The Titans beat the Dolphins by 2 runs to be crowned the inaugural Metro T10 champions.

The hosts opted to bowl first and seemed to have the game under control, taking regular wickets throughout the match.

There was one player they did not manage to contain, however, that was 19-year-old Steve Stolk. He scored the bulk of the runs for his side – 43 off 20 balls (1 four, 4 sixes). After losing his wicket, the Titans were on 76-5 in 6.3 overs.

It took a Divan De Villiers’ 11-ball 20 to get the Titans to the 100-run mark. They posted a total of 106-9.

Andile Simelane was the Dolphins’ best bowler, taking 3-17, with Nqobani Mokoena and Prenulan Subrayen contributing with 2 apiece.

The Dolphins’ chase went to the wire, Slade van Staden top-scoring with 37 off 20 (2 fours, 2 sixes). Sandiswa Yeni was brilliant at stalling the hosts’ progress, picking up 3-14, including the wickets of Van Staden and Simelane after a 10-ball 22 (3 sixes).

The Dolphins ended with a score of 104-7, and the Titans won by 2 uns.

Earlier in the day, Western Province picked up their only win of the tournament, setting a total of 117-5 and restricting the Lions to 108-5.

Oliver Whitehead top-scored with 47* off 26 balls (2 fours, 5 sixes) and Mthiwekhaya Nabe was the best bowler with figures of 2-10.

Western Province won by 9 runs.