• 4-Day Series wrap: Titans slay Dragons

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    Heinrich Klaasen followed up a first-innings century with an unbeaten fifty to help the Northerns Titans seal an emphatic eight-wicket victory over the North West Dragons in Potchefstroom on Saturday.

    The wicketkeeper-batter smashed an 82-ball 71* in a 121-run partnership with Grant Mokoena, who finished on 50* (87 balls) to help his side stroll to victory.

    The Titans had dismissed the Dragons for 231 in their second innings, setting them 132 runs to win. Heino Kuhn scored 119 for the hosts, while Lizaad Williams took 3-16 for the Titans.

    At Kingsmead, the Central Gauteng Lions will take a 179-run lead into the fourth and final day after the KZN Dolphins posted 337 in their first innings in response to the Lions’ 428-5 dec.

    After Grant Roelofsen’s 66 on day two, Ruan de Swardt scored 59 with crucial late contributions from the tailenders.

    Lutho Sipamla took 3-55 as the Lions reached stumps on 88-4.

    In Gqeberha, the EP Warriors resumed on 75-2 before overnight batter Wihan Lubbe struck 102 to help power them to 356. Hardus Viljoen (3-52) and Stiaan van Zyl (3-18) took three wickets apiece for the Boland Rocks.

    The visitors ended the day on 52-3 still needing another 291 runs to secure the win.

    Due to heavy rain, there was no play on day three at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein between the Free State Knights and Western Province.

    In Division Two, the KZN Inland Tuskers added 168 runs to their overnight score to complete their first innings on 332 against South Western Districts, with the experienced Cameron Delport scoring 119.

    SWD were 135-1 at stumps, with a lead of 118.

    In Benoni, the Eastern Storm require 418 runs to win after the Northern Cape Heat, led by Evan Jones’ 128, declared their second innings closed on 332-6.

    Rain and a wet outfield caused no play in the clash between the Mpumalanga Rhinos and the Limpopo Impalas.

    Division One:

    Central Gauteng Lions lead KZN Dolphins by 179 runs
    Lions: 428-5 dec after 132 overs; J Richards 151 (250), R Hendricks 136 (211); O Baartman 2-57, E Bosch 2-72
    Dolphins: 337 after 116.0vers; G Roelofsen 66 (110), R de Swardt 59 (124); L Sipamla 3-55, W Mulder 2-48
    Lions: 88-4 after 38 overs; J Richards 38 (61), D Hendricks 36* (107); O Baartman 3-30, D Dupavillon 1-21

    Boland Rocks need 291 more runs to beat EP Warriors
    Warriors: 245 after 77.2 overs; L Ngoepe 75 (95), D Rosier 68 (118); S von Berg 6-76, H Viljoen 2-59
    Rocks: 259 after 65 overs; S van Zyl 93 (131), S von Berg 49 (72); T van Vuuren 3-35, W Lubbe 2-16
    Warriors: 356 after 118 overs; W Lubbe 102 (220), D Rosier 46 (107); H Viljoen 3-52, S van Zyl 3-16
    Rocks: 52-3 after 13 overs; P Malan 41; D Paterson 2-4

    Free State Knights trail Western Province by 311 runs
    WP: 501-6 dec after 121 overs; D Bedingham 199, T de Zorzi 97; G Coetzee 3-88, M Budaza 2-95
    Knights: 190-5 after 69 overs; N Roux 63 (174), P van Biljon 52 (98); K Simmonds 2-59, T Moreki 1-20

    Northerns Titans beat North West Dragons by eight wickets
    Dragons: 147 after 45.2 overs; S Pillay 34 (81), N Mvelase 24 (42); S Harmer 5-50, L Williams 3-43
    Titans: 246 after 72 overs; H Klaasen 128 (185), S Makhanya 40 (90); D Potgieter 4-40, N Mvelase 2-37
    Dragons: 231 after 76 overs; H Kuhn 119 (167), D Potgieter 38 (99); L Williams 3-16, S Harmer 2-52
    Titans: 134-2 after 30.3 overs; H Klaasen 71* (82) G Mokoena 50* (87).

    Division Two:

    South Western Districts lead KZN Inland Tuskers by 118 runs
    SWD: 315 after 96 overs; B Capell 80 (68), A Malan 70 (110); K Dudgeon 3-41, M Erlank 3-72
    Tuskers: 332 after 79.3 overs; C Delport 119 (135), T Dithole 91 (96); S Whitehead 4-70, M Piedt 2-52
    SWD: 135-1 after 39 overs; Y Valli 57* (109), A Malan 59 (116)

    Eastern Storm need 418 more runs to win against Northern Cape Heat
    Heat: 434-5 dec after 99.5 overs; A Swanepoel 134 (129), J Vandiar 132 (188); K Gumede 2-82, G Thomson 1-42
    Storm:     321 after 93.2 overs; G Thomson 77 (105), A Visser 58 (143); B van Rensburg 3-43, A Swanepoel 3-74
    Heat: 332-6 after 68.4 overs; E Jones 128 (132), E Kemm 73 (94); M Arnold 2-55, G Koopman 1-18
    Heat: 28-1; M Twala 18* (27), G Koopman 6 (15); A Swanepoel 1-4

    Limpopo Impalas trail Mpumalanga Rhinos by 134 runs
    Rhinos: 216 after 73.4 overs; B van Niekerk 113 (142), L Peters 45 (99); D Radebe 5-41, A Mokgoloboto 2-30
    Impalas: 82-2 after 21 overs; T Hobson 37* (54), M Nofal 19* (40); B Xenxe 1-30

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    Simon Borchardt