Cobras

Vallie halts Titans’ victory push

A fighting rearguard stand by Yaseen Vallie prevented the Titans from registering the first win of the Sunfoil Series.

Second smashes double ton

Rudi Second smashed a superb double hundred as the Knights took control of their match against the Cobras in Oudtshoorn on Saturday.

Bring back bat-ball balance

South Africa has a reputation as a top-class fast-bowling factory, but a worrying trend is developing: the flat wicket.

Smuts’ four-fors send him top

Jon-Jon Smuts took two four-fors against the Cobras in a determined attempt to pull a victory out of the hat in round two of the Sunfoil Series.

Cobras resist spin assault

The Cobras lower order had to hang on grimly against a spin assault by the Warriors to rescue a thrilling draw in Port Elizabeth.

Milestones galore on day three

Day three of the Sunfoil fixtures saw Wiaan Mulder, Pieter Malan, Zubayr Hamza, and Pite van Biljon record tons.

Mgijima’s maiden ton

Aviwe Mgijima’s maiden ton in his 50th first-class match, to help the Cobras salvage a draw against the Knights in Bloemfontein, is SACricketmag.com‘s Play of the Day.

‘We were definitely the better team’

Theunis de Bruyn says the Knights were the better team, as the Cobras salvaged a draw through tons from Hashim Amla, Justin Ontong and Aviwe Mgijima.

Van Schalkwyk tops first round

Shadley van Schalkwyk has set the bar high in the opening round of the Sunfoil Series, taking eight wickets in the Knights’ opening clash against the Cobras.