SUNFOIL SERIES: Tons for McKenzie, Price, Kuhn on day one
South Africa’s Sunfoil Series resumed today following the break for the Ram Slam T20 which was won by Cape Cobras earlier this month.
South Africa’s Sunfoil Series resumed today following the break for the Ram Slam T20 which was won by Cape Cobras earlier this month.
The Highveld Lions will have honour and a home semi-final to play for ahead of their final group stage match against the Chevrolet Knights at De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Wednesday evening.
Neil McKenzie brought his considerable experience to bear as the bizhub Highveld Lions beat the Chevrolet Warriors by six wickets to make it five wins out of five in the middle game at the RAM SLAM T20 Challenge triple-header at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on Sunday.
Kyle Abbott’s ninth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket put the Sunfoil Dolphins in a strong position to achieve the victory required to put them back in the Sunfoil Series reckoning after their damp start to the season.
The Knights needed little more than an hour on day three to wrap up their first Sunfoil Series victory of the season as they beat the Highveld Lions by 10 wickets at the Diamond Oval on Saturday.
When the coaches of the Knights and Highveld Lions spoke about their eagerness for a result wicket ahead of their Sunfoil Series match at the Diamond Oval, it’s unlikely that they envisioned one that would produce the events of day two.
Big hundreds by Stephen Cook and Neil McKenzie ensured that the Highveld Lions made the most progress on another weather-hit day of Sunfoil Series action.
Rain played havoc with the first day of the second round of Sunfoil Series fixtures on Thursday with a combined total of just 65.4 overs possible across the three matches.
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.
Here at World Cricket Badger, we are introducing a Team of the Week feature where we look in depth into a state, county or franchise. We will be working our way around the globe. This week we move to South Africa to feature the Highveld Lions, who have just started the 2013/14 summer.