The Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week took on a T20 format on Saturday with all teams playing two games making it a grueling test of stamina for all. Some rose to the occasion and notched up two wins, but equally there were some surprise losses. With a rest day happening on Sunday, it will give the teams time to reflect as they fight to be the team to play in the final match.
Northerns, Boland, Western Province, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal all won both their games, while Free State and Eastern Province were beaten by Gauteng and Boland, respectively, and may have fallen out of the race.
The Cape Town conditions have become increasingly batting-friendly as the weather has warmed up and the batsmen dominated Saturday’s action. Two Batsmen - Murray Coetzee of Northerns and Lesiba Ngoepe of Easterns – made scores in the 70s, while Boland’s Jean Bredenkamp got a half century in each of the two matches he played. In total there were 11 half centuries scored.
There will not be any play on Sunday. Instead the players will go into disadvantaged areas around Cape Town where they will be conducting coaching clinics.
The fixtures for Monday’s limited overs matches have not been decided yet
Summarised Scoreboards:
Griquas 49 (Abrahams 2/6, Badazan 2/2, Moore 2/21). Eastern Province 50/2 (Moore 19 not out). Eastern Province won by eight wickets.
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 100/9 (Savage 31; Simmonds 2/13, Mthimkulu 2/15, Subrayen 2/21). KwaZulu-Natal 101/2 (Van Niekerk 48, Cele 34). KwaZulu-Natal won by eight wickets.
Border 170/5 (Christoffels 40, Sansom 34, Nefale 2/38). Limpopo 35 (Calana 3/2, Sansom 2/5, Nonyukela 3/7). Border won by 135 runs.
Boland 192/5 (Bredenkamp 59, Pieterson 50). Mpumalanga 99/5 (Schrader 35; Pekeur 2/17). Boland won by 96 runs.
Northerns 178/4 (Cietzee 78, Verster 48, Kgoatle 33). Northwest 128/7 (Mahne 47, Steyn 20; Verster 3/29). Northerns won by 50 runs.
Free State 119/8 (Gous 24, Du Plessis 21; Roelofse 2/17, Du Toit 2/24). SWD 90 (Gouws 28; Maarman 2/2, Dry 2/16, Van Dyk 2/22). Free State won by 29 runs
Easterns 99 (Kannemeyer 4/7, Golding 2/22). Western Province 102/3 (Chieckety 43, Mallie 21, Bedingham 20). Western Province won by seven wickets.
Namibia 62 (Pillay 3/12, Van Dam 2/29). Gauteng 65/1 (Cook 38 not out). Gauteng won by nine wickets.
Eastern Province 140/4 (Rushmere 46, Herold 38 not out). Boland 141/6 (Brendenkamp 60, Conradie 53; Samboer 2/14). Boland won by four wickets.
Gauteng 107 (Rhoda 30; Dry 4/11, Moshemane 2/16). Free State 103/8 (Roberts 42, Gous 20; Faasen 2/13). Gauteng won by 4 runs.
Mpumalanga 95 (Arendse 29; Mohale 3/29, Brooker 2/10). Griquas 98/0 (Arends 64, Richards 21). Griquas won by 10 wickets.
KwaZulu-Natal159/7 (Venter 43, Cele 32, Van Heerden 32; Ngoepe 4/33). Easterns 132/7 (Ngoepe 79 not out, Kirsten 4/15). KwaZulu-Natal won by 27 runs.
Western Province 136/8 (Golding 47, Cronje 30; Ford 2/17). KwaZulu-Natal Inland 104/8 (Harries 31, Robinson 25; Cronje 3/14, Golding 3/16). Western Province won by 32 runs.
Border 99 (Calana 32; Van Wyngaardt 4/24). Northerns 102/0 (De Kok 51, Kgoatle 43).Northerns won by 10 wickets.
Northwest 123/4 (Lemmer 55, Snyman 48; Kamfer 3/18). Limpopo 123/4 (Viljoen 44, Koekemoer 42). Match tied.
Namibia 122/6 (Van Vuuren 51, Groenewald 29; Baartman 2/14). SWD 123/7 (Droomer 36, Piedt 24; Van Vuuren 2/23). SWD won by three wickets.
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