Maritzburg College scores second win over Glenwood on Goldstone’s in 2025

Playing on Goldstone’s, Maritzburg College continued their strong start to 2025 with a commanding 84-run win over Glenwood High School on Saturday.
College batted first after winning the toss and lost an early wicket, but Daniel Nadasan and Reece Willson steadied their innings. They took their time to build a solid platform while adding 44 runs in 99 balls for the second wicket.
Willson departed for 25, caught by Olwandi Zondi off Krian Jugoo‘s bowling, and Jugoo made it two in two when he had Karl Dedekind caught by Akhil Maharaj.
The Red, Black, and White consolidated through Nadasan and Luan van der Merwe, who advanced the total by 49 runs before Van der Merwe fell to Kyle Bryan for 28. Nadasan went on to College’s highest score of 45. It had taken him a patient 118 balls, but it was a crucial contribution.
Bits ‘n pieces contributions from Tian van Niekerk, Sphamandla Dzanibe, Kyle de Bruin, and Dom du Toit helped College to 183/8 after their 50 overs. On the evidence of previous matches on Goldstone’s in 2025, that would be a tough total to chase down.
Krian Jugoo led the Glenwood attack, claiming 3/30 from 10, while Mishael Gunawardana picked up 2/10 in two.
Much like Daniel Nadasan did opening the batting for College, Rehaan Jhungbathur played a solid anchor role for Glenwood. However, whereas Nadasan found some support, Jhungbathur came up empty.
He spent a good amount of time at the crease, making 46 from 107 before he was bowled by Nadasan. No other Glenwood batsmen reached double figures.
When Jhungbathur was the seventh man out, Glenwood was limping on 90/7 after 35 overs. They added nine more runs before being bowled out.
Nathan Pembridge was the pick of the home side’s bowlers, snapping up 4/30 from 10, while Reece Willson returned 2/12 from seven. Nadasan’s contribution was a neat 2/9 from three overs.
One of the features of College’s early successes this year has been how different bowlers have produced star performances in different matches. The danger comes at the opposition from many angles.
Glenwood will be looking forward to the return of SA u19 all-rounder Bandile Mbatha. He was a strong performer for SA u19 in their 2-1 Youth ODI series win over England u19.
Scorecard
Maritzburg College 183/8 (Daniel Nadasan 45, Luan van der Merwe 28, Reece Willson 25, Krian Jugoo 3/30, Mishael Gunawardana 2/10); Glenwood 99/10 (Rehaan Jhungbathur 46, Nathan Pembridge 4/30, Daniel Nadasan 2/9, Reece Willson 2/13). Maritzburg College won by 84 runs.