
Winless Cobras carve out draw
Just 14 wickets fell across the four days at Newlands, as the Cape Cobras ended their Sunfoil Series losing streak with a draw against the Warriors.
Just 14 wickets fell across the four days at Newlands, as the Cape Cobras ended their Sunfoil Series losing streak with a draw against the Warriors.
Nicky Boje’s Knights have all the tools in the shed to win their first Sunfoil Series title in nine years.
The defending champions the Titans tasted defeat again as they lost to the Warriors by six wickets at St George’s Park.
Knights captain Theunis de Bruyn hasn’t received any calls from the national selectors yet, but another prolific season might change that.
The Knights started their 2016-17 cricket season victorious, when they were hosted by the Titans in the annual Ehlanzeni Cup at Uplands College on the weekend.
Mystery surrounds the departure of Knights coach Sarel Cilliers, who has been succeeded by Nicky Boje, the former Proteas left-arm spinner, in a temporary capacity.
Hardus Viljoen took his fourth five-wicket haul of the Sunfoil competition as the Highveld Lions romped to an innings victory over the Chevrolet Warriors at the Wanderers on Sunday, while the Titans and Cobras also ended with a flourish.
Alviro Petersen and Neil McKenzie scored half-centuries to drive home the Highveld Lions’ advantage in a rain-hit day against the Warriors at the Wanderers.
Highveld Lions captain Stephen Cook has promised to select his strongest team to take on the Warriors at the Wanderers, even though they have the Sunfoil Series Trophy sewn up.
The Highveld Lions ended a 15-year wait for Sunfoil success when they bowled out the Dolphins with just five balls remaining in Durban on Sunday. The win gives them an unassailable position on top of the log with one game remaining, more than 29.5 points clear of the Dolphins. It was a remarkable win, considering they had decided to bat… Read more →
Stephen Cook scored his fifth hundred of the Sunfoil Series this season and soared to the top of the run-scorers list to all but seal the title for the Highveld Lions.
It’s crunch time for the Highveld Lions. They lead the table by 16.68 points and face their only challengers in their penultimate Sunfoil Series match at Kingsmead on Thursday.
The Highveld Lions brushed aside the Knights to record their fifth win of the season and consolidate their position at the top of the Sunfoil table in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Only Dean Elgar and Qaasim Adams stood between the Titans and humiliation as the Dolphins set themselves up for an early victory and a secure second place on the log.
The front-running Highveld Lions forged ahead by taking a 72-run lead with four wickets remaining against the Knights in Bloemfontein on Friday.