Pieties amass 534 against Nkowankowa
Three centuries and two half-centuries saw Hoërskool Pietersburg highlight the Limpopo Super League on Saturday with a mammoth 534 in just 50 overs.
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Skipper Dian Gouws led the way at the top of the order with 110 runs coming from just 78 deliveries. His innings included 12 fours and seven sixes.
Stephan Swanepoel (50) and Celliers van der Merwe continued the destructive nature of the innings. Van der Merwe, especially, upped the ante with his 88 runs off only 35 balls, striking at a rate of 251,4.
The 500-moment, however, was courtesy of middle-order batters, AJ Galloway and Willem Viljoen. The pair became the second and third batsmen to reach a century each. Galloway smashed 11 fours and seven sixes for an unbeaten 103, while Viljoen bashed 13 fours and four sixes to accumulate 104 unbeaten runs.
To rub further salt into the Nkowankowa wounds, Viljoen went on to cause carnage with the ball, too. In six overs, he only conceded eight runs while snapping up four wickets to go with his earlier century. Apart from Kingsley Maake, who made 86 runs, there wasn’t any other resistance from the visitors, who managed a meagre 118 before the last wicket fell, handing the Pieties a massive 416-run victory.
Merensky Landbou Akademie‘s opening batsman, Logan Janse van Rensburg, and bowler Ian Meyer were equally impressive. The Plasies bagged an important bonus-point victory of 246 runs over Hoërskool Louis Trichardt.
Janse van Rensburg patiently scored an unbeaten 194 runs off 128 deliveries, while Rinaldo Bornman chipped in with a well-played 70 to help the Plasies to 321/7 in the allotted 50 overs. Meyer then answered the call with his second fiver in as many games, conceding only 22 runs in the five overs he bowled. This restricted the Triegies to only 75 runs.
Mohodi Hub surprised Hoërskool Ben Vorster, narrowly beating them by three wickets. Mahlodi Sekuba (4/20) and Ofentswe Mudzwungu (4/51) were exceptional with the ball, restricting the Black Caps to only 184. Masilo Moremi laid the batting foundation with 40 at the top of the order, while Randy Mosefowa‘s unbeaten 40 runs got the side from outside Polokwane over the line.
Hoërskool Piet Potgieter maintained their unbeaten streak, dismissing Phalaborwa Hub for 78 after a difficult batting performance. Piet Pot only managed 178 runs, with Rayaan Malji top-scoring with 38. He was among the wickets too, snapping up 3/15, while Frederik Botes was the most impressive with three, too, but conceding only four runs.
Summarised scorecards
Hoërskool Pietersburg 534/5 (Dian Gouws 110, Willem Viljoen 104*, AJ Galloway 103*, Celliers van der Merwe 88, Stephan Swanepoel 50, Extras 40, Jan-Hendrik Boneschans 35; Ndzalama Mabunda 2/71); Nkowankowa Hub 118 (Kinsgley Maake 86, Extras 26; Willem Viljoen 4/8, Stephan Swanepoel 2/25, Celliers van der Merwe 2/26, Hardus Schoeman 2/31). Hoërskool Pietersburg won by 416 runs.
Merensky Landbou Akademie 321/7 (Logan Janse van Rensburg 104*, Rinaldo Bornman 70, Extras 45, Luka Heinlein 33; Francois Nel 3/62); Hoërskool Louis Trichardt 75 (Extras 25; Ian Meyer 5/22, Luka Heinlein 2/11). Merensky Landbou Akademie won by 246 runs.
Ben Vorster 184 (Extras 48, Dumisani Manyama 41*, Sontag Ramarsoma 27, Stiaan du Randt 26; Mahlodi Sekuba 4/20, Ofentswe Mudzwungu 4/51); Mohodi Hub 188/7 (Masilo Morema 40, Randy Mosefowa 40*, Junior Maruapula 31, Thato Masasane 27*; Rivoningo Chauke 3/35, Talent Ndlovu 2/35). Mohodi Hub won by three wickets.
Hoërskool Piet Potgieter 178 (Rayaan Malji 38, Extras 32, Hamza Vahora 25; Lesley Zimba 4/44, Mandla Mashaba 3/16); Phalaborwa Hub 78 (Extras 21; Frederik Botes 3/4, Rayaan Malji 3/15, Ruben Oosthuizen 2/37). Hoërskool Piet Potgieter won by 100 runs.
