Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Janneman Malan	lbw b von Berg	114	178	260	15	0	64.04
Matthew Kleinveldt	c †Makwetu b van Schalkwyk	9	10	19	1	0	90.00

Andre Malan	lbw b Dry	3	10	11	0	0	30.00
David Bedingham	c †Makwetu b Dry	137	179	253	16	2	76.53

Jason Smith	lbw b Ntuli	85	151	242	9	0	56.29

Qaasim Adams	c †Makwetu b van Schalkwyk	43	78	125	6	0	55.12

Isaac Dikgale †	c Gous b Budaza	16	29	47	3	0	55.17

George Linde	c Gous b Dry	8	8	15	1	0	100.00

Lizaad Williams (c)	not out	17	12	22	3	0	141.66
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, nb 6, w 2)	10
Total	108.1 Ov (RR: 4.08, 504 Mins)	442/8d
Did not bat: Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Tladi Bokako
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Matthew Kleinveldt, 3.5 ov), 2-29 (Andre Malan, 6.2 ov), 3-262 (Janneman Malan, 59.2 ov), 4-282 (David Bedingham, 64.3 ov), 5-364 (Qaasim Adams, 89.2 ov), 6-403 (Isaac Dikgale, 100.1 ov), 7-418 (George Linde, 103.2 ov), 8-442 (Jason Smith, 108.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Corné Dry	20	0	91	3	4.55	80	13	0	0	0
6.2 to AJ Malan, . 29/2 64.3 to DG Bedingham, edged to the keeper. 282/4 103.2 to GF Linde, Driven straight to short mid off. 418/7
Shadley van Schalkwyk	22	4	66	2	3.00	103	9	0	0	0
3.5 to MC Kleinveldt, diving to his left and taking it infront of first slip. 26/1 89.2 to MQ Adams, edged to the keeper. 364/5
Mbulelo Budaza	18	0	92	1	5.11	73	13	0	2	6
100.1 to I Dikgale, Caught on the deep cover boundry. 403/6
Patrick Kruger	12	1	57	0	4.75	51	9	0	0	0
Shaun von Berg	20	1	78	1	3.90	75	5	1	0	0
59.2 to JN Malan, . 262/3
Tshepo Ntuli	14.1	0	46	1	3.24	59	5	0	0	0
108.1 to JF Smith, Playing down the wrong line and trapped infront. 442/8
Obus Pienaar	2	0	10	0	5.00	8	0	1	0	0

Knights 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Grant Mokoena (c)	lbw b Bokako	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
Andries Gous	c JN Malan b Smith	43	69	109	4	0	62.31

Obus Pienaar	lbw b Williams	5	5	13	1	0	100.00
Raynard van Tonder	b Williams	7	19	20	0	0	36.84
Patrick Kruger	c JN Malan b Williams	34	85	129	4	0	40.00

