Khaya Majola Week Day 4 Recap Western Province And Lions Reach Final
CAPE TOWN Western Province will face the defending champions, Lions, in the final of the Khaya Majola Cricket Week 2024 on Friday.
The Lions, after securing their first win of the tournament on Day 3, made it into the semi-finals. On Thursday, Pranav Raichetti played a brilliant knock of 106 off 112 balls, leading his team to an eight-wicket victory over the Dolphins in the semi-final. Raichetti shared a 143-run partnership with opening batsman Jason Rowles, who scored 75. Ross Coetzee 63 had a solid contribution for the Dolphins, while Rowles 2/36 and Cole Francis 3/26 excelled with the ball.
In the other semi-final, Western Province comfortably beat Boland by five wickets. Boland was bowled out for just 104, with Raeeq Daniels 5/25 taking a five-wicket haul. Christiaan Wege 32 was the only Boland batsman to offer resistance. WP chased down the target, with Kashief Joseph 45 and Adnaan Lagadien 24 providing key contributions.
In the promotion/relegation matches, KZN Inland staged a thrilling comeback after being bowled out for 79 against Eastern Province. Spinner Chad Mason 5/35 led them to a 12-run win, claiming his second five-wicket haul of the week. Eastern Province will now play against the Garden Route Badgers to decide who will compete in the Platinum division next year.
Free State faced a heavy defeat to the Titans, who won by 100 runs. The Titans posted 211/5, with solid performances from Wian Ruthven 52, Divan de Villiers 48, and Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 43. Free State could only manage 111 runs in reply, with Christian Kind 42 offering the only resistance.
In another close match, the Garden Route Badgers defeated the CSA Invitational XI by five wickets. Enathi Kitshini took 3 wickets for 20 runs and then contributed 28 runs with the bat. Camron Avontuur's 76 was the standout batting performance for the Badgers.
North West successfully defended a modest total of 109 runs, defeating Easterns by 22 runs. Marneau Dreyer 3/10, Barend de Klerk 2/28, and Tumelo Makume 2/16 were the key bowlers for North West. Easterns Sabelo Mabanga 3/16 and Parth Patel 3/19 also produced excellent bowling figures.
Summarized Scorecards Limited Overs
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Boland 104 all out Christiaan Wege 32 Raeeq Daniels 5/25, Timothy Short 2/23
Western Province 106/5 Kashief Joseph 45, Adnaan Lagadien 24 Taywin Adams 2/25, Callum Appollis 2/47
Western Province won by 5 wickets -
Dolphins 218/8 Ross Coetzee 63, Max Robertson 29, Ntando Soni 25 Cole Francis 3/26, Jason Rowles 2/36, Corn Botha 2/59
Lions 219/2 Pranav Raichetti 106, Jason Rowles 75 Armaan Manack 23 Shahzaad Perumal 1/23
Lions won by 8 wickets -
KZN Inland 79 all out Extras 19 Cayden Wilson 4/15, Jadwyn Cona 3/25
Eastern Province 67 all out Cayden Wilson 18 Chad Mason 5/35, Marcel Wellmann 3/8
KZN Inland won by 12 runs -
Titans 211/5 Wian Ruthven 52, Divan de Villiers 48, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 43, Steve Stolk 27 Free State 111 all out Christian Kind 42 Nayleo Sanna 3/32, Mohammed Borobat 2/11, Sahil Ahmad 2/13
Titans won by 100 runs -
CSA Invitational XI 146 all out Vihan Pretorius 31, Zuko Pontshi 24 Enathi Kitshini 3/20, Trent Huisamen 2/15, Stefan May 2/40
Garden Route Badgers 150/5 Camron Avontuur 76, Enathi Kitshini 28 Adam Cannata 2/32
Garden Route Badgers won by 5 wickets -
North West 109 all out Tumelo Makume 36 Sabelo Mabanga 3/16, Parth Patel 3/19, Tshegofatso Nthara 3/25
Easterns 87 all out Sabelo Mabanga 37 Marneau Dreyer 3/10, Barend de Klerk 2/28, Tumelo Makume 2/16
North West won by 22 runs -
Border 102 all out Tr Gilbert 28 Nicolas Oerlemans 3/28, Morema Kamogelo 2/4, Mahlodi Sekuba 2/31
Limpopo Impalas 103/5 Enock Marima 41, Nicolas Oerlemans 29 Lithemba Nomoyi 3/24
Limpopo Impalas won by 5 wickets -
Northern Cape 163 all out Junaid Jacobs 49, Extras 31 Sibonelo Skhosana 3/23, Alonzo Blakenberg 2/22
Mpumalanga 122 all out Extras 20 Nathan Baird 4/38, Simon Liversage 2/23
Northern Cape won by 41 run