AB de Villiers' unbeaten 64 seals Titans' eight-wicket win in first Ram Slam semi-final
Wednesday 13 December 2017 19:30, UK
Half-centuries from AB de Villiers and Aiden Markram eased the Titans to an eight-wicket victory over the Warriors as they chased down 144 to win the first semi-final in Centurion.
Click play on the video at the top of the page to see highlights from the game in Centurion, which saw De Villiers hit 54 off 36 balls and Tabraiz Shamsi take 4-32.
The Titans opted to bowl first, having left out Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, and immediately made a breakthrough as Albie Morkel bowled Wayne Parnell with the fifth ball of the innings.
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Colin Ackermann (48) and Colin Ingram (41) shared a 63-run third-wicket partnership but spinner Shamsi caused havoc with the lower order batsmen as the Warriors were bowled out for 143 in 18.1 overs.
The home side's response got off to a poor start as Quinton de Kock fell early when JJ Smuts took a brilliant catch at mid-wicket to dismiss the wicket-keeper for just one off Andrew Birch.
De Villiers came to the crease when Parnell has Heinrich Klassen (24) caught and the South African Test captain shared a century partnership with Markram (56 not out) to seal a convincing win.
Watch the second semi-final between the Dolphins and the Cobras in Durban from 3.55pm on Sky Sports Cricket.
