BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ruhan Pretorius	c †Masondo b Humphrey	18	22	29	3	0	81.81

Johnny Riekert	c †Masondo b Humphrey	15	29	50	2	0	51.72

Luke Schlemmer (c)	c Thomson b Humphrey	6	14	10	1	0	42.85

Cody Chetty	c Ntsimbini b Sinenhlanhla Zwane	22	54	69	4	0	40.74

Grant Roelofsen †	c Marshall b Matthews	58	103	188	7	1	56.31

Xolani Mahlaba	c Humphrey b Arnold	16	16	15	4	0	100.00

Kushen Kishun	c †Masondo b August	0	7	10	0	0	0.00

Gareth Dukes	c Arnold b August	27	34	36	5	0	79.41
Kurtlyn Mannikam	c Thomson b Humphrey	1	3	3	0	0	33.33

Attie Maposa	c & b Thomson	11	38	54	2	0	28.94

Nduduzo Mfoza	not out	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 3, w 3)	12
TOTAL	53.1 Ov (RR: 3.49, 238 Mins)	186
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Ruhan Pretorius, 7.2 ov), 2-38 (Luke Schlemmer, 9.5 ov), 3-44 (Johnny Riekert, 11.4 ov), 4-82 (Cody Chetty, 24.2 ov), 5-101 (Xolani Mahlaba, 27.4 ov), 6-108 (Kushen Kishun, 29.6 ov), 7-153 (Gareth Dukes, 39.4 ov), 8-154 (Kurtlyn Mannikam, 40.1 ov), 9-186 (Attie Maposa, 52.4 ov), 10-186 (Grant Roelofsen, 53.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Clayton August	11	2	34	2	3.09	37	5	0	0	1
39.4 to G Dukes, . 153/7
Lance Humphrey	12	1	44	4	3.66	50	5	0	1	0
7.2 to R Pretorius, bouncer, Pretorius tries to hook but only manages to get a top edge through to Masondo behind the stumps, simple catch. 30/1 9.5 to LA Schlemmer, what a catch!! Back of a length, the ball squares Schleemer up and takes the edge, Thomson sticks out his left hand and takes the catch just above the grass. Stunning catch. 38/2 11.4 to J Riekert, on a length outside off, goes to defend but gets the edge and is easily taken behind the stumps. 44/3 40.1 to KR Mannikam, dropped short and tries to pull, gets a top edge to the man in at mid-wicket. 154/8
Grant Thomson	11	4	14	1	1.27	58	2	0	0	0
52.4 to AM Maposa, fullish ball angled into the batsman who tries to turn it around the corner, gets a leading edge back to the bowler who does well to take the catch low down. 186/9
Matthew Arnold	11	2	38	1	3.45	66	8	0	1	0
27.4 to X Mahlaba, dropped short, tries to pull, gets a top edge to mid-off. 101/5 29.6 to KR Kishun, driving outside off and gets an edge through to the keeper. 108/6
Sinenhlanhla Zwane	5	1	27	1	5.40	15	5	0	1	0
24.2 to C Chetty, given width and drives, gets an outside edge to gulley. 82/4
Dyllan Matthews	3.1	0	23	1	7.26	13	3	1	0	2
53.1 to G Roelofsen, dropped short, Roelfosen tries to smash it but gets under it and skies the ball to short mid-wicket. 186/10

Easterns 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zwelo Ntsimbini	lbw b Pretorius	7	32	30	1	0	21.87

Wesley Marshall	c Mfoza b Maposa	55	140	209	8	0	39.28

Kabelo Sekhukhune	c †Roelofsen b Pretorius	13	31	39	3	0	41.93

Wesley Coulentianos	c †Roelofsen b Maposa	62	166	239	7	0	37.34

Grant Thomson (c)	c †Roelofsen b Kishun	7	16	29	1	0	43.75

Sizwe Masondo †	c Riekert b Mannikam	7	36	44	1	0	19.44

Matthew Arnold	lbw b Pretorius	26	49	73	5	0	53.06

Dyllan Matthews	not out	31	79	100	4	0	39.24
Clayton August	b Pretorius	0	4	4	0	0	0.00

