Wins for Knights, Titans
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.
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.
Proteas all-rounder Wayne Parnell’s shoulder injury sustained in the opening game of the Sunfoil Series season is unlikely to stop him from travelling to New Zealand next month for the ODI triangular series also featuring Australia.
The first round of matches in the Sunfoil Series ended in comfortable wins for the Knights and Lions, and produced some outstanding individual performances.
David Miller struck the winning runs as the Kings XI Punjab ended the Cape Cobras’ Champions League Trophy campaign with a seven-wicket victory in Mohali on Sunday.
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.
The Dolphins slumped to their third defeat in the CLT20, despite Robbie Frylinck’s all-round effort, in their Group A match against the Lahore Lions in Bangalore.
The Cobras produced their best performance in the CLT20 to beat the Barbados Tridents after a Super over in their Group B match in Mohali.
After a promising start to their chase, the Dolphins fell 54 runs short in their Group A match against CSK in Bangalore on Monday.
A lack of discipline in the field resulted in the Cobras losing their Group B match against the Hobart Hurricanes in Hyderabad.