BOLAND V WESTERN PROVINCE
Paarl: Kyle Verreynne and Kyle Simmonds performed brilliantly to help WSB Western Province record a dominant win of an innings and 141 runs over Goldrush Boland in their CSA 4-day Series match at Boland Park on Tuesday.
Western Province, who won the toss and elected to bat first, mounted a mammoth 533-9d in their first innings.
The hosts replied with a paltry 163. Western Province asked Boland to follow-on and bundled them out for 229.
Verreynne batted brilliantly for his unbeaten 204 from 305 balls as he set the tone for Western Province.
The Proteas star batted through two days and was the anchor of the visitors’ innings. He shared a 162-run sixth-wicket partnership with Simmonds that took the game away from the hosts.
Simmonds, who had a sensational outing with bat and ball, scored a 108-ball 85. He then backed that performance up by taking nine wickets for 132 runs across two innings.
He bagged five wickets for 66 runs in 23.3 overs in Boland’s first innings and then four wickets for 66 runs in 35.5 in their second.
Tshepo Moreki, who took four wickets for 46 runs in 14.5 overs in Boland’s second innings, was the other Western Province bowler who performed brilliantly.
Daniel Smith (58), David Bedingham (50), Valentine Kitime (63), and Josh Breed (52) were the other Western Province players to record milestones.
Lehan Botha, who scored 53 from 93 balls, was the only Boland batter who reached a landmark score in the match.
DRAGONS V DOLPHINS
Potchefstroom: Wihan Lubbe and Bryce Parsons, the captains of the Eastvaal Renault Dragons and the Hollywoodbets Dolphins, shook hands late on Tuesday afternoon after their contest at the JB Marks Oval was declared a draw.
The first two days of the encounter, Saturday and Sunday, were written off due to a wet outfield.
The Dragons, who won the toss and chose to bowl first, restricted the Dolphins to 274 runs. The hosts then replied with a total of 335-8.
The Dragons’ No 3 batter, Diego Rosier, produced the best performance of the match with a steady 146 from 263 balls.
The seasoned campaigner put his experience on full display as he batted through 87.4 overs. He was part of the Dragons’ highest partnership, a 109-run fourth-wicket stand with Lubbe (48).
Nqobani Mokoena showed that he wasn’t just a bowler with a valiant half-century to help the Dolphins reach a decent total.
The 19-year-old registered his maiden first-class half-century, a well-played 92-ball 72 from the No 9 position.
Mokoena joined forces with Eathan Bosch for a 113-run eighth-wicket partnership that saved the Dolphins from embarrassment after a poor start to their innings.
His partner, Bosch, also registered a half-century during the course of their partnership. Bosch scored a valuable 60 runs from 84 balls.
The Dragons’ Alfred Mothoa produced the best performance with the ball in the contest.
The pacer took three wickets for 55 runs in 16 overs. Meanwhile, Eathan Bosch was the Dolphins’ best bowler with two wickets for 11 runs in eight overs.
TUSKERS V TITANS
Pietermaritzburg: Neil Brand registered a brilliant century to help the Momentum Multiply Titans take control of their contest against the Moothee Ram Tuskers at the Pietermaritzburg Oval.
The Titans captain added 95 runs to his overnight score on his way to 178 from 292 balls.
This is his eighth first-class century and it helped the visitors reach a dominant 541 runs in reply to the Tuskers’ first innings score of 286.
The Tuskers were on 156-4 at stumps. The hosts, who had Andile Mogakane (75*) and Sean Gilson (4*) in the middle, trail the Titans by 99 runs with six wickets in hand.
Mogakane’s half-century helped to keep the Tuskers in the contest after their indifferent start to the third innings.
His effort complemented Ziyaad Abrahams’ determination with the ball earlier in the day.
Abrahams, who dismissed the Titans’ top scorers, Brand, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (119), and Keegan Petersen (85), finished the match with five wickets for 86 runs in 22 overs.
Meanwhile, Duan Jansen was the pick of the bowlers for the Titans on day three. The pacer took two wickets for 28 runs in nine overs. Simon Harmer also took a brace of wickets, but conceded 79 runs in 24 overs.
WARRIORS V LIONS
Gqeberha: Joshua Richards scored a breezy half-century to help the DP World Lions get to 114-4 and establish a healthy lead over the Dafabet Warriors in their match at St George’s Park.
The Lions, who won the toss and chose to bat first, scored 305 in their first innings.
Their bowlers, led by Lutho Sipamla, performed exceptionally well to dismiss the Warriors for 198 in their reply.
The visitors, who had Wiaan Mulder (26*) and Connor Esterhuizen (12*) at the crease, had a 221-run lead with six wickets in hand.
Joshua Richards held the Lions’ innings together for the first 25 overs as he batted his way to 52 runs from 78 balls. He shared a fruitful 50-run third-wicket partnership with Richard Seletswane (19).
Senuran Muthusamy was the Warriors’ best bowler with two wickets for 12 runs in nine overs.
Their other wicket-taker, Matthew Boast, also took two wickets, but conceded 30 runs in nine overs.