The Renault Potchefstroom North West Dragons won the toss and elected to bat first of their CSA 4-Day collection in shape against the Knights at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, on Thursday.
The Knights cross into their 2nd four-day stumble upon upbeat after their successful go to the Drakenstein Municipality, in which they outplayed Goldrush Boland. The Bloemfontein aspect secured a complete victory over their hosts thanks to some stimulated batting from Aaron Phangiso, who recorded his ninth half of a century. Phangiso’s first-inning knock helped the Knights maintain tempo with their hosts.
The seasoned spinner then installed an impressive shift with the ball, taking crucial wickets at vital instances. Phangiso’s efforts had been matched by Johan van Dyk, who bagged his fifth and 12th 4 and 5-wicket hauls within the fit, respectively. The Knights’ bowling will want to be on their PS and Qs towards a Dragons outfit that backs four 1/2-centuries in their last fit.
Rubin Hermann and Migael Pretorius recorded half-lots that confirmed that the Knights had batting capacity in the middle and decreased order. Ruan de Swardt the big name of the healthy was Ruan de Swardt. The allrounder scored again-to-again half-centuries in innings and bagged his maiden 5-wicket haul.
Knights: Isaac Dikgale, Lesego Senokwane, Garnett Tarr, Dian Forrester, Gihahn Cloete (wk), Patrick Botha, Matthew Pollard, Aaron Phangiso, Dane Piedt (capt), Malusi Siboto, Johannes van Dyk.
DRAGONS: Matthew Kleinveldt, Rubin Hermann, Lesiba Ngoepe, Raynard van Tonder, Wihan Lubbe (capt), Ruan de Swardt, Meeka-eel Prince (wk), Migael Pretorius, Kerwin Mungroo, Achille Cloete, Odirile Modimokoane
ROELOFSEN LEADS THE FEE AS BOLAND TAKES MANAGE
Supply Roelofsen registered his twelfth 1/2-century as he sparked off Goldrush Boland to a rating of ninety without lack of wickets at lunch on a day considered certainly one of their CSA four-Day series healthy in competition to the Dafabet Warriors at Boland Park, Paarl, on Thursday.
The hosts, who gained the toss and elected to bat first, made brilliant use of the morning situations, refusing to allow the squaddie’s bowlers to tie them down. At lunch, Boland had Roelofsen (fifty *) and Malan (36*) on the crease.
The duo came out looking greater powerful than they did within the establishing shape of the season, wherein they lost to the Knights. Their starting pair handed the initiative to the hosts with a great 90-run first-wicket stand. Their partnership laid a strong platform for the home side to construct inside the post-lunch session. Remaining week, the pair’s maximum stand became fifty-three runs and every batter was brushed off of their 20s. The duo
Roelofsen regarded in =”cover”>great=”tipsBox”> form, trying handiest 99 deliveries to sign up his twelfth half-century. He also marked a milestone in his innings, undertaking and passing the 3000-run mark in cricket.
Duanne Olivier nearly earned the Warriors a much-desired leap forward early in the innings. But, his dismissal of Roelofsen was off a no-ball and the hole became accorded a lifeline. The no-ball was one in each that Olivier brought inside the morning session. The opportunity one almost resulted in the dismissal of Malan.
Senuran Muthusamy modified into the maximum affordable bowler for the squaddies, conceding 25 runs in 11 overs. He changed into discovered carefully with the aid of way of Siya Plaatjie, who conceded 10 runs in four overs. Olivier and Ethan Frosler conceded an identical sort of runs, 18, within the same style of overs, seven.
WARRIORS: Jordan Hermann, Jean du Plessis, Matthew Breetzke (capt), Matthew de Villiers, Sinethemba Qeshile (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Andile Mogakane, Ethan Frosler, Duanne Olivier, Jason Raubenheimer, Siyabulela Plaatjie.
BOLAND: provide Roelofsen, Pieter Malan, Gavin Kaplan, Aviwe Mgijima, Clyde Fortuin (capt)(wk), Michael Copeland, Shaun von Berg, Keith Dudgeon, Jevano Baron, Ayabulela Gqamane, Glenton Stuurman.