News24.com | Lions win CSA-Day Franchise Series thriller against WP, Dolphins make it three on the trot

News24.com | Lions win CSA-Day Franchise Series thriller against WP, Dolphins make it three on the trot
A wrap of all the collated fixtures, scores and reports from the latest round of action in the CSA 4-Day Franchise Series: 26 FEBRUARY - 1 MARCH Division 1: Dolphins v Titans - Dolphins won by 7 wickets The Dolphins cruised to a convincing seven-wicket win over the Titans at Kingsmead Stadium on Wednesday morning, taking their current winning streak to three matches in the CSA 4-Day Domestic Series. Following a poor start to the campaign, the Dolphins have bounced back since the re-start and have won their last three matches in the tournament, which revitalised their chances of winning the overall crown for a second time in three seasons. After restricting the Titans to 138 all out in their second innings, the Dolphins needed 51 runs to win the match and started the final morning with ten wickets in hand and 46 runs to win.
They lost the wickets of SJ Erwee, Marques Ackerman and Bryce Parsons; however, it was Khaya Zondo and first-innings hero Jason Smith who took the Dolphins to a memorable victory on their home ground. The renaissance of the Dolphins in the 4-Day series has been a positive for SJ Erwee, who has taken over the captaincy of the Dolphins in the red ball competition in the absence of Keshav Maharaj, who is with the Proteas. “We started really poorly in this competition, but it’s really nice to have three wins on the bounce now, and the guys are really rolling with this momentum,” Erwee said.
“Guys are doing the hard yards and are doing the correct preparation for the opposition and the games we are playing. “The next game for us is at home again, and in our conditions, is exactly where we want to be. ” The Dolphins spinners Prenelan Subrayen and Jon-Jon Smuts finished the match with combined figures of 19 for 222, with a run out being the only dismissal not going to either of the spinners in the match.
Subrayen ended the match with career-best innings and match figures of 7/52 and 11/97, respectively, while Smuts took 5/67 in the second innings and ended with match figures of 8/125. Given the conditions and the pitch that was prepared for the encounter, Erwee was happy with the efforts of the spinners. “It was brilliant from Jon-Jon and Subs.
They obviously know their role in the team, and they grabbed the opportunity to play in these conditions and are fulfilling their roles to the best of their abilities, and that’s all we can ask for. ” Warriors v Knights - Knights won by 161 runs The Knights secured a massive 161-run against the Warriors at St Georges’ Park. Knights were off to a great start when they made a score of over 400 runs in their first innings and, in return, restricted their hosts to 134/10.
Even though the visitors were bowled out for 157 in the second innings, the damage had already been done as the Warriors needed 455 runs to win. Matthew Breetzke’s century (111) had given the hosts a fighting chance, along with Rudi Second's (77), but the Warriors were bowled out for 284 on day four. Lions v Western Province - Lions won by 28 runs Bjorn Fortuin delivered a stellar performance and theLions claimed a 28-run victory against Western Province as the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 4-Day Franchise Series continued in Johannesburg.
Fortuin scored an unbeaten century (123* off 143) to help the Lions to a first-innings score of 323 runs. He then followed his unbeaten ton from day one with a half-century, and with Dominic Hendricks (80), the Lions finished the second innings on 315 all out. He backed up his batting wins by claiming crucial wickets throughout the innings.
With a total of nine wickets in the match, Fortuin returned 3/63 and 6/69 in the two innings. Western Province, who posted 423 in the first innings, had to chase 216 runs to win the match. A disciplined bowling unit from the Lions saw the Cape Town-based men fall 28 runs short.
Efforts from Daniel Smith (61) and Edward Moore (59) were not enough, and the visitors were bowled for 187 runs. .