A sensational 149* from Seletswane guides Saints home over Rondebosch

The Affies Oval continued to deliver a run-fest on Friday afternoon, day two of the Westvaal North/South Tournament.
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Squaring off with Rondebosch Boys’ High in a crucial encounter in Pool A, St Stithians College needed a win and Richard Seletswane took care of business.
Opening the batting, the SA u19 batsman wasted no time in putting the visitors from the Western Cape under enormous pressure.
Facing only 67 deliveries, Seletswane smashed 13 sixes and 10 fours to make his way to 149 not out, the second-highest individual score of the tournament thus far.
Chipping in with 31 and 26* respectively, Thomas Rew and Tasheen Hanslo supported Seletswane’s special knock to have the scoreboard singing their praises at 237/3 at the end of 20 overs.
The fun was not over, however. Rondebosch’s Daniel Bosman answered with a scintillating innings of 71 from 35 balls, while Joshua Neill smashed a 24-ball 46 to push Saints all the way. The difference between the two sides proved to be the bowling of Nqaba Matunda, who snapped up 4/39, and Zakier Hanslo, who took 2/35, which helped restrict Rondebosch to 214/9.
Hoërskool Menlopark‘s opening pair, Steve Stolk and Willem Sevenster, lifted them to another mammoth total and ultimately a 28-run victory over Grey High School. Stolk, as he did in the morning, did not hang around, striking eight sixes in his 89 from just 40 balls.
Sevenster was right on his heels, smashing 12 boundaries in a quickfire 80, which was another key contribution, as the Parkies tallied 244/5 in their 20 overs.
Facing a huge victory target, Grey High’s Tristan Grundling followed the same attacking blueprint, a method that seemed to suit him well. He smashed the ball to all parts of the CBC Old Boys Oval in a 50-ball 95, coming up just short of what would’ve been a magnificent century.
Anfred Jansen gave the side from Qheberha a glimmer of hope with his 67, but a mini-collapse in the middle order, brought on by two wickets from Ewald Meyer, proved costly.
Westville Boys’ High handed Hoërskool Centurion their first defeat of the tournament soaring past the 168 they required for victory with six wickets in hand to maintain their winning streak.
Captain Nicandro Kistna was the main contributor with the ball, snapping up 3/27, while Max Robertson led the run chase with an expertly constructed 72 from 47 balls. A rapid 41 from Sean McGough ensured there would be no stopping the side from KwaZulu-Natal.
The in-form Paul James smashed the ball every which way on the Camp Discovery Oval as Wynberg Boys’ High convincingly beat the struggling Potchefstroom Volkskool by six wickets. He needed just 27 balls to get to his 59 runs. James combined nicely with his opening partner Storme van Rooyen (44) to break the backbone of the chase with a 77-run opening stand.
A further 24 runs from Beni Hansen sealed the deal as the Capetonians, batting at a rate of 9.7 runs per over, overhauled the required target of 148 in the 16th over.
Their victory was set up by a pivotal spell of 2/11 from opening bowler, Michail Tarentaal, who, with his extra bounce and movement off the deck, had the Volkies’ batsmen jumping all over.
Fixtures Day 3 – Saturday:
Quarter Final 1: Waterkloof vs Grey College – Camp Discovery
Quarter Final 2: Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) vs St Stithians – Sinoville
Quarter Final 3: Westville Boys High vs Grey High School – Affies Oval
Quarter Final 4: Menlopark vs Centurion – Harlequins
Other Games:
Jeppe High School for Boys vs St Andrew’s School – CBC Old Boys
Paarl Boys High vs SACS – Waterkloof
Rondebosch Boys High vs Potchefstroom Volkskool
Wynberg vs Northwood – Menlopark
Summarised scorecards
St Stithians College 237/3 (Richard Seletswane 149*, Thomas Rew 31, Tasheen Hanslo 26*; Daniel Bosman 1/20); Rondebosch Boys’ High 214/9 (Daniel Bosman 71, Joshua Neill 46, Daniel Cooke 22, Declan Gillespie 20; Nqaba Matunda 4/39, Zakier Hanslo 2/35, Tendai Kadyamadare 2/44). St Stithinas College won by 23 runs.
Menlopark 244/5 (Steve Stolk 89, Willem Sevenster 80, Wian van Deventer 42, Marcus De Aguiar 20*; Anfred Jansen 2/38); Grey High School 216/7 (Tristan Grundling 95, Anfred Jansen 67*; Ewald Meyer 2/33, Pierre de Villiers 2/36). Menlopark won by 28 runs.
Hoërskool Centurion 167/7 (Charl Prinsloo 55, Anton Stassen 55, Rehan Lues 21*; Nicandro Kristna 3/27, Sekou Shangase 2/18); Westville Boys’ High 169/4 (Max Robertson 72, Sean McGough 41, Kyle McGough 29*; Rehan Lues 2/23, Charl Prinsloo 2/34). Westville Boys High won by six wickets.
Potchefstroom Volkskool 147/7 (Attie Liebenberg 44, Louis van Wyk 41, Eduan van der Merwe 33; Michail Tarentaal 2/11); Wynberg Boys’ High 148/4 (Paul James 59, Storme van Rooyen 44, Beni Hansen 24; Diaan van der Merwe 2/30). Wynberg Boys High won by six wickets.
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