors 181 for 4 (Davey Jacobs 74, Ashwell Prince 64, Kieran Noema-Barnett 2-28) beat
Central Stags 175 for 3 (Jamie How 88*, Kieran Noema-Barnett 53*, Johan Botha 1-16) by 6 wickets.
Man-of-the-match – Davey Jacobs for his attacking batting display of 74 off 47 balls.
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