Bafana win, Team SA Games performance

Bafana Bafana advanced to the next round of the African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers with a 1-0 aggregate win over Comoros following a goalless stalemate at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto yesterday.

Team SA was in action in 13 sports codes yesterday, day two of competition, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

The T20 women’s cricketers lost their opener to New Zealand but the men’s Sevens rugby players booked a quarter-final against Canada.

Men’s hockey conceded a last-minute goal in their 2-2 draw with Pakistan.

Badminton

Mixed Team event: Group D: SA 0 Malaysia 5

Mixed doubles: Jarred Elliott, Deidree Jordaan lost 2-0 (21-7, 21-8) to Teng Fong Chia, Koong Le Tan

Men’s singles: Caden Kakora lost 2-0 (21-11, 21-8) to Tze Yong Ng

Women’s singles: Johanna Scholtz lost 2-0 (21-5, 21-4) to Jin Wei Goh

Men’s doubles: Jarred Elliott, Robert Summers lost 2-0 (21-6, 21-9) to Peng Soon Chan, Kian Meng Tan

Women’s doubles: Deidree Jordaan, Johanna Scholtz lost 2-0 (21-18, 21-13) to Yea See Chea, Pel Jing Lal

Beach volleyball

Pool B: SA 0 Rwanda 2

Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams lost 2-0 (21-19, 21-16) to Gatsinzi and Ntagengwa

Boxing

Women’s 57kg, Round of 32: Amzolele Dyeyi lost on points (5-0) Hussam Uddin Mohammed (India)

Cricket

T20 Women (Group B): SA 154-7 lost to New Zealand 1672 by 13 runs

Teamsa won the toss and put their opponents in to bat at Edgbaston. New Zealand were always travelling comfortably, with the lights on midway through the innings, and they reached 167-2 in their 20 overs. Suzie Bates top-scored for NZ with 91no, while 18 runs came off Ayabonga Khaka’s final over. Chloe Tryon’s 39 runs off 17 balls and Sune Luus (32 off 18) threatened to pull SA back into the contest, but they were always behind the run-rate in their chase.–