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.
Johan van der Wath and Quinton Friend took three wickets apiece as the Knights became the first team to tame the Highveld Lions batting line-up in the Sunfoil Series this season. However, two early strikes by Hardus Viljoen kept the home side in check at the Diamond Oval.
A defiant 77 not out by Knights captain Johan van der Wath ensured that his side held on to draw their Sunfoil Series match against the Warriors at Buffalo Park on Sunday and came away with marginally greater rewards.
Colin Ingram’s 79 gave the Warriors a first-innings lead over the Knights on day three of their Sunfoil Series match, but the Knights responded strongly in their second innings to keep themselves afloat in a gritty encounter at Buffalo Park.
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 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.
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.
The Knights’ Momentum One-Day Cup season went from bad to worse on Wednesday as they were bowled out for 90 by The Titans on their way to an eight-wicket defeat.
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
