• 4-Day Series wrap: Dolphins end Lions’ winning run

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    Marques Ackerman’s unbeaten 139 blasted the KZN Dolphins to an eight-wicket win against the Central Gauteng Lions at Kingsmead on Sunday.

    The Dolphins captain struck 21 fours in his 127-ball innings as his side chased down the 257 needed to win after the Lions had declared their second innings closed on 166-6 with Dominic Hendricks scoring 72. The visitors had declared in first innings (428-5).

    Grant Roelofsen (54 off 70 balls) and Khaya Zondo (53 off 90 balls) also made key contributions for the Dolphins.

    At St George’s Park, Dane Paterson took 7-25 as the EP Warriors beat the Boland Rocks by 168 runs.

    Tristan Stubbs scored 52 before the Warriors were bowled out for 356 to set the Rocks a target of 342 to win.

    Paterson then grabbed the headlines, dismissing four of the top five Rocks batsmen to help leave them reeling at 93-7.

    The Rocks were eventually bowled out for 174, with captain Pieter Malan top-scoring (41).

    Due to persistent rain, no play was possible for the second consecutive day at the Mangaung Oval with the match between the Free State Knights and Western Province ending in a draw.

    In Division Two, the Northern Cape Heat clinched a 253-run win over the Eastern Storm at Willowmoore Park.

    The visitors declared for the second time in the clash, this time on 332-6, before dismissing the Storm for 192.

    The contest between the KZN Inland Tuskers and South Western Districts finished as a draw after time ran out during the latter’s second innings.

    Yaseen Valli (57* off 109 balls) and Andre Malan (59* off 116) were still at the crease.

    In White River, following three days of wet conditions the clash between the Mpumalanga Rhinos and Limpopo Impalas finished in a draw.

    The next 4-Day Domestic Series round gets underway from 27 January, with the action streamed live on SuperSport’s YouTube channel.

    Division One:

    KZN Dolphins beat Central Gauteng Lions by eight wickets.
    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: 166-6 dec after 58 overs; D Henricks 72* (164), B Fortuin 40 (58); O Baartman 4-48, D. Dupavillon 1-29
    Dolphins: 260-2 after 47.4 overs; M Ackerman 139* (127), K Zondo 53* (90); M Siboto 1-32, L Sipamla 1-48

    EP Warriors beat Boland Rocks by 168 runs
    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: 174 after 46 overs; P Malan 41 (36), S von Berg 38 (53); D Paterson 7-25, T Ndwandwa

    Match drawn between Free State Knights and Western Province
    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).

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    Division Two:

    South Western Districts drew with KZN Inland Tuskers
    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)

    Northern Cape Heat beat Eastern Storm by 253 runs
    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
    Storm:     192 after 58.5 overs; G Koopman 33 (47), D Rossouw 33 (67); J van Dyk 3-58, B van Rensburg 2-27

    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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