Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee starred with the bat with both batsmen scoring centuries, while George Linde was the star bowler of Day 2 of the 1st Round of 4-Day Franchise series fixtures taking a five-for.
Cobras vs Titans, Day 2, Round 1
Fourteen wickets were claimed today as the young, new-look Cobras are maintaining their advantage over the Titans.
Interestingly, Proteas opener Dean Elgar scored a shade over two-thirds of the Titans’ runs, while none of the others crossed 20. Left-arm spinner George Linde was the pick of the bowlers, and seamer Tshepo Moreki impressed as well.
The Titans fought back with a few quick wickets in the Cobras’ second innings, but a priceless half-century from Kyle Verreynne has steadied the situation well. Onke Nyaku was run out just before the close of play, but a lead of 235 of Cobras is already quite substantial considering they have five wickets in hand.
Cape Cobras 264/9 + 121/5 (Verreynne 50* – L Williams 2-10)
Titans 151 (Elgar 101 – Linde 5-65, Moreki 3-24)
Dolphins vs Lions, Day 2, Round 1
After successfully bowling out the Lions for a modest 258, the Dolphins have a significant advantage following the close of Day 2. Ryan Rickelton scored a fighting half-century, but the Dolphins bowlers quickly mopped up the tail.
A scintillating century from the experienced opener Sarel Erwee was undoubtedly the highlight. Beuran Hendricks dismissed Grant Roelofsen early, but Test hopeful Keegan Petersen provided excellent support with a stately, unbeaten 59.
Lions 258 (R Hendricks 76, Rickelton 60 – Baartman 4-41)
Dolphins 189/1 (Erwee 123*, K Petersen 59* – B Hendricks 1-42)
Knights vs Warriors, Day 2, Round 2
It’s been spin for the win for the VKB Knights, as legspinner Shaun von Berg stole the show with four wickets. Jacques Snyman continued to display his all-round prowess with three handy wickets from his offspin. Despite the Warriors scoring less than half of the Knights’ total, the home side have opted to bat again.
Knights 430/6(d) (Snyman 109, van Tonder 85 – M Jansen 3-85) + 26/0
Warriors 158 (Breetzke 43, Second 35* – von Berg 4-54, Snyman 3-29)
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