Wynberg overwhelms SACS in southern suburbs’ derby
In their southern suburbs’ derby showdown against SACS on Saturday, Wynberg Boys’ High‘s decision to bat first on the De Villiers Oval. after winning the toss paid big dividends.
Playing a 50-overs-a-side match, Wynberg batted well to ensure that when SACS took to the crease they felt under pressure. That worked a treat as the home side struggled to put together partnerships, leading to a convincing 117-run win for the visitors.
Wynberg delivered a strong innings, with Matthew Saunders helping to lay the foundation with 60 runs from 102 deliveries, which included five fours.
In at four, Qaeed Shaik smashed two fours and two sixes in an impactful 57 off 63.
Later in the innings, middle order men, Joshua Prince and captain Michail Tarentaal, sped up the tempo to lift Wynberg to 265/6 total after their 50 overs. Prince clobbered three fours and two sixes in his 32 off 30, while Tarentaal cracked three fours and a maximum in his undefeated 30 off 19.
Benjamin Blackburn was the standout among the SACS bowlers, collecting 3/24 in 10 overs.
When it was the turn of SACS to bat, they found the Wynberg bowlers to be dialled in. Litha Kraai, however, stood alone like a lighthouse in the dark, scoring 71 runs, but support for him was slim. In just 31.2 overs, the visitors bowled out SACS for 148.
Raihan Khan was clinical, knocking back 3/9 in five overs. Prince followed up his strong batting performance with 2/20 in five overs, while Luke Kleinsmith, although a touch on the expensive side, captured the final wicket of the match to finish with 3/59 from 9.2 overs.
Summarised Scorecard
Wynberg Boys’ High 265/6 (Matthew Saunders 60, Qaeed Shaik 57, Fawaaz Hendricks 46, Joshua Prince 32, Michail Tarentaal 30*, Storme van Rooyen 22; Benjamin Blackburn 3/24); SACS 148/10 (Litha Kraai 71, Raihan Khan 3/9, Luke Kleinsmith 3/59, Joshua Prince 2/20, Ihsan Khan 2/36). Wynberg won by 117 runs.
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