Wandile Makwetu †	b Bokako	101	194	296	14	3	52.06

Shaun von Berg	c Bedingham b Nabe	8	19	26	1	0	42.10

Shadley van Schalkwyk	c Williams b Kleinveldt	31	89	120	4	0	34.83

Corné Dry	b Kleinveldt	0	6	6	0	0	0.00

Tshepo Ntuli	lbw b Williams	21	46	50	3	0	45.65

Mbulelo Budaza	not out	2	5	25	0	0	40.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 6, w 1)	17
Total	89.1 Ov (RR: 3.01)	269
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Grant Mokoena, 0.4 ov), 2-14 (Obus Pienaar, 3.1 ov), 3-29 (Raynard van Tonder, 7.4 ov), 4-90 (Andries Gous, 23.3 ov), 5-118 (Patrick Kruger, 36.3 ov), 6-135 (Shaun von Berg, 42.2 ov), 7-199 (Shadley van Schalkwyk, 68.4 ov), 8-199 (Corné Dry, 70.4 ov), 9-239 (Tshepo Ntuli, 84.5 ov), 10-269 (Wandile Makwetu, 89.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tladi Bokako	18.1	5	55	2	3.02	89	6	1	0	4
0.4 to TG Mokoena, . 0/1 89.1 to W Makwetu, Thick inside edge onto the stumps. 269/10
Lizaad Williams	20	0	93	4	4.65	84	12	2	0	1
3.1 to AJ Pienaar, . 14/2 7.4 to R van Tonder, . 29/3 36.3 to PE Kruger, Straight to a wide first slip. 118/5 84.5 to T Ntuli, Playing the wrong line and trapped infront. 239/9
Mthiwekhaya Nabe	12	4	26	1	2.16	60	4	0	1	0
42.2 to S von Berg, Straight to leg slip. 135/6
Jason Smith	9	2	31	1	3.44	44	4	0	0	1
23.3 to AGS Gous, Edged to first slip. 90/4
George Linde	20	7	37	0	1.85	102	3	0	0	0
Andre Malan	3	0	8	0	2.66	13	1	0	0	0
Matthew Kleinveldt	7	3	9	2	1.28	37	1	0	0	0
68.4 to SC van Schalkwyk, Straight to mid on. 199/7 70.4 to CA Dry, Inside edge off the pads onto the stumps. 199/8

Cape Cobras 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Janneman Malan	c Budaza b von Berg	51	65	114	3	2	78.46

Matthew Kleinveldt	c †Makwetu b van Schalkwyk	5	9	9	1	0	55.55

Andre Malan	c Kruger b von Berg	38	72	72	6	0	52.77

David Bedingham	not out	77	71	101	6	2	108.45
Jason Smith	not out	41	48	70	1	1	85.41
Extras	(b 5, nb 1, w 2)	8
Total	44 Ov (RR: 5.00, 186 Mins)	220/3d
Did not bat: Qaasim Adams, Isaac Dikgale †, George Linde, Lizaad Williams (c), Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Tladi Bokako
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Matthew Kleinveldt, 1.6 ov), 2-69 (Andre Malan, 19.6 ov), 3-123 (Janneman Malan, 28.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Corné Dry	9	1	48	0	5.33	29	5	1	1	0
Shadley van Schalkwyk	8	0	42	1	5.25	27	4	1	1	0
1.6 to MC Kleinveldt, Edged to the keeper. 10/1
Mbulelo Budaza	6	0	25	0	4.16	20	2	0	0	1
Shaun von Berg	12	0	50	2	4.16	41	4	1	0	0
19.6 to AJ Malan, Edged to first slip. 69/2 28.5 to JN Malan, Straight to the mid off fielder. 123/3
Tshepo Ntuli	8	0	39	0	4.87	26	2	1	0	0
Obus Pienaar	1	0	11	0	11.00	1	0	1	0	0

Knights 2nd Innings (T: 394 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Grant Mokoena (c)	c †Dikgale b Bokako	20	51	65	3	0	39.21

Raynard van Tonder	b Kleinveldt	50	108	145	6	0	46.29

Andries Gous	c JN Malan b Linde	63	117	161	9	0	53.84

Obus Pienaar	not out	52	146	201	5	2	35.61
Patrick Kruger	c †Dikgale b Williams	18	89	95	0	0	20.22

