Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rassie van der Dussen	c †Smit b Pillans	1	17	26	0	0	5.88

Dominic Hendricks (c)	c †Smit b Savage	16	72	102	2	0	22.22

Devon Conway	c Chetty b Myoli	36	77	120	5	0	46.75

Alviro Petersen	c †Smit b Savage	22	57	79	3	0	38.59

Temba Bavuma	c †Smit b Savage	57	114	171	8	1	50.00

Nicky van den Bergh †	lbw b Savage	18	52	69	2	0	34.61
Dwaine Pretorius	c †Smit b Savage	23	49	58	2	0	46.93

Hardus Viljoen	c †Smit b Pillans	10	26	41	2	0	38.46

Aaron Phangiso	not out	12	53	79	2	0	22.64
Pumelela Matshikwe	c Sincuba b Pillans	6	22	37	1	0	27.27

Eddie Leie	c Miller b Pillans	4	6	8	1	0	66.66

Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 2)	9
TOTAL	90.4 Ov (RR: 2.36, 402 Mins)	214
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Rassie van der Dussen, 6.2 ov), 2-42 (Dominic Hendricks, 22.5 ov), 3-70 (Devon Conway, 33.2 ov), 4-86 (Alviro Petersen, 40.1 ov), 5-127 (Nicky van den Bergh, 55.5 ov), 6-172 (Dwaine Pretorius, 71.5 ov), 7-177 (Temba Bavuma, 73.3 ov), 8-192 (Hardus Viljoen, 80.5 ov), 9-208 (Pumelela Matshikwe, 88.6 ov), 10-214 (Eddie Leie, 90.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mathew Pillans	27.4	8	66	4	2.38	137	9	0	0	0
6.2 to HE van der Dussen, pitched up batsman squared up batsman edges through to the keeper who takes a good low catch. 2/1 80.5 to GC Viljoen, driving off the front foot pushes away from the body and edges through to the keeper diving to his right. 192/8 88.6 to P Matshikwe, playing off the back foot loops a catch to Sincuba at mid wicket who makes good ground to his right to take the catch. 208/9 90.4 to E Leie, playing off the back foot off the outside edge and well taken by Miller at slip taking the catch above head height. 214/10
Calvin Savage	28	9	62	5	2.21	134	7	1	1	0
22.5 to DA Hendricks, short delivery pulled off the back foot off the glove and brilliantly taken by the keeper diving to his right. 42/2 40.1 to AN Petersen, playing off the front foot edges through the keeper who takes a regulation catch. 86/4 55.5 to NJ van den Bergh, . 127/5 71.5 to D Pretorius, playing off the front foot feeling for the ball outside off stump edges through the keeper who takes a good catch diving to his right. 172/6 73.3 to T Bavuma, squared up and edges through to Smit who takes a good catch diving forward. 177/7
Ayavuya Myoli	18	8	34	1	1.88	100	6	0	1	0
33.2 to DP Conway, driving off the front foot well taking by Chetty at cover taking the catch mid-air to his right. 70/3
Sibonelo Makhanya	11	3	24	0	2.18	57	4	0	0	0
Thandi Tshabalala	6	0	21	0	3.50	21	2	0	0	0

Dolphins 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Divan van Wyk (c)	b Viljoen	13	31	28	1	0	41.93

Imraan Khan	c Petersen b Pretorius	0	6	14	0	0	0.00

Daniel Sincuba	c †van den Bergh b Viljoen	4	15	35	0	0	26.66

Cody Chetty	b Viljoen	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

David Miller	c †van den Bergh b Pretorius	62	123	186	8	0	50.40

Daryn Smit †	c & b Matshikwe	0	7	6	0	0	0.00

Sibonelo Makhanya	c †van den Bergh b Matshikwe	7	6	8	0	1	116.66

Calvin Savage	lbw b Pretorius	44	96	137	6	1	45.83

Mathew Pillans	c Conway b Viljoen	0	13	26	0	0	0.00

Thandi Tshabalala	c Conway b Pretorius	6	11	22	1	0	54.54

Ayavuya Myoli	not out	0	6	12	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, nb 1)	5
TOTAL	52.2 Ov (RR: 2.69, 241 Mins)	141
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Imraan Khan, 3.4 ov), 2-14 (Divan van Wyk, 6