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Supersport Series 2011-12

ESPNcricinfo staff

October 16, 2011

There were results in all three SuperSport Series matches played this weekend, with the Titans surging to the top of the league with their second victory, a comprehensive 243-run rout of the Lions at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.

Jacques Rudolph added to his already compelling case for national recall with a crisp 210 in the Titans first innings. The 187-run first-wicket stand he shared with Tumelo Bodibe, who was largely a spectator, highlighted the Lions desperation for a strike bowler. They eventually had some joy when veteran Zander de Bruyn had Bodibe trapped lbw and talented youngster Pumelela Matshikwe tucked into the middle order to take five wickets.

Even if their arcs were missing part of the distribution, the filling lacked intent as soon stumbled problems with 53 3 Three fight for half a century, Jonathan Vanda, Thami Tsolekile and Cliff Deacon took the 306, 100 runs behind the Titans. Rudolph starred in another bat, its fundamental role in the construction of 87 Titans lead Mangaliso Mosehle and Henry Davids scores were not.

David Wiese is all around performance began with 124 from 130 balls as the Titans put the Lions 476 to win the game. Faced with the massive target, the Lions crumbled to 96 for 6. Wiese, Hardus Viljoen and Paul Harris has ravaged the range, with Thami Tsolekile unbeaten 86, the only resistance.

Knights also took two wins, because they won the 135-run first inning deficit to beat Dolphins four wickets at Kingsmead. At the reception was better than the first two days, dolphins slipped in the third. They plunged another 160 innings with van Wyk Diva the 29 highest scores. Ryan McLaren and Johan van der Wath picked up three wickets apiece for leaving the Knights with 296 victories.

Dean Elgar and Dippenaar Boetie were the protagonists of Chase. Elgar was placed in 114 and 93-run opening stand Reeza Hendricks, and 112-run partnership for the second wicket with Dippenaar. These two partnerships ensured Knights reached.

It was a remarkable turnaround after the Knights had fallen behind in the first half of the match. They started well, reducing the Dolphins to 125 for the first 5 days, but Daryn Smits scored 82 and Cameron Delport has played an innings of 89 against attack off 82 balls. Their 152-run partnership helped the Dolphins reach 338th They reaffirmed their advantage by bowling Knights to 203 the second day. It could have been worse for the Knights when they were 10 for three at a time, but 78 Captain Morne van Wyk are the ones kept in the game and the Dolphins' second-round collapse turned in their favor.

Cape Cobras and the Warriors played their first game of the South African domestic season after the return of the Champions League Twenty20 in India, and was the Cobras who won by eight wickets at Buffalo Park in East London. In a low scoring match was Justin Ontong, the only century, and helped Cobras take a 74 run first innings lead. The Warriors, which was knocked out for 216 in their first attempt, they managed only 200 in their second and opens Cobras was sufficient to ensure that there was no problem chasing the 127th

The new Cobras "Vernon Philander ball pair and took 10 wickets Rory Kleinveldt between them in the game in the early rounds Kleinveldt Philander had three and two, while the opposite is true in the second innings. 62 Kelly Smuts was the significant contribution to Warriors in their first innings.

Ontong 105 formed the bulk of the Cobras "290, in response, with important contributions Justin Kemp 69. The Cobras were able to take control of the game at 263 for 5, but seamer Andrew Birch collapse triggered a lower order, finishing with six windows of copper were at 290.

Warriors batsmen squandered the lifeblood of Birch hand, because of the folds 200 in the second inning. Cobra, the intention seems to finish the game on the third day, and this was achieved thanks to Andrew Puttick, 64, and his partnership with over 107 from 24.4 Yaseen Valley (47 off 62).
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