Wandile Makwetu †	not out	14	17	20	3	0	82.35
Extras	(b 4, nb 6)	10
Total	87 Ov (RR: 2.60, 349 Mins)	227/4
Did not bat: Mbulelo Budaza, Shaun von Berg, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Corné Dry, Tshepo Ntuli
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Grant Mokoena, 15.6 ov), 2-97 (Raynard van Tonder, 34.6 ov), 3-171 (Andries Gous, 55.4 ov), 4-200 (Patrick Kruger, 82.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tladi Bokako	14	3	36	1	2.57	64	4	0	0	2
15.6 to TG Mokoena, Edged and taken infront of first slip. 44/1
Lizaad Williams	12	1	53	1	4.41	52	7	1	0	4
82.2 to PE Kruger, Taken down the leg side by the keeper. 200/4
George Linde	26	10	35	1	1.34	132	2	0	0	0
55.4 to AGS Gous, Edged to first slip. 171/3
Jason Smith	1	0	4	0	4.00	5	1	0	0	0
Matthew Kleinveldt	27	5	65	1	2.40	129	7	0	0	0
34.6 to R van Tonder, Playing the wrong line and beaten all ends up. 97/2
Mthiwekhaya Nabe	7	1	30	0	4.28	32	5	1	0	0

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Thu, 19 Dec - day 1 - Cape Cobras 1st innings 266/3 (David Bedingham 132*, Jason Smith 3*, 60 ov)

Fri, 20 Dec - day 2 - Knights 1st innings 135/6 (Wandile Makwetu 27*, 42.2 ov)

Sat, 21 Dec - day 3 - Knights 2nd innings 16/0 (Grant Mokoena 6*, Raynard van Tonder 9*, 9 ov)

Sun, 22 Dec - day 4 - Knights 2nd innings 227/4 (87 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

WSB Cape Cobras 1st Innings
WSB Cape Cobras : 51 runs in 11.5 Overs (71 balls, 58 mins)
3rd Wicket Partnership : 53 runs off 74 balls in 57 mins (JN Malan 21,DG Bedingham 32,Ex 0)
JN Malan : 50 runs off 67 balls, in 96 mins (10 x 4,0 x 6)
WSB Cape Cobras : 100 runs in 22.4 overs (137 balls,109 mins)
3rd Wicket Partnership : 102 runs off 151 balls in 112 mins (JN Malan 53,DG Bedingham 48,Ex 1)
D Bedingham : 50 runs off 71 balls in 114 mins (5 x 4,0 x 6)
WSB Cape Cobras : 150 runs in 35.3 overs (214 balls,162 mins)
3rd Wicket Partnership : 151 runs off 230 balls in 163 mins (JN Malan 78,DG Bedingham 71,Ex 2)
JN Malan : 102 runs off 154 balls in 210 mins (14 x 4,0 x 6)
WSB Cape Cobras :203 runs in 49.5 overs (300 balls,217 mins)
DG Bedingham : 103 runs off 145 balls in 203 mins (12 x 4,1 x 6)
3rd Wicket Partnership : 200 runs off 295 balls in 306 mins (JN Malan 91,DG Bedingham 105,Ex 4)
WSB Cape Cobras : 252 runs in 58.3 overs (354 balls,253 mins)

Day 2

WSB Cape Cobras : 303 runs in 71.4 overs (434 balls, 324 mins)
5th Wicket Partnership : 50 runs off 106 balls in 84 mins (JF Smith 21,MQ Adams 26,Ex 3)
New Ball taken over 82.0 (332 runs, 4 wickets)
WSB Cape Cobras : 350 runs in 85.6 overs (522 balls, 385 mins)
JF Smith : 50 runs off 84 balls in 144 mins (6 x 4, 0 x 6)
WSB Cape Cobras : 400 runs in 98.4 overs (599 balls, 444 mins)
VKB Knights 1st Innings
VKB Knights : 51 runs in 11.6 overs (74 balls, 54 mins)
4th Wicket Partnership : 50 runs off 81 balls in 100 mins (PE Kruger 23, AGS Gouws 26, Ex 1)
VKB Knights : 101 runs in 28.6 overs (176 balls, 127 mins)

