WARRIORS BACK IN CONTENTION
Spinners Jon-Jon Smuts and Simon Harmer shared six wickets as the Warriors bowled themselves back into contention by tea on the second day of their Sunfoil Series match against the bizhub Highveld Lions at Buffalo Park, in East London, on Friday.
Having been bundled out for a disappointing 193 on the opening day, the Warriors bowlers hit back with a disciplined effort with the ball. Smuts and Harmer worked in tandem and were superb as they helped dismiss the Lions for 178 and give their team an unexpected lead of 15.
But when the umpires called tea, the Warriors had thrown the game wide open again by being reduced to 63 for three in their second innings, an overall lead of 78 with seven wickets remaining.
But the low-scoring game appears evenly-balanced and could still go either way in what looks to be heading for an early finish.
Having resumed after lunch on 164 for eight, the Lions quickly lost both Beuran Hendricks (0), bowled by Anrich Nortje, and Non Pongolo (20), who was nipped out by skipper Smuts.
The Warriors captain had earlier claimed the scalps of Nicky van den Berg (19) and Mangaliso Mosehle (10) while Harmer added Rassie van der Dussen (69) and Wiaan Mulder (0) to his one victim from the opening day. Smuts finished with three for 31 and Harmer returned three for 46.
The Warriors started their second innings positively but then lost both openers in the space of four balls. First Ngoepe pushed at a delivery from Beuran Hendricks and nicked off to Aaron Phangiso for eight and then Gihahn Cloete (18) hit one straight at point off Sean Jamison.
Smuts (3) and Yaseen Vallie (12) will continue for the Warriors after the break.
WARRIORS: Edward Michael Moore, Gihahn Cloete (wk), Colin Ackermann, Yaseen Vallie, Lesiba Ngoepe, JJ Smuts (capt), Clyde Fortuin, Simon Harmer, Ayabulela Gqamane, Tladi Bokako, Anrich Nortje
BIZHUB HIGHVELD LIONS: Stephen Cook (capt), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Omphile Ramela, Nicky van den Bergh, Willem Mulder, Mangaliso Mosehle (wk), Aaron Phangiso, Nono Pongolo, Beuran Hendricks, Sean Jamison
KNIGHTS IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
In Bloemfontein, the VKB Knights were in the pound seats against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins at Mangaung Oval.
After their skipper Keshav Maharaj took five wickets for 128 runs in helping to bowl out the home side for 478, the Dolphins limped into tea on 125 for five wickets and were trailing on the first innings by 353 runs.
The Dolphins started after lunch on day three on a precarious 40 for three and looked to be resurrecting the innings through Suneran Muthusamy and Sibonelo Makhanya who added 49 for the fourth wicket until Theunis de Bruyn struck with his medium pacers to have the latter caught by Shadley van Schalkwyk for 26.
Marchant de Lange, who had picked up two scalps before lunch, had Dane Vilas caught behind to reduce the visitors to 98 for five.
Muthusamy was holding the innings together with a patient 52 not out from 112 deliveries. Maharaj is at the crease with him on 15.
VKB KNIGHTS: Luthando Mnyanda, Grant Mokoena, Theunis de Bruyn (capt), Petrus van Biljon, Rudi Second (wk), Shadley van Schalkwyk, Patrick Kruger, Marchant de Lange, Duanne Olivier, Eddie Leie, Diego Rosier
HOLLYWOODBETS DOLPHINS: Morne van Wyk, Sarel Erwee, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Senuran Muthusamy, Sibonelo Makhanya, Dane Vilas (wk), Keshav Maharaj (capt), Robert Frylinck, Athi Maposa, Kerwin Mungroo, Zakariya Paruk
TITANS MAKE SLOW PROGRESS
In Benoni, the Multiply Titans made slow start to their first innings in reaching 68 for two at tea against the WSB Cape Cobras at Sahara Willowmoore Park.
This after they had eventually bowled the visitors out for a massive 428.
The Cobras had resumed the second session on day two on 398 for eight and added a further 30 runs after the break.
Batting at No 8, Dane Piedt produced a fine innings of 74 off 116 balls to ensure the Cobras passed the 400 mark. Piedt was last man out when he was bowled by Rowan Richards.
Earlier in the day, Pieter Malan fell for 137, his 26th first-class hundred and his third of this campaign. His innings lasted 317 deliveries with 12 fours and a six.
The Titans bowlers shared the wickets with Eldred Hawken (3/60) the most successful of them.
Piedt then turned aggressor with the ball and trapped both Dean Elgar (24) and Tony de Zorzi (14) leg before wicket ahead of the break.
Andrea Agathangelou (14) and Heino Kuhn (16) are the unbeaten batsmen.
MULTIPLY TITANS: Henry Davids, Dean Elgar (capt), Andrea Agathangelou, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Heino Kuhn (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Junior Dala, Malusi Siboto, Shaun von Berg, Eldred Hawken, Rowan Richards
WSB CAPE COBRAS: Pieter Malan, Simon Khomari, Zubayr Hamza, Stiaan van Zyl, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Aviwe Mgijima, Jason Smith, Dane Piedt (capt), Lizaad Williams, Dane Paterson, Mthiwekhaya Nabe
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