Stiaan Van Zyl made the perfect start to an important season for his Proteas hopes, as his unbeaten 167 consolidated the Cape Cobras’ dominant position on day two of their Sunfoil Series match against the Dolphins.
A three-wicket blitz by Hardus Viljoen on the second evening gave the Highveld Lions the edge in their Sunfoil Series clash against the Titans at SuperSport Park on Friday.
A swift century from Dean Elgar and an unbeaten fifty from Lefa Mosena gave the Chevrolet Knights a hard-earned share of the day one honours against the Chevrolet Warriors at Buffalo Park on Thursday.
The Highveld Lions brushed aside their disappointing performance in the Momentum One-Day Cup to take firm control of their Sunfoil Series clash against The Unlimited Titans at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
The Cape Cobras sent out a strong message of intent as they began their defence of the Sunfoil Series trophy by dominating the Dolphins on day one at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg.
One of the most noteworthy characteristics of last season’s Sunfoil Series was the number of results that the competition produced and, while Cape Cobras coach Paul Adams is unsure about whether that trend will continue this summer, he insists that his team won’t be changing their approach.
The Knights’ 2012/13 Sunfoil Series campaign was very much a case of wondering what might have been, but coach Sarel Cilliers is pleased with the way things are shaping up ahead of today’s opening game in the 2013/14 edition against the Chevrolet Warriors at Buffalo Park.
Thursday’s Sunfoil Series match between The Titans and the Highveld Lions at SuperSport Park may just be the first of 10 four-day games for each team, but Lions coach Geoffrey Toyana sees it as possibly the most important.
The Sunfoil Series received a major boost today with the announcement that the four-day first-class competition has been bolstered with a major cash increase in prize monies.
