Pumelela Matshikwe and Eddie Leie grabbed a couple of wickets apiece as the Highveld Lions completed a 205-run victory over Titans on day four of their Sunfoil Series encounter at SuperSport Park.
A remarkable final half-hour capped a dramatic third day as the Titans lost four wickets in four overs to enable the Highveld Lions to catapult themselves towards a Sunfoil Series victory at SuperSport Park on Saturday.
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 Momentum One-Day Cup trophy was shared between the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras and The Unlimited Titans on Saturday after the tournament ran out of its title sponsor. No play was possible on the reserve day at Sahara Park Newlands.
The Titans have waited until the last possible moment to launch their bid for Momentum One-Day Cup play-off qualification.
The Titans set up an intriguing finale to the Momentum One-Day Cup play-off race as they kept their hopes of advancing alive with a three-wicket victory over the Knights at Chevrolet Park on Wednesday.
Titans batsman Jacques Rudolph faces a race to be fit for the start of the Sunfoil Series after suffering a broken hand during their Momentum Cup one-day win over the Knights on Wednesday.
A cursory read of the points table might make Chevrolet Knights fans cringe, but a closer look confirms that they’re closer to the other franchises in quality than some might think. Although Sarel Cilliers’ side have played three and lost three, a net run-rate of -0.30 is evidence that they’ve lost those games narrowly
The Momentum One-Day Cup served up its first high-scoring thriller of the season on Friday night, as The Titans held their nerve to beat the Highveld Lions by a solitary run on a quick Bidvest Wanderers track.
A trio of outstanding performances from seamer David Wiese and opening batsmen Henry Davids and Jacques Rudolph fired the Titans to a second Champions League t20 win from three matches as they overcame Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets with 21 balls to spare in Ranchi today.