Day 3

VKB Knights : 150 runs in 47.4 overs (291 balls, 214 mins)
7th Wicket Partnership : 51 runs off 121 balls in 92 mins (S Van Schalkwyk 22,W Makwetu 24,Ex 5)
W Makwetu : 51 runs off 109 balls in 179 mins (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
VKB Knights : 200 runs in 70.6 overs (433 balls, 325 mins)
New Ball taken over 80.0 (218 runs, 8 wickets)
VKB Knights : 250 runs in 86.4 overs (527 balls, 388 mins)
W Makwetu : 100 runs off 191 balls in 292 mins (14 x 4, 3 x 6)
WSB Cape Cobras 2nd Innings
WSB Cape Cobras : 53 runs in 13.6 overs (85 balls, 66 mins)
2nd Wicket Partnership : 50 runs off 91 balls in 64 mins (AJ Malan 31, JN Malan 18, Ex 1)
WSB Cape Cobras : 105 runs in 25.5 overs (156 balls, 103 mins)
JN Malan : 50 runs off 61 balls in 108 mins (3 x 4, 2x 6)
3rd Wicket Partnership : 52 runs off 48 balls in 28 mins (JN Malan 25, DG Bedingham 27, Ex 0)
WSB Cape Cobras : 150 runs in 35.2 overs (213 balls, 146 mins)
DG Bedingham : 50 runs off 50 balls in 68 mins (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
4th Wicket Partnership : 52 runs off 60 balls in 46 mins (DG Bedingham 34,JF Smith 16, Ex 2)
WSB Cape Cobras : 200 runs in 41.6 overs (254 balls, 176 mins)

Day 4

VKB Knights : 50 runs in 17.2 overs (108 balls, 77 mins)
R Van Tonder : 50 off 102 balls in 143 mins (6 x 4, 0 x 6)
2nd Wicket Partnership : 53 runs off 107 balls in 76 mins (Van Tonder 33, Gouws 19, Ex 1)
VKB Knights : 103 runs in 36.5 overs (226 balls, 159 mins)
3rd Wicket Partnership : 51 runs off 91 balls in 61 mins (Gouws 27, Pienaar 22, Ex 2)
VKB Knights : 150 runs in 30.6 overs (312 balls, 214 mins)
AGS Gouws : 50 runs off 102 balls in 148 mins (6 x 4, 0 x 6)
New Ball taken at over 80.0 (199 runs, 3 wickets)
VKB Knights : 200 runs in 80.1 overs (487 balls, 320 mins)
AJ Pienaar : 52 off 145 balls in 201 mins (5 x 4, 2 x 6)

Match Details

Boland Park, Paarl
Toss	Cape Cobras, elected to bat first
Series	4-Day Franchise Series
Season	2019/20
Player Of The Match	David Bedingham
Match days	19,20,21,22 December 2019 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Arno Jacobs Bongani Jele
Match Referee	Laurence Matroos
Points	Cape Cobras 16.06, Knights 11.38

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Knights Innings

Player Name		R	B
TG Mokoena	caught	20	51
R van Tonder	bowled	50	108
AGS Gous	caught	63	117
AJ Pienaar	not out	52	146
PE Kruger	caught	18	89
W Makwetu	not out	14	17
Extras	(b 4, nb 6)
Total	227(4 wkts; 87 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
T Bokako	14	3	36	1	2.57 (2 nb)
LB Williams	12	1	53	1	4.41 (4 nb)
GF Linde	26	10	35	1	1.34
JF Smith	1	0	4	0	4
MC Kleinveldt	27	5	65	1	2.4
M Nabe	7	1	30	0	4.28

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	45	Grant Mokoena	Raynard van Tonder
2nd	53	Andries Gous	Raynard van Tonder
3rd	74	Obus Pienaar	Andries Gous
4th	29	Obus Pienaar	Patrick Kruger
5th	27	Obus Pienaar	Wandile Makwetu

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4-Day Franchise Series

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LIONS	8	4	3	1	121.62
TITNS	8	2	1	5	113.16
WAR	8	2	2	4	112.1
KNGHT	8	2	1	5	112.02
DOLPH	8	2	3	3	98.58
COBRA	8	0	2	6	95.2

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