Lance Humphrey	b Pretorius	11	16	26	2	0	68.75

Sinenhlanhla Zwane	b Maposa	11	16	21	2	0	68.75
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 9, w 3)	22
TOTAL	96 Ov (RR: 2.62, 411 Mins)	252
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Zwelo Ntsimbini, 7.4 ov), 2-41 (Kabelo Sekhukhune, 17.3 ov), 3-121 (Wesley Marshall, 49.2 ov), 4-149 (Grant Thomson, 55.2 ov), 5-164 (Sizwe Masondo, 66.2 ov), 6-180 (Wesley Coulentianos, 73.2 ov), 7-220 (Matthew Arnold, 85.2 ov), 8-220 (Clayton August, 85.6 ov), 9-234 (Lance Humphrey, 91.2 ov), 10-252 (Sinenhlanhla Zwane, 95.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Gareth Dukes	20	5	41	0	2.05	101	7	0	0	1
Attie Maposa	18	3	71	3	3.94	82	10	0	1	4
7.4 to Z Ntsimbini, on a good length outside off, gets the ball to move back and wrap the batsman on the pads, a loud appeal ends in rejoice as the umpire lifts his finger. 15/1 49.2 to WB Marshall, given width and drives hard, gets a thick edge to gulley. 121/3 73.2 to W Coulentianos, well directed bouncer, Coulentianous can get only get a his bat in the way of the ball hitting but sees it pop up, Roelofsen runs forward to take a good diving catch. 180/6 95.6 to Sinenhlanhla Zwane, . 252/10
Ruhan Pretorius	24	4	73	5	3.04	109	12	0	2	0
17.3 to KW Sekhukhune, well directed bouncer, Sekhukhune gets a bat in the way but it goes straight up and is easily taken by Roelofsen behind the stumps. 41/2 85.2 to M Arnold, full and straight, Arnold plays around it and is caught dead in front, loud appeal and the umpire agrees and raises the dreaded finger. 220/7 85.6 to CJ August, beautiful ball, squares up the batter and gets enough movement to take the top of middle and off. 220/8 91.2 to L Humphrey, the stumps have been rattled, pitched up and a wild swing and misses the ball completely, has his stumps rattled. 234/9
Nduduzo Mfoza	5	1	11	0	2.20	22	0	0	0	3
Kurtlyn Mannikam	25	6	40	1	1.60	125	4	0	0	1
66.2 to S Masondo, good length outside off, turning the ball into the Masondo, who goes forward to defend but gets an inside edge, well taken by Riekert under the helmet at short leg. 164/5
Kushen Kishun	4	2	6	1	1.50	21	1	0	0	0
55.2 to GM Thomson, strangled down the legside! Kishun gets the break through with his second ball! Straying into the legs and Thomson tries to flick it off his hip, gets a fine edge and is well snuffled behind the stumps.. 149/4

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ruhan Pretorius	b Thomson	24	48	66	5	0	50.00
Johnny Riekert	lbw b Arnold	30	55	82	5	0	54.54

Luke Schlemmer (c)	lbw b Humphrey	35	87	113	4	0	40.22

Cody Chetty	c Coulentianos b Humphrey	30	62	83	4	0	48.38

Grant Roelofsen †	lbw b Thomson	27	51	85	4	0	52.94

Xolani Mahlaba	b Humphrey	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Kushen Kishun	lbw b Sinenhlanhla Zwane	38	121	178	4	0	31.40

Gareth Dukes	c Coulentianos b Sinenhlanhla Zwane	40	96	103	2	1	41.66

Kurtlyn Mannikam	not out	21	30	42	3	0	70.00
Attie Maposa	b Matthews	8	16	25	1	0	50.00

