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The second match of the day was also the final match of the group stage, pitting Desert Vipers - already out of the running - against Midwest Rhinos who, depending on whether you believed CricInfo's tournament table or SuperSport's, may still have been in with a shout. Vipers were at the crease first, as posted a decent 141/7 from their 20 overs - a score higher than it seemed they would get, after the side's top order failed to fire. It was the eventual arrival of #7 Chrisit Viljoen that finally put some urgency into the innings - he added 41 off 21 balls before losing his wicket on the final ball of the innings. Taurai Muzarabani took 2/24 to lead the bowling for Rhinos. In reply, early efforts by Rikki Wessels (32 off 15 balls) and Darren Stevens (33 off 25) saw Rhinos appear to be on course for victory, but the lower order unfortunately went to pieces under the Vipers' attack and the side limped its way to a disappointing 132/9 at the close. Louis Klazinga took 3/41, in the process almost certainly ensuring his side a place in the 3rd/4th place playoff. Full scorecard below the cut.
Vipers 141/7 (20 overs; Viljoen 41, Muzarabani 2/24), Rhinos 132/9 (20 overs; Stevens 33, Klazinga 3/41). Vipers win by 9 runs.

Desert Vipers innings (20 overs maximum)  	
                                                R  	M  	B  	4s  	6s  	SR
R van Schoor† 	run out (Sibanda) 	        2 	6 	6 	0 	0 	33.33
GJ Rudolph 	run out (Sibanda) 	        1 	16 	7 	0 	0 	14.28
T Verwey 	c †Taylor b Muzarabani 	        21 	18 	17 	2 	1 	123.52
C Williams* 	c Wessels b Rayner 	        15 	31 	21 	0 	0 	71.42
RN Manyande 	c & b Kasteni 	                10 	12 	12 	1 	0 	83.33
D Pretorius 	c Wessels b Stevens 	        22 	25 	22 	1 	1 	100.00
C Viljoen 	c Wessels b Muzarabani 	        41 	30 	21 	4 	2 	195.23
L Klazinga 	not out 	                22 	17 	14 	1 	2 	157.14
	Extras 	(w 7) 	                        7 					
	Total 	(7 wickets; 20 overs; 79 mins) 	141 	(7.05 runs per over)

Did not bat: AP Palladino, BM Scholtz, WJ Groenewald

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (van Schoor, 1.4 ov), 2-18 (Rudolph, 3.4 ov), 3-31 (Verwey, 5.4 ov), 
4-46 (Manyande, 8.2 ov), 5-69 (Williams, 12.4 ov), 6-96 (Pretorius, 15.4 ov), 
7-141 (Viljoen, 19.6 ov)

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 		
MT Chinouya 	4 	0 	28 	0 	7.00 	(1w) 	
DI Stevens 	3 	0 	29 	1 	9.66 	(1w) 	
T Muzarabani 	4 	0 	24 	2 	6.00 		
F Kasteni 	2 	0 	8 	1 	4.00 		
AG Cremer 	4 	0 	26 	0 	6.50 		
OP Rayner 	3 	0 	26 	1 	8.66 	(1w) 	


Mid West Rhinos innings (target: 142 runs from 20 overs)  	
                                                R  	M  	B  	4s  	6s  	SR
V Sibanda* 	c Manyande b Viljoen 	        4 	0 	4 	0 	0 	100.00
MH Wessels 	b Viljoen 	                32 	0 	15 	6 	0 	213.33
BRM Taylor† 	c †van Schoor b Klazinga 	14 	0 	25 	0 	0 	56.00
DI Stevens 	c †van Schoor b Pretorius 	33 	0 	25 	1 	2 	132.00
MN Waller 	c sub (Z Groenewald) b Klazinga 16 	0 	11 	3 	0 	145.45
OP Rayner 	lbw b Klazinga 	                1 	0 	5 	0 	0 	20.00
AG Cremer 	b Palladino 	                5 	0 	9 	0 	0 	55.55
F Kasteni 	not out 	                13 	0 	18 	0 	0 	72.22
BM Chapungu 	run out (Scholtz) 	        2 	0 	3 	0 	0 	66.66
T Muzarabani 	b Palladino 	                1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	50.00
MT Chinouya 	not out 	                5 	0 	4 	0 	0 	125.00
	Extras 	(lb 3, w 2, nb 1) 	        6 					
	Total 	(9 wickets; 20 overs) 	        132 	(6.60 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Sibanda, 1.6 ov), 2-37 (Wessels, 3.1 ov), 3-86 (Taylor, 11.1 ov), 
4-90 (Stevens, 12.1 ov), 5-103 (Waller, 13.3 ov), 6-103 (Rayner, 13.6 ov), 
7-111 (Cremer, 16.5 ov), 8-117 (Chapungu, 17.5 ov), 9-123 (Muzarabani, 18.4 ov)

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 		
L Klazinga 	4 	0 	41 	3 	10.25 		
C Viljoen 	4 	0 	17 	2 	4.25 	(2w) 	
AP Palladino 	4 	0 	21 	2 	5.25 	(1nb) 	
C Williams 	4 	0 	17 	0 	4.25 		
BM Scholtz 	1 	0 	14 	0 	14.00 		
D Pretorius 	3 	0 	19 	1 	6.33