Red-hot Rickelton and menacing Maphaka drive Lions to T20 Challenge win, Protea bowlers shine

Ryan Rickelton ramped up the pressure on Proteas white-ball coach Rob Walter to seriously consider him as an alternative to an out-of-form Quinton de Kock for the ICC T20 World Cup later this year with another sizzling innings in the short form.

The 27-year-old left-hander, who finished the SA20's leading run-scorer by some distance last month, was at the forefront of the Lions 43-run opening victory over the Boland Rocks in the CSA T20 Challenge at the Wanderers on Friday night, striking a brilliant 39-ball 75.