Nduduzo Mfoza	lbw b Sinenhlanhla Zwane	0	11	11	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 16, lb 3, nb 1, w 4)	24
TOTAL	96.2 Ov (RR: 2.87, 397 Mins)	277
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Ruhan Pretorius, 15.5 ov), 2-75 (Johnny Riekert, 18.6 ov), 3-134 (Cody Chetty, 39.6 ov), 4-137 (Luke Schlemmer, 43.2 ov), 5-137 (Xolani Mahlaba, 43.4 ov), 6-180 (Grant Roelofsen, 59.1 ov), 7-247 (Gareth Dukes, 86.3 ov), 8-248 (Kushen Kishun, 86.6 ov), 9-276 (Attie Maposa, 93.1 ov), 10-277 (Nduduzo Mfoza, 96.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lance Humphrey	22	5	53	3	2.40	105	6	0	1	1
39.6 to C Chetty, dropped short and tries to pull, gets too much and finds the man on the cow corner boundary. 134/3 43.2 to LA Schlemmer, back of a length outside off, Schlemmer tries to defend but the ball comes in and catches him on on the pads, loud appeal and he is given. Easterns on a roll this morning. 137/4 43.4 to X Mahlaba, unlucky dismissal, full and straight, ball comes into the Mahlaba and hits him on the pads which then cannons into the stumps. Inland are in trouble here. 137/5
Clayton August	15	6	21	0	1.40	79	3	0	1	0
Grant Thomson	11	1	33	2	3.00	53	6	0	1	0
15.5 to R Pretorius, . 67/1 59.1 to G Roelofsen, what a ball, pitching on off and moves back in, beats Roelofsen's bat and clatters into his pads. Roelofsen doesn't even wait for the umpire to raise his finger before walking. Easterns are in the ascendancy now. 180/6
Matthew Arnold	14	0	47	1	3.35	58	6	0	1	0
18.6 to J Riekert, pitching on middle and straightening, Riekert tries to defend but can't get bat on it and is caught plumb in front. 75/2
Dyllan Matthews	21	5	57	1	2.71	97	5	1	0	0
93.1 to AM Maposa, tries to swing big but misses the ball and is cleaned up. 276/9
Wesley Marshall	2	0	12	0	6.00	8	2	0	0	0
Sinenhlanhla Zwane	11.2	2	35	3	3.08	50	4	0	0	0
86.3 to G Dukes, back of a length outside off, Dukes tries to smash it over covers head but gives cover a simple catch above his head. 247/7 86.6 to KR Kishun, full and straight, Kishun tries to defend but is misses it and is plumb in front. 248/8 96.2 to N Mfoza, good length on middle and off, Mfoza gets his pad across but not his bat, is struck on the pad and there is a lud appeal, given out. 277/10

Easterns 2nd Innings (T: 212 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zwelo Ntsimbini	lbw b Pretorius	1	16	19	0	0	6.25

Wesley Marshall	not out	66	72	114	7	1	91.66
Kabelo Sekhukhune	st †Roelofsen b Mannikam	28	33	43	4	0	84.84

Wesley Coulentianos	not out	18	30	50	1	0	60.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	7
TOTAL	25 Ov (RR: 4.80, 114 Mins)	120/2
Did not bat: Grant Thomson (c), Sizwe Masondo †, Matthew Arnold, Dyllan Matthews, Clayton August, Lance Humphrey, Sinenhlanhla Zwane
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Zwelo Ntsimbini, 5.1 ov), 2-61 (Kabelo Sekhukhune, 14.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Gareth Dukes	7	1	22	0	3.14	29	2	0	1	0
Ruhan Pretorius	8	0	37	1	4.62	29	5	0	0	0
5.1 to Z Ntsimbini, good length, gets movement back into the batsman and wraps him on the pads, loud appeal turns to joy as the umpire's finger goes up. 13/1
Attie Maposa	5	0	17	0	3.40	16	1	0	0	0
Kurtlyn Mannikam	4	0	33	1	8.25	10	4	1	0	0
14.2 to KW Sekhukhune, skips down the track to try smash the ball, misses and Roelofsen happily takes off the bails. 61/2
Kushen Kishun	1	0	6	0	6.00	3	0	0	0	1

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Thu, 14 Mar - day 1 - Easterns 1st innings 102/2 (Wesley Marshall 43*, Wesley Coulentianos 29*, 39 ov)

Fri, 15 Mar - day 2 - KZN-Inland 2nd innings 118/2 (Luke Schlemmer 26*, Cody Chetty 23*, 35 ov)

