Ntsieng steers Glenwood to victory, Westville battles past DHS

In the first term of 2024, Glenwood High School claimed a win at St Charles College. They repeated that feat on Saturday in Pietermaritzburg.
Saints chose to bat and after losing Covhen Baatjies in the ninth over, saw his fellow opener, Thando Zama, dismissed exactly two overs later, caught by Rehaan Jhungbathur off the bowling of Akhil Maharaj for 29 from 23 balls, six of which he struck for four.
Off-spinner Kyle Bryan removed Saints’ skipper Rico Honiball cheaply, but Caleb Sharp and Ryan Clarke steadied the innings with a 40-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Sharp and Connor Simpson, then, added 37 for the fifth wicket. When Simpson departed, the home side was on 120/5.
From there, their innings went somewhat awry. Rowen Rajah was run out, and 12 runs later, Keegan Vermaak was also run out. That damaged the St Charles’ batting effort. In between the removal of those two batsmen, Sharp was caught by Kyle Bryan off Akhil Maharaj for the host’s top score of 54, which had come from 103 balls.
The St Charles innings ended after 47.5 overs for 167 runs.
Akhil Maharaj shone for Glenwood, picking up 3/30 in 10, Rehaan Jhungbathur claimed 2/20 in six, and Kyle Bryan gave little away. In a tidy 10 overs, he claimed 1/24. Overall, Glenwood bowled and fielded well, restricting Saints to a run rate of only 3.5 per over.
The Green Machine lost two batsmen early in their reply, but opener Karabo Ntsieng held their innings together, playing patiently and executing the late cut skillfully on short balls that offered him the slightest width.
He and Krian Jugoo added 60 for the third wicket before Jugoo was sent packing, caught by Dylan Leppan off Keegan Vermaak, for 31. His innings had featured five fours.
Prince Shezi came and went, which brought Kyle Bryan out to the middle to partner Ntsieng. Together, they took the game away from St Charles, sharing a vital 53-run sixth-wicket partnership.

Just 10 runs shy of victory, Ntsieng’s outstanding innings came to an end. He was caught by Caleb Sharp off AJ Bosman for 70. He had faced 113 balls and hit seven fours.
Glenwood experienced a couple of hiccups after the opener departed. Bryan was run out for 23, and Kamo Moloto was caught off Ryan Clarke for six, but the Durban boys took the honours after 43.3 overs, winning by three wickets.
Bosman, who nabbed four sticks last weekend in a win at Michaelhouse, was good again. He bagged 2/20 from eight. Rowen Rajah, who took the new ball, knocked over 2/23 from his eight, while Clarke bowled neatly and finished with 1/29 from 9.3 overs.
Westville Boys’ High vs Durban High School
Westville Boys’ High hosted Durban High School on Bowden’s, with a good contest between well-matched sides expected. The match delivered on that expectation, with Westville winning by four wickets with just eight balls remaining of the game’s 100 overs.
The home skipper, Seth Simpson, after winning the toss, chose to bowl first. That backfired!
Ethan Cooper and Ismaeel Omar made 55 for the first wicket before Cooper was run out for 25. Unfortunately for DHS, who would go on to lose five wickets in total, three of those would be to run outs, and that would prove to be costly.
Ismaeel Omar and Josh van Biljon shared a 107-run partnership for the second wicket, but Van Biljon, not for the first time this season, saw his innings ended by a run out. He’d contributed 54 from 93 balls, with six fours.
Opening bowler Dayalan Boyce got rid of Taine Havermann for five, but Omar helped DHS past 200 before he, too, became a victim of Boyce, bowled for 84 from 138 deliveries, which included five fours and one six. It was a satisfying innings from the left-hander, who had made a slow start to the season. Seeing Omar, a consistent run scorer in 2024, among the runs again was a big boost for School.
Lazlo Jooste cracked a quick 20 off 14 balls to provide DHS with a late run spurt, but he, too, was run out.
After 50 overs, DHS finished with 227/5. Boyce, the lone wicket-taker, finished with 2/48 from nine overs. Special mention should be made of Tristan Delvin, also. His 1/26 from 10 overs kept the Horseflies‘ run rate in check.
The home team’s reply began poorly when left-arm spinner Dhilan Naraidu bowled Bhaskar Sewlal for a duck. Ewan du Toit and Sean McGough got the scoreboard moving with 35 runs for the second wicket, and Du Toit and Seth Simpson added 23 for the third.
After Du Toit’s departure, for 19, Simpson and Kyle McGough took charge. Feeding off one another, they combined for a match-winning partnership of 131 runs for the fourth wicket. Simpson was the first to fall, out to Lazlo Jooste after a decisive knock of 74 from 96 balls, three of which were blasted for six, with two going for four.
McGough followed two runs later, which left the Griffin on 191/5. His contribution was a mature 42 from 77 balls. It didn’t include any boundaries, but its impact was telling.
Westville lost one more wicket, on 210, when Sibusiso Msibi picked up his second stick by trapping Misbah Nair in front for 11.
It was a tension-filled finish as the overs slipped away, but Tristan Delvin, with an unbeaten 18, guided Westville to victory. The host’s efforts were aided by a massive 43 extras conceded by School. Westville gave up 20.
Dhilan Naraidu led the DHS attack with 2/39 from 10 overs, while Sibusiso Msibi took 2/49 from his 10.
Unfortunately, Clifton College‘s match at Hilton College was called off because of a wet outfield.
Scores
St Charles College 167/10 (Caleb Sharp 54, Thando Zama 29, Akhil Maharaj 3/30; Rehaan Jhungbathur 2/20); Glenwood High School 168/7 (Karabo Ntsieng 70, Krian Jugoo 31, Kyle Bryan 23, AJ Bosman 2/20, Rowen Rajah 2/23). Glenwood won by 3 wickets.
Durban High School 227/5 (Ismaeel Omar 84, Josh van Biljon 64, Ethan Cooper 25, Lazlo Jooste 20, Dayalan Boyce 2/48); Westville Boys’ High 232/6 (Seth Simpson 74, Kyle McGough 42, Sean McGough 23, Dhilan Naraidu 2/39, Sibusiso Msibi 2/49). Westville won by four wickets.
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