28 Nov CSA 4-DAY SERIES WRAP – TITANS CLAIM A TEN-WICKET VICTORY IN THE JUKSKEI DERBY
JOHANNESBURG: The Cricket South Africa (CSA) 4-Day Series continued with Momentum Multiply Titans securing a comfortable ten-wicket victory over the DP World Lions on Sunday.
Chasing only 44 runs, Neil Brand (18* off 29) and Dean Elgar (25* off 28) made the easy chase in less than ten overs.
Titans and Proteas spinner, Simon Harmer, played a huge role in the victory, claiming 14 wickets in the match.
Harmer returned figures of (7/83 in 46 Overs), and (7/68 in 20 Overs) in the two innings, respectively.
Earlier, Lions had won the toss as Joshua Richards (107) and Ryan Rickelton (108*) centuries powered the home-side to a first innings score of 354 runs.
In response, Theunis de Bruyn (101), Neil Brand (91), Heinrich Klaasen (69), and Dean Elgar (55) saw the visitors finish 449 all out.
Harmer and Lizaad Williams (3/34) took advantage of the 95-run lead and restricted the Lions to 139 runs all out at the end of Day 3.
Meanwhile, Hollywoodbets Dolphins and Gbets Rocks shared the spoils after two days of no play in a rain-interrupted encounter in Durban.
On Saturday, Six Gun Grill Western Province won by an innings and 155 runs against ITEC Knights, whilst Dafabet Warriors secured a comfortable 239-run victory against North West Dragons.
The CSA 4-Day Domestic returns in February 2023.
CSA 4-Day Series Results: Thu – Sun: 24 – 27 November 22
Division One:
Six Gun Grill Western Province vs ITEC Knights, Six Gun Grill Newlands, Cape Town (Knights won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Western Province won by an innings and 155 runs
- Knights: 111/10 in 40.2 Overs – G. Cloete 29 (50), A. Mothoa 25 (25) / B. Hendricks 4/16, D. Paterson 2/18.
- Western Province: 575/7 in 135.5 Overs –T. de Zorzi 304* (381), Y. Vallie 136 (193), G. Linde 46 (83) / G. Coetzee 4/117
- Knights: 309/10 in 98.3 Overs – R. van Tonder 117 (222), P. van Biljon 71 (142) / D. Paterson 3/48, G. Linde 3/64
Dafabet Warriors vs North West Dragons, St George’s Park, Gqeberha (Dragons won the toss and elected to field first.)
- Warriors won by 239 runs
- Warriors: 381/10 in 111 Overs – M. Breetzke 112* (233), D. Rosier 80 (136) / R. Meyer 5/90
- Dragons: 116/10 in 41.5 Overs – N. van den Bergh 53 (99) / B. Swanepoel 4/19, M. Jansen 3/40
- Warriors: 177/5 in 57.3 Overs – M. Breetzke 91 (143), J. Hermann 64 (111) / D. Potgieter 3/26
- Dragons: 203/10 in 39.5 Overs – R. Meyer 42 (16), D. Potgieter 38* (46) / M. Jansen 3/40, Z. Abrahams 2/44
DP World Lions vs Momentum Multiply Titans, DP World Wanderers, Johannesburg (Lions won the toss and elected to bat first).
- Titans won by 10 wickets
- Lions: 354/10 in 111.5 Overs – J. Richards 107 (127), R. Rickelton 108* (248), S. Magala 54 (118) / S. Harmer 7/83, A. Gqamane 2/49
- Titans: 449/10 in 104.3 Overs –T. de Bruyn 101 (94), N. Brand 91 (174), H. Klaasen 69 (75), D. Elgar 55 (97) / D. Olivier 3/62, M. Siboto 2/54
- Lions: 139/10 in 40.4 Overs – K. Rapulana 28 (18) /7/68, L. Williams 3/34
- Titans: 46/0 in 9.2 Overs – N. Brand 18* (29), D. Elgar 25* (28)
Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs Gbets Rocks, Hollywoodbets Kingsmead, Durban (Rocks won the toss and elected to bat first)
- Match Drawn
- Rocks: 211/10 in 65.3 Overs – C. Fortuin 93* (145), F. Adams 30 (41) / JJ Smuts 5/55, K. Maharaj 3/80
- Dolphins: 135/4 in 47 Overs – S. Erwee 76 (146), J. Smith 23* (83) / S. von Berg 3/56
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