Dafabet Warriors continued their winning streak in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 1 Day Cup after thumping AET Tuskers by eight wickets at the Dafabet St George\u2019s Park.<\/p>\n
Warriors opted for the ball first to sink their visitors to 130 all out in just under 35 overs.<\/p>\n
Nealan van Heerden was the chief destroyer, with a five-wicket haul that saw off Dilivio Rigaard (8), Malcom Nofal (3), Kyle Nipper (28), Keith Dudgeon for none, Simangaliso Nhlebela with two runs.<\/p>\n
JP King\u2019s unbeaten half century (68 off 64) took the Warriors home after losing only the two wickets of Jordan Hermann (39), and Sinethemba Qeshile (17).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Western Province kept their CSA 1 Day Cup final hopes alive with a 45-run victory against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Durban.<\/p>\n
The visitors opted to bat first, with a rocky start that saw their line-up dismissed at regular intervals.<\/p>\n
Division 2\u2019s SA Emerging Players, Valentine Kitime (50) and Abdullah Bayoumy (54) scored crucial half centuries as Western Province ended the innings on 302\/8.<\/p>\n
George Linde\u2019s half ton (55 off 47) was also crucial in taking the visitors to a respectable target.<\/p>\n
Okuhle Cele (4\/55) was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts after registering the wickets of Jonathan Bird (10), Tony de Zorzi (32), Kyle Verreynne (19) and the all-important Linde wicket.<\/p>\n
Dolphins\u2019 chase was set up nicely by Jon-Jon Smuts (94) and Marques Ackerman (72) who stood for 143 runs in their opening stand.<\/p>\n
Their demise saw a regular fall of wickets, with Dane Paterson (4\/38), and Mihlali Mpongwana (3\/32) at the forefront of the visitor\u2019s attack to restrict the hosts to 257 all out.<\/p>\n
In Division 2, the ITEC Knights maintained their unbeaten streak with a 106-run win (via DLS Method) against Northern Cape Heat in Bloemfontein.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n UPCOMING CSA ONE DAY CUP MATCHES:<\/strong><\/p>\n DIVISION 1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday, 18 October 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 13h00:<\/strong>\u00a0Gbets Rocks vs Dafabet Warriors – Boland Park, Paarl<\/p>\n 13h00:<\/strong>\u00a0Momentum Multiply Titans vs AET Tuskers – SuperSport Park, Centurion<\/p>\n DIVISION 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Final, Friday, 20 October 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 10h00:<\/strong>\u00a0ITEC Knights vs SA Emerging – Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"