Cobras cruise to victory
The Cobras produced a complete performance to beat the Knights by seven wickets in Kimberley on Saturday night.
The Cobras produced a complete performance to beat the Knights by seven wickets in Kimberley on Saturday night.
The Lions and Warriors will get their One Day Cup campaign underway in Potchefstroom on Sunday.
An unbeaten hundred by the Dolphins captain took the coastal side to a five wicket win over the Titans in the first game of the One Day Cup.
The Knights and Cobras will get their One Day Cup campaign under way in Kimberley on Saturday.
The Titans and Dolphins will contest the opening fixture of the One Day Cup in Centurion on Friday.
Schools from the Highveld dominated the 55th edition of Maritzburg College’s cricket festival as Affies, St Alban’s and KES won all four of their matches.
The Knights and the Titans completed 143-run and 170-run victories, respectively, against the Lions and the Warriors on the fourth and final day of their Sunfoil Series matches.
Faf du Plessis won bragging rights among South Africans when his Chennai Super Kings team won the Champions League T20 in a canter in Bangalore.
The 55th edition of the cricket festival hosted by Maritzburg College takes place between Saturday 4 and Tuesday 7 October.
The South African franchises struggled with the ball in the CLT20, but death bowling specialist Charl Langeveldt believes they have the skill to deliver at the death.
The second round of the Sunfoil Series takes place from Thursday to Sunday in the northern part of the country.
JP Duminy has been named captain of the Proteas T20 side for their series against New Zealand and Australia, while Vernon Philander is recalled to the ODI squad in place of Mthokozisi Shezi.
The Dolphins let slip their last chance to taste victory at the CLT20, losing to KKR by 36 runs in their Group A clash in Hydrabad.
The first round of matches in the Sunfoil Series ended in comfortable wins for the Knights and Lions, and produced some outstanding individual performances.
Hardus Viljoen took 7 for 32 as the Lions wrapped up their Sunfoil Series match against the Titans shortly after lunch on the final day at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday.