North West beat Limpopo by 5 wickets, with 13 balls remaining, in their CSA T20 Challenge 2026 Pool B match at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, on 21 Oct 2026. North West reached 148/5 in 17.5 overs in reply to Limpopo's 147/6 from their 20 overs.
North West won the toss and elected to bowl. Forrester struck at 3.3 overs, removing Ximus du Plooy for 13 with the score on 25. Tylor Trenoweth made 14 off 13 balls before Wihan Lubbe had him caught at 60/2, and Abdullah Bayoumy, who hit 14 off 12 balls, fell to Mthiwekhaya Nabe at 79/3.
Ernest Kemm anchored the innings with 61 off 55 balls, including 6 fours. Forrester bowled Christoffel Klijnhans for 11 at 115/4 and then had Kemm caught by wicketkeeper Ludwich Schuld off the last ball of the 18th over, leaving Limpopo on 123/5. Thomas Mayes added an unbeaten 15 off 9 balls and Marcello Piedt made 10 off 5 balls as Limpopo finished on 147/6. Forrester ended with 3 for 31 from 4 overs, and Nabe took 1 for 14 from 2 overs.
North West lost Lubbe for 7 at 8/1 and Diego Rosier for 17 at 27/2. Juan James then scored 40 off 25 balls, with 5 fours and a six, alongside Schuld, who made 31 off 28 balls. Bayoumy removed both in the 13th over, James caught by du Plooy at 98/3 and Schuld bowled at 99/4.
Lesiba Ngoepe made 12 off 6 balls before being run out at 14.6 overs, but Forrester saw North West home with 25 not out off 19 balls. Bayoumy was Limpopo's leading bowler with 2 for 34 from 4 overs, while Atwell Mokgoloboto took 1 for 15 from 2 overs.
