• U19 Khaya Majola Week wrap (Day 3)

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    Hernus Marais took 4-18 as the Northerns Titans beat Western Province by 16 runs at the U19 Khaya Majola Week on Monday.

    Marais was well supported by Tristan Luus (2-41), with WP’s Benni Hansen’s left stranded on 114.

    Northerns will face the Central Gauteng Lions in the first unofficial semi-final on day four, with KwaZulu-Natal meeting KZN Inland in the second.

    The Lions defeated KZN Inland by 29 runs to top their pool. Ross Boast (2-30) helped reduce the Lions to 35-3 before Luke Francis (73) and Henricus Meyer (41) batted their team out of trouble.

    North West’s Ludwich Schuld scored 117*, his second century of the week, in his team’s four-wicket win over Border, with Border brothers Jacques (70) and Ben van der Merwe (59) contributing half-centuries.

    SA U19 all-rounder Riley Norton (84*), Johan Wege (52) and Josh Jordaan (52) helped Boland beat Free State by 74 runs.

    KwaZulu-Natal topped their pool after a 131-run victory over Eastern Province. Ross Coetzee (66*) and Hayden Bishop (50) led the batting effort, while Ntando Soni (3-11) continued to excel with the ball.

    Central Gauteng Lions 196-8 (Luke Francis 73, Henricus Meyer 41, Tjaart Mentz 34; Cameron Strudwick 2-24, Ross Boast 2-30).
    KwaZulu-Natal Inland 167 (Natanzi Denega 30, Ross Boast 29, Nathan Beaumont 27; Fayaaz Vawda 4-31, Esosa Aihevba 2-25, Tjaart Mentz 2-30).
    Lions won by 29 runs

    KwaZulu-Natal 226-7 (Ross Coetzee 66*, Hayden Bishop 50, Bandile Mbatha 47, Evan Fouché 25; Jean Upman 3-21).
    Eastern Province 95 (Matthew Poole 36; Ntando Soni 3-11, Ross Coetzee 2-15).
    KwaZulu-Natal won by 131 runs

    Northerns Titans 230-9 (Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 52, Lukas van Rensburg 43, Mohammad Aslam 32, Hernus Marais 24, Modise Maloka 21, Marcus Bakker 21; Alexander Combrink 4-42, Raeeq Daniels 2-49).
    Western Province 214 (Benjamin Hansen 114*, Ethan Kotze 43, Paul James 28; Hernus Marais 4-18, Tristan Luus 2-41).
    Titans won by 16 runs

    Boland 246-6 (Riley Norton 84*, Johan Wege 52, Josh Jordaan 52; Kamohelo Mokoena 1-6).
    Free State 172 (Connor Nel 50, Juan Viljoen 45, Samakelo Lepetho 26; Juanrico Vorster 4-28).
    Boland won by 74 runs

    Border 214 (Jacques van der Merwe 70, Ben van der Merwe 59; Zavier van Rensburg 3-45; Berno de Klerk 2-37, Kalego Moloto 2-41).
    North West 217-6 (Ludwich Schuld 117*, Caiden Seleka 42; Lithemba Noyomi 3-62, Hlumelo Ntlola 2-35).
    North West won by four wickets

    Garden Route Badgers 273-6 (Zane Greyling 66, Elro Spies 61, Thurston Murphy 48, Devino Koen 21*; Tshegofatso Nthare 2-48, Parth Patel 2-54).
    Easterns 225 (Sabelo Mabanga 65, Tristan van Schalkwyk 57, Aldré Huyzers 43, Dean Hackner 23; Stefan May 4-48, Jessie Lewis 2-23, Charl-Francois Marais 2-54).
    Garden Route Badgers won by 48 runs

    Limpopo 89 (Victor Sehata 27, Michael Nel 21*; Malan Lubbe 3-14, Luan de la Rey 3-26, Tumiso Seetelo 2-11).
    Northern Cape 95-1 (Simon Liversage 41, Gift Seane 21*; Nsuku Mathye 1-26).
    Northern Cape won by nine wickets

    Kei 66 (Esam Mpafa 25*; Dian Eicker 4-16, Luke Poisson 3-19, Curtleigh Koetzee 2-9).
    Mpumalanga 67-1 (Rovonne Singh 31*; Qika Nika 1-4).
    Mpumalanga won by nine wickets

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