Western Province move top of CSA T20 Challenge standings with sketchy Lions win

Cape Town - Western Province slipped and stuttered towards the top of the CSA T20 Challenge log, but they remain the only unbeaten team after a sketchy five-wicket victory over the Lions on Sunday afternoon.

They were without their talisman Richard Levi and Proteas all-rounder George Linde who were sitting out due to illness which exposed a middle-order that had not really been utilized yet in the competition.

Fortunately for Province, the incoming batters Tony de Zorzi (43) and Yaseen Vallie (21*) along with young Gavin Kaplan (39) all played decently enough to get them over the line with five balls to spare.

It should have been a simplistic chase when the target was reduced to 30 off 31 balls with De Zorzi and Vallie at the crease.

But that's when the chaos unfolded for both teams with Vallie dropped at third man off the first ball of the over before De Zorzi was caught at short fine-leg the next delivery.

New batter Wayne Parnell was then dropped off the final ball of the over before being run out the next ball when he attempted a ludicrous run to the wicket-keeper.

All the drama brought the Lions straight back into the game, but WP had some experienced hands at the crease in Vallie and Aviwe Mgijima who ensured there would be not a complete meltdown.

Earlier, Shane Dadswell and Mitchell van Buuren were tasked with rebuilding the Lions innings after Beuran Hendricks was superb upfront with the new ball for Province.

Hendricks removed both Joshua Richards and Reeza Hendricks in his second over that pegged the Lions back early on. Dadswell and Van Buuren were unperturbed that their side has slipped to 8/2 and attempted to switch the momentum with a 48-run partnership in just 5.2 overs.

However, Dadswell's demise for 27