The big city teams all lost their clashes in Sunday’s round of CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge matches, with North West, Easterns and Northern Cape enjoying exciting wins.
KwaZulu-Natal 252-8 (Michael Erlank 67 not out, Khalipha Cele 35, Blayde Capell 34; Wihan Lubbe 2-34, Marco Jansen 2-45, Hlompo Modimokwane 2-90)
North West 255-5 (Kagiso Rapulana 119 not out, Louren Steenkamp 53 not out, Ruan Haasbroek 38; Keith Dudgeon 2-69, Zakariya Paruk 1-25, Smangaliso Nhlebela 1-45)
North West won by five wickets with seven balls remaining
Easterns 320-5 (Wesley Marshall 81, Sizwe Masondo 74 not out, Jurie Snyman 65; Shaylen Pillay 2-46, Delano Potgieter 2-62, Nandre Burger 1-64)
Gauteng 301-9 (Joshua Richards 77, Nandre Burger 57 not out, Nono Pongolo 48; Imran Manack 3-30, Matthew Arnold 3-71, Grant Thomson 1-19)
Easterns won by 19 runs
Western Province 188 (Isaac Dikgale 35, George Linde 33, Andre Malan 27; Kagiso Mohale 4-44, Akhona Kula 2-21, Aubrey Swanepoel 2-27)
Northern Cape 192-9 (Mtabozuko Nqam 62 not out, Aubrey Swanepoel 35, Jacques Snyman 20, Avumile Mnci 20; George Linde 3-48, Justin Dill 2-23, Mpilo Njoloza 2-35, Matthew Kleinveldt 2-36)
Northern Cape won by one wicket with 26 balls remaining
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