da betobet： Mark Bruyns fought a lone battle with 123 for the Warriors as the Titans threatened to finish the game inside three days.
Keith Lane24-Oct-2004
ScorecardIn East London, Mark Bruyns fought a lone battle with 123 for theWarriors as the Titans threatened to finish the game inside threedays. With batsmen losing wickets at vital periods of the game, it wasleft to Bruyns to hold the Titans up for five-and-a-half hours.Mark Boucher and Pieter Strydom looked promising, but both fellin the thirties and the Titans were left with an easy target of 86 runs. Atclose they had reached 17 without loss, and they should finish it off beforelunch on day four.It was the pace attack of Dale Steyn and Ethy Mbhalati, with four wicketseach, and Albie Morkel, with two, that set the Titans up for the win. TheWarriors, being bowled out for 273, offered little in defence as Steynended with nine wickets in the match.
Scorecard
In Cape Town, Boeta Dippenaar and Nicky Boje put on 118 runs as theEagles took a first innings lead of 109 over Western Province Boland. Amagnificent 121 from Dippenaar all but pencilled his name into the squadfor India while Boje, another candidate for India, waded in with 57.Charl Willoughby, taking 5 for 91 and Con de Lange, taking 3 for 68, madesure that the lead did not get out of hand.In their second innings, WPBOL fared far better by scoring 205 for 5 atthe close with Jacques Kallis in classic form as he struck 50 runs inboundaries out of a total of 68. An interesting day awaits the Newlandsfaithful with the scales still tilted in the Eagles’ direction.
ScorecardIt is hard to believe that either the Lions or the Dolphins had anyother intention than to play for a draw in this top-of-the-table clash.The weather did not play its part either with only 77, 70 and 86 oversbeing bowled in the three days.Mercifully the Lions declared their innings closed at the overnighttotal of 361 for 8. The start of day three saw the Dolphins get off to a flyer, as Imraan Khan and Doug Watson put on 140 forthe first wicket. Khan was first to go for 69, followed by Watson,brilliantly run out by McKenzie for 92.A further 48 from Ahmed Amlaleft the Dolphins on 239 for 3 when once again play ended early. Dayfour, bar a miracle, will also see an early finish as this match isdestined to peter out in to a dull draw.