DAY 2: Van Tonder piles on runs for Dragons

Raynard van Tonder scored a brilliant century to lift the Renault Potchefstroom North West Dragons to 376/5 at tea on the second day of their CSA 4-Day Series match against the DP World Lions at the JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom, on Friday.

The Dragons won the toss and elected to bat first. They finished day one on 226/3. The hosts picked up from where they left off and added ... At tea, they had Raynard van Tonder (110*) and Taheer Isaacs (32*) at the crease.

The post-lunch period was interrupted by a brief shower, which ate into the innings. However, in the periods when play was possible, Van Tonder showed his class as he worked his way to an eighth first-class century. It took him 191 balls to reach the milestone.

His partner, Taheer Isaacs played a wonderful hand for his unbeaten 32 off 84. The pair shared an unbeaten 65-run sixth-wicket partnership that saw the hosts through the afternoon session unscathed. Van Tonder and Isaacs got together just before lunch, after Ruan de Swardt's dismissal.

Tshepo Moreki is the Lions' most successful bowler in the innings with two wickets for 49 runs in 18 overs. Bjorn Fortuin, Junaid Dawood, and Codi Yusuf each have a wicket.

DRAGONS: Janneman Malan, Matthew Kleinveldt, Lesiba Ngoepe, Raynard van Tonder, Wihan Lubbe (capt), Ruan de Swardt, Taheer Isaacs (wk), Migael Pretorius, Achille Cloete, Odirile Modimokoane, Jaydon Brooker.

DP WORLD LIONS: Joshua Richards, Dominic Hendricks (capt), Zubayr Hamza, Wiaan Mulder, Khaya Fakude, Connor Esterhuizen (wk), Delano Potgieter, Bjorn Fortuin, Codi Yusuf, Tshepo Moreki, Junaid Dawood.