Mixed success for SWD
The SWD cricket team had mixed success during their first matches in the Cricket SA Provincial matches that were played in a bio secured environment in Stellenbosch and Paarl.
After being in a good position they lost by 3 wickets against KwaZuluNatal in the threeday match setting a challenging target of 331.
In the first limited over match SWD posted 189/7 whereafter Border responded with 192/7 which handed them a threewicket victory. In the second limited over contest Jean du Plessis (83) and Jhedlie van Briesies (76) scoring half-centuries as SWD posted 272/7 before dismissing Boland for 226 for a 46 runs victory. In the one-day clash against KZN, the men from Durban posted 295/7. SWD was never on track with their run chase and was dismissed for 125 for a defeat of 138 runs in a match where the target was reduced due to a rain delay.
SWD will conclude this tournament with a three day match against Boland that will start today (Thursday, 4 March).
Three Day match SWD vs KwaZulu-Natal
SWD 1st Innings 182/10 (Hanno Kotze 49, Neil Hornbuckle 33, Simon Khomari 30, Renaldo Meyer 20, Zakariya Paruk 3/28, Micheal Erlank 3/14, Smangaliso Nlebela 2/48) KWAZULU-NATAL 1st Innings 152/10(Bradley Porteous 55, Marques Ackerman 32, Jason Oakes 24, Blayde Capell 23, Neil Hornbuckle 4/7, Renaldo Meyer 3/62, Kelly Smuts 2/13)
SWD 2nd Innings 298/10 (90.3) (Jean du Plessis 75, Kelly Smuts 72,Simon Khomari 50, Kirwin Christoffels 23, Zakariya Paruk 3/47, Keith Dudgeon 2/49, Smangaliso Nlebela 2/45)
KWAZULU-NATAL 2nd Innings 331/7 (89.3)(Marques Ackerman 122, Micheal Erlank 55, Jason Oakes 46, Blayde Capell 40, Thamsanqa Kumalo 32, Keith Dudgeon 24, Renaldo Meyer 2/56, Kelly Smuts 2/61)
KwaZulu-Natal won by 3 wickets.
One day matches SWD vs Border
SWD 189/7 (50 overs) (Jhedli van Briesies 48, Travis Ackerman 46, Renaldo Meyer 37*, Hanno Kotze 27, Herschell America 19*, Jason Niemand 4/36,Clayton Bosch 2/42) BORDER 192/7 (43.4 overs) (Mncedisi Malika 64*,Nonelela Yikha 25, Clayton Bosch 23*, Brad Williams 23, Joshua Dodd 21, Tsepo Ndwandwa 3/39, Renaldo Meyer 2/32)
Border won by 3 wickets
SWD vs Boland
SWD 272/7 (50 overs) (Jean Du Plessis 83, Jhedli van Briesies 76, Hanno Kotze 44, Heath Richards 27, Khanya Dilima 3/39, Kobus Scholtz 3/55)
BOLAND 226/10 (48.5 overs) Warick Abrahim 37, Junaid Dawood 34, Cebo Tshiki 34, Reeve Syster 28, Fritz de Beer 25, Kirwin Christoffels 2/24, Sintu Majiza 2/36, Travis Ackerman 2/39, Tsepo Ndwandwa 2/44)
SWD won by 46 runs
SWD vs KwaZulu-Natal
KWAZULU-NATAL 295/7 (50 overs) (Blayde Capel 112, Thamsqnqa Khumalo 37, Michael Erlank 36, Keith Dudgeon 45, Zakariya Paruk 31, Renaldo Meyer 2/74, Sintu Majiza 2/56, Tsepo Ndwandwa 2/38)
SWD 125 all out (25 overs) (Jean du Plessis 40, Heath Richards 30, Matthew Pollard 3/43, Dealen Fynn 5/15)
KZN won by 138 runs – revised target Duckworth/Lewis