da betcris： There were victories for Titans and Warriors in the latest round of matches in the Standard Bank Cup
Keith Lane04-Dec-2004
ScorecardAt SuperSport Park in Centurion five maiden overs in a row at the top ofthe innings nearly cost the Titans dearly as Western Province Bolandfought back strongly, only to fall short by 23 runs.Three maidens from Alan Dawson and two from Charl Willoughby from thethird to the seventh overs, during which the Titans lost the wicket ofAlviro Petersen, was neutralised by some devastating final-overs hittingfrom Gerald Dros and Albie Morkel. Together the two put on 41 in 18balls to allow the Titans to end on 249 for 4 after the 45 overs.AB de Villiers (102) and Goolam Bodi (72) put on 164 for the secondwicket as de Villiers went to his maiden limited-overs hundred. Thepartnership laid the foundation for the innings but very littleacceleration through the middle part of it probably cost the Titans 20to 30 runs. Dros, however, once again proved what a powerful hitter he isat the death of an innings. Two fours and three sixes allowed him to race to 31off 13 balls while Morkel collected 16 off 10.Except for Dawson, most of the Western Province Boland bowlers cameunder attack. Dawson went for 16 runs in his last over, but stillonly gave away 40 in nine. Willoughby, more interestedin a continuous verbal battle with Bodi, ended with 1 for 54 despite thetwo early maidens.A brisk start from Western Province Boland – the 50 came up in eight overs -was halted when Henry Davids was bowled for 15 and AndrewPuttick, fell to the leg-side trap off a short ball for 18. Both wickets were taken by EthyMbhalati, who struck for the third time when he knocked back Ashwell Prince’soff stump for 4. Justin Kemp made short work of Neil Johnston,trapping him in front for 4, and when Paul Harris bowled GerhardStrydom for 35 Western Province were in deep trouble at 90 for 5. JPDuminy (78) and Con de Lange (47) started a recovery that broughtWestern Province Boland right back into the game. Their 118-runpartnership ended when Justin Kemp got rid of them bothand then cleaned up the tail to end with 4 for 47.
ScorecardAt Buffalo Park in East London the Warriors moved closer to a homesemi-final spot as their bowlers restricted the Lions to a mediocre 194for 7 and then managed to score the winning runs in the final over.The Lions won the toss and chose to bat, but their innings never got off the ground. Despite a 62 from Neil McKenzie and a 55 from HD Ackerman the inningsdidn’t gained any momentum. By the time McKenzie joined Ackerman at thecrease the Lions were already in trouble at 44 for 3 in the 12th over. A partnership of 72 followed, but the lack of acceleration meant that the innings petered to a close at 194 for 7 with Enoch Nkwe, the next highest, not out on 21.The Warriors then lost two early wickets, which gave the Lions a slender chance of defending 194. Justin Kreusch (65) stayed calm as further wickets fell withthe target seemingly getting tougher. At 154 for 6, 41runs were still required off 39 balls, but Pieter Strydom (22not out) and Tyron Henderson saw the Warriors through with four ballsto spare.