Sat, 16 Mar - day 3 - Easterns 2nd innings 120/2 (25 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 1st innings
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 50 runs in 13.5 overs (85 balls, 60 mins) (7x4, 0x6)
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 100 runs in 26.6 overs (166 balls, 124 mins) (16x4, 0x6)
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 150 runs in 37.4 overs (232 balls, 168 mins) (23x4, 1x6)
G Roelofsen 50 off 94 balls in 169 mins (5x4, 1x6)
Score after 53.1 overs: 186/ao. Bonus pts: KwaZulu-Natal Inland - Bat 1.72, Easterns - Bowl 4
Easterns 1st innings
Easterns 50 runs in 20.5 overs (129 balls, 87 mins) (6x4, 0x6)
3rd Wicket: 51 runs off 113 balls in 79 mins (WB Marshall 24, W Coulentianos 23,Ex 4)
Easterns 101 runs in 37.4 overs (231 balls, 158 mins) (13x4, 0x6)

Day 2

WB Marshall 50 off 129 balls in 195 mins (7x4, 0x6)
W Coulentianous 53 off 109 balls in 158 mins (7x4, 0x6)
Easterns 153 runs in 57.1 overs (352 balls, 247 mins) (21x4, 0x6)
Easterns 201 runs in 77.5 overs (477 balls, 329 mins) (27x4, 0x6)
Easterns 251 runs in 94.4 overs (580 balls, 406 mins) (34x4, 0x6)
Score after 96.0 overs: 252/ao. Bonus pts: Easterns - Bat 3.04, KwaZulu-Natal Inland - Bowl 4
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 2nd innings
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 50 runs in 11.1 overs (68 balls, 45 mins) (8x4, 0x6)
1st Wicket: 50 runs off 68 balls in 45 mins (R Pretorius 18, J Riekert 23, Ex 9)
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 101 runs in 29.3 overs (180 balls, 132 mins) (15x4, 0x6)

Day 3

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 150 runs in 46.1 overs (281 balls, 205 mins) (20x4, 0x6)
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 201 runs in 64.3 overs (391 balls, 276 mins) (26x4, 0x6)
7th Wicket: 50 runs off 119 balls in 73 mins (KR Kishun 11, G Dukes 32, Ex 7)
New Ball taken at Over 81.1, score on 231/6
Easterns 2nd innings
Easterns 53 runs in 12.1 overs (74 balls, 54 mins) (8x4, 0x6)
WB Marshall 50 off 55 balls in 89 mins (7x4, 1x6)
Easterns 100 runs in 20.1 overs (122 balls, 90 mins) (12x4, 1x6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs off 53 balls in 39 mins (WB Marshall 34, W Coulentianous 16, Ex 0)

MATCH DETAILS

City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Toss	Easterns, elected to field first
Series	CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup
Season	2018/19
Match days	14,15,16 March 2019 - day (3-day match)
FC debut	Sinenhlanhla Zwane Xolani Mahlaba
Umpires	Clifford Isaacs Kevin Lawrence
Points	KwaZulu-Natal Inland 11.72, Easterns 13.04

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Easterns Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Z Ntsimbini	lbw	1	16
WB Marshall	not out	66	72
KW Sekhukhune	stumped	28	33
W Coulentianos	not out	18	30
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)
Total	120(2 wkts; 25 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
G Dukes	7	1	22	0	3.14
R Pretorius	8	0	37	1	4.62
AM Maposa	5	0	17	0	3.4
KR Mannikam	4	0	33	1	8.25
KR Kishun	1	0	6	0	6 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	13	Zwelo Ntsimbini	Wesley Marshall
2nd	48	Wesley Marshall	Kabelo Sekhukhune
3rd	59	Wesley Coulentianos	Wesley Marshall

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Pool A

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
EPR	10	4	0	6	178.68
GTG	10	5	1	4	172.94
FS	10	2	2	6	131.62
EASTN	10	2	2	6	124.48
BOL	10	2	3	4	119.28
KZNIN	10	1	1	7	113.42

Pool B

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
NTHNS	10	3	1	6	164.84
WPR	10	3	3	4	141.52
SWD	10	2	2	6	124.04
KZN	10	2	2	6	123.04
NWEST	10	3	5	2	101.1
BOR	10	1	4	5	94.86
NCAPE	10	1	5	4	83.92

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