Outstanding bowling by Rowan Bezuidenhout and Nico Boje paved the way for Grey Bloem to secure a comfortable nine-wicket victory over the Rocklands Regional Performance Centre (RPC) in their Momentum Friendship Games encounter in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
Outstanding bowling by Rowan Bezuidenhout and Nico Boje paved the way for Grey Bloem to secure a comfortable nine-wicket victory over the Standard Bank Rocklands Regional Performance Centre (RPC) in their Momentum Friendship Games encounter in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
The Knights cleaned up the Warriors on day three of the 4-Day Franchise Series to jump to second on the Series log, the Titans are well placed to push for a win over the Dolphins, while the Cobras overcame a top-order collapse to keep a window open against the Lions.
Paarl Rocks have beefed up their squad, with all-rounder David Wiese and Australian T20 batsman Michael Klinger joining for the Mzansi Super League T20.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants will be on a mission to win over the local cricket fans when the Mzansi Super League gets underway in South Africa later this month.
Edward Moore of the Warriors top-scored for his side with 37 against the Knights on day two of the 4-Day Franchise Series match at Kimberley, Nov 5-8 2018.
‘I was a part of all the previous ICC Women’s World T20s right from the first one in 2009, when I was leading the India side. Those were tournaments held alongside the men; yes, people were watching, and there was good publicity for the women’s games, but what I found was that by having it simultaneously with the men, the women would be in the shadows.’
The Mzansi Super League trophy was officially unveiled on Tuesday. The gold-plated cup has a uniquely designed flower-pattern that signifies the spring of a new dawn with the first edition of the much-anticipated tournament set to start in 10 days’ time.
Proteas Women’s all-rounder Marizanne Kapp believes that her team has what it takes to win the ICC Women’s World T20 and that their slew of warm-up match losses is not an indication of the team’s potential in the competition.
‘We were either too defensive or too attacking. I can see the way Keemo [Paul] and [Fabian] Allen finished. If we had wickets in hand, we would’ve got 130-140, which would’ve probably been a winning score.’
‘Pitches turn the most in the fourth innings, and I feel my strength is bowling line and length for long spells. You get a lot of support from the surface when you do that. Those are the reasons for that record, I think.’
