Day 2 of the 4th round of the 4-Day Series saw contests taking shape. Big half-centuries from Zubayr Hamza, David Bedingham, George Linde, Kyle Simmons, Corbin Bosch, Jiveshan Pillay and Tian Koekemoer were the highlight of the day. Migael Pretorius was lethal with the ball for North West, and so too was Beyers Swanepoel for the Warriors.
Dolphins vs Lions
Marques Ackerman’s century kept the innings together for the home side. He scored 140 as the Dolphins posted 245/9 and declared.
Codi Yusuf starred with the ball and took 6-49.
The Lions will start day 2 on 65-2 with Zubayr Hamza and Ryan Rickelton at the crease.
Hamza batted well on Day 2 but was dismissed on 98. Day 3 will see the Lions start their innings on 217-5 with Wandile Makwetu on 42*.
KZN-Inland vs Boland
Boland were all out for 232, with Keagen Petersen recording the only worthwhile score of 57.
KZN-Inland will start Day 2 with 17/1.
It was a difficult Day 2 for the KZN-I batters who managed to finish the day 147-5. Tian Koekemoer ended with 61 not out.
Western Province vs North West
Half-centuries from Mika-eel Prince and Migael Pretorius were key to giving the away side a chance in the match after they found themselves 86/7. They managed to end the day on 236 all-out. Mthiwekhaya Nabe was particularly impressive with the ball for WP taking 5/51.
Province went into bat and ended the day on 148/2. Yaseen Vallie (52*) and David Bedingham (44*).
After a flurry of wickets on Day 2, which saw Vallie out for 59 and Bedingham out for 51, George Linde (88) and Kyle Simmons (51) took Western Province into the lead after Migael Pretorius ripped through WP to bring up a six-for.
Western Province was 178-6 after Pretorius’ destruction. But they managed to take their lead above 100 to finish their innings on 345.
North West started Day 3 on 132/4.
Titans vs Warriors
The Titans batted first. Dewald Brevis’ 110 and Sibonelo Makhanya’s 83 kept the innings together for the home side. They finished the day on 346/8 thanks to cameos around the pair.
Beyers Swanepoel was fantastic with the ball finishing the day with 4-68.
On Day 2 Swenepoel managed to take his 5th wicket as the Titans finished their innings on 383, largely thanks to Corbin Bosch who scored 57 not out.
The Warriors ended Day 2 on 176/2, Jiveshan Pillay not out on 96.
