The North West Dragons will face Western Province in Cape Town on Saturday in the final of the One-Day Cup.

On Sunday the Dragons thrashed the Warriors by 7-wickets at St George's Park in Gqeberha to finish second on the table and book their spot in the final which will be played in the Mother City.

The Warriors were bowled out for 94-runs in 34.5 overs. in with only the former Knights Patrick Kruger and Diego Rossier getting double figures with 44 and 11 respectively.

Ruan de Swart to 4/17 in his complement of 10 overs, while the seamer Kerwin Mungroo took 2/18 in 7.5 overs.

In reply, Lesego Senokwane scored 37 and Raynard van Tonder chipped in with 23 as the Dragons chased down the target in 20.4 overs.

JP King was the pick of the Warriors bowlers with 2/13 in 1.4 overs, while Beyers Swanepoel took 1/12 in 5 overs.

The win moved the Dragons up to 18 points on the table, which is the same as the Warriors, however the team from Potchefstroom head to the final with a better net run-rate of 0.652, while the Warriors was on 0.336.

The captain, Wihan Lubbe, said their seamer set the tone while the batters ensured the job was completed.

“We're very happy about the performance and obviously we are excited about reaching the One-Day Cup final,” said Lubbe.

“It was an awesome and unbelievable performance by all of our seamers. It out us in an awesome position and the batters got us over the line.

“It's an exciting week that lies ahead - we'll go through all of our prep and see you at Newlands for the final.”

Province in turn continued their dominance of the 50-over competition by beating the Paarl Rocks by 5-wickets on Friday at Newlands. Province finished at the top of the table with six wins from seven games for a total of 30 points. They are still unbeaten as their game against the Warriors was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Saturday's final at Newlands is scheduled to get underway at 10:00.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport