'Six-star' Proteas discard Sisanda Magala leads Lions to One-Day Cup victory

Lions pacer Sisanda Magala responded to his fitness-related dropping from the men's ODI squad with a half-dozen wickets of the highest quality as the Lions crushed the Warriors by 160 runs in their One-Day Cup opening clash at the Wanderers on Friday night.

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The Warriors were bowled out for 106 in 24 as Magala led a fiery defence of their moderate 266/8.

In chasing the Lions' target, Magala's 6/55 in his 10 overs saw him trap Wihan Lubbe (2) in front before comprehensively castling Lesiba Ngoepe (10) in between Bjorn Fortuin's dismissal of JJ Smuts (1) to leave the Warriors struggling at 13/3.

While Duanne Olivier (2/39) got rid of Diego Rosier (32) and Rudi Second (11) with Fortuin (2/6) getting Glenton Stuurman's (11) scalp, Magala completed his spell by collecting Sinethemba Qeshile (0), Tristan Stubbs (31), Marco Jansen (5) and Akhona Mnyaka (0).

Magala was not included in the Proteas ODI squad for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh that starts next week because of failing a fitness test.

The Lions had Mitchell van Buuren (78) and Rassie van der Dussen (81) to thank for their competitive total after an early burst from Stuurman (3/47) saw the hosts slip to 18/3.

Stuurman accounted for Reeza Hendricks (4), Ryan Rickelton (4) and Temba Bavuma (7) before Dominic Hendricks (38) and Van der Dussen steadied the ship with a 85-run stand for the fourth-wicket.

In their 107-run stand, Van der Dussen and Van Buuren looked like they were going to steer the Lions past the 300-mark.

They fell in quick succession while Wiaan Mulder (8) and Magala (1) didn't trouble the scorers much, but a late flurry from Fortuin (22*) and Malusi Siboto (15*) took the Lions past 250.

Magala was lazily