Titans bounce back against Badgers, Easterns boss North West
After successive defeats, The Titans bounced back and secured a comprehensive victory over the Garden Route Badgers at the CSA u16 Boys Week in Pretoria on Friday.
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Entertaining innings, by Keamogetswe Semenya and Righardt Joubert, saw the hosts thump the Badgers by a whopping 173 runs.
Semenya, who is enjoying a good week, batted patiently once again, laying a solid foundation for those to follow with a well-played 81 runs.
Joubert, a shining star in the middle order, dialled up the pressure with aggressive running between the wickets to notch his first half-century of the week, contributing 75.
Vihan Pretorius was also in the runs again, making 33, to help his side to a healthy 269/9 in their 50 overs.
The Titans’ bowlers found their rhythm quickly, too. Rehaan Patel and Neoentle Makwela were equally impressive, with both snapping up figures of 4/21, as the Badgers slid to a disappointing 77 all out.
Daylenn Williams was the shining light for the side from the South Western Districts, enjoying a good outing with the ball as he picked up four wickets while conceding 55 runs in their losing effort.
The Tuskers, after a defeat against Western Province, got back to winning ways with a narrow eight-run victory by the DLS Method over the high-flying Central Gauteng Lions.
Akhil Bharath came to the party by tearing through the heart of the Lions’ batting line-up to finish with a sparkling 5/20. He played a key role in keeping the Gauteng batsmen in check after Ombesa Matsha had given them a solid start by scoring 53.
The Tuskers’ Obakeng Motsepa also deserves a pat on the back for his batting effort. In tough conditions, he stuck manfully to his task to record a crucial 51 runs, which helped his side place a tick in the win column.
The other team from KwaZulu-Natal, the Dolphins, rolled to a five-wicket victory over Boland.
The Western Cape side batted first but found the going tough, tallying 134 all out. Abriam Jacobs played well for 43, but leg-spinner Shiraz Perumal snared 3/34, while David de Bruyn, Tristan Delvin, and Bonga Maphanga bagged two wickets apiece cheaply.
In the Dolphins’ reply, Kyle McGough played the anchor innings, 57 not out, while his Westville Boys’ High team-mate, Tristan Delvin, finished on 34 not out, as the Dolphins recorded a convincing win.
Ronan Meintjies, with 2/8, and Dion Slabber, with 2/20, were the pick of the Boland bowlers.
Eastern Province’s Connor Parry, with a second half-century on the trot, was at the forefront of another EP victory, this time by a comfortable 53 runs on the DLS Method over Western Province.
Michael Kruiskamp, the spearhead of the Western Province bowling attack, was on song once more, knocking over 5/31. His outstanding effort was well counter-balanced by Sulaymaan Gangat‘s off-spin, however, which brought him a decisive return of 4/24.
In the Gold Pool, Easterns were too strong for a fired-up North West side. The talented all-rounder from Kempton Park, Stephan Vermaak led the way, striking an unbeaten 79 to see his side to a big eight-wicket victory via the DLS Method.
The Eastern Cape Iinyathi celebrated a comprehensive win over a wounded Mpumalanga team.
Ambese Linda took it to the Mpumalanga bowlers and was rewarded with his team’s highest score of 58 as the Iinyathi totalled 201/8. In the bowling department, Awonke Mgini led the Eastern Cape side, capturing 4/18 to restrict Mpumalanga to a meagre 77 runs.
Free State‘s Daniel Hattingh terrorised the Limpopo Impalas’ batsmen, claiming four scalps for only 23 runs as the Impalas struggled their way to only 90 all out. FG Botha was once again the main contributor with the bat for Free State, scoring 27, as his side bounded to an easy victory.
Summarised Scorecards
Platinum Pool
Titans 269/9 (Keamogetswe Semenya 81, Righardt Joubert 75, Vihan Pretorius 33; Daylenn Willimas 4/55, Hanno Swart 2/41); Garden Route Badgers 96/10 (Keaton Lambaatjeen 16; Rehaan Patel 4/21, Neoentle Makwela 4/21). Titans won by 173 runs.
Tuskers 166/10 (Obakeng Motsepa 51, Reece Wilson 34, Ryan Clarke 25; Connor Kuijers 4/18); Central Gauteng Lions 116/6 (Ombesa Matsha 53, Nkosana Sibiya 30; Akhil Bharath 5/20). Tuskers won by eight runs (DLS method).
Eastern Province 200/10 (Connor Parry 67, Corbin Tidbury 39, Frederick Jansen 36; Michael Kruiskamp 5/31, Lona Pitoli 3/16); Western Province 108/7 (Schalk Fourie 30, Muhammad Aemeen Shroeder 26; Sulaymaan Gangat 4/24). Eastern Province won by 53 runs (DLS method).
Boland 134/10 (Abriam Jacobs 43; Shiraz Perumal 3/34, David de Bruyn 2/4, Tristan Delvin 2/ 10, Bonga Maphanga 2/22); Dolphins 135/5 (Kyle McGough 57*, Tristan Delvin 34*; Ronan Meintjies 2/8, Dion Slabber 2/20). Dolphins won by five wickets.
Gold Pool
North West 210/10 (Jahndre Coetzee 53, Sihle Dume 37, Carl Fryer 30; Rieshaeel Hashim 3/26); Easterns 189/2 (Stephan Vermaak 79*, Sheldon Kruger 44*, Ethan Kotze 39; Olefa Padi 1/44). Easterns won by eight wickets (DLS method).
Eastern Cape Iinyathi 201/8 (Ambese Linda 58, Matt Hendry 41, Merrick Collins 31*; Adil Larya 3/30, Ziyad Patel 3/35); Mpumalanga 77/10 (Luan Sibrits 10; Awonke Mgini 4/18). Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by 124 runs.
Limpopo Impalas 90/10 (Tiaan Haasbroek 29; Daniel Hattingh 4/23, Jano Venter 2/18, Heindre Serfontein 2/22); Free State 91/3 (FG Botha 27, Aiden Dodd 26; Limni Lu Heswick 1/18). Free State won by eight wickets.
Northern Cape 152/10 (Hanru Rademeyer 38, Faizaan Kajee 32, Rulo van der Merwe 25; Sibahle Bingo 2/14, Akhumzi Ntkleki 2/27, Sanele Mphathelwa 2/32); Kei 93/10 (Sipumeze Nonwana 23; Kieran Adams 3/10, Rekaone Seikaneng 3/24, Christiaan Botha 2/2, Carl Thole 2/26). Northern Cape won by 59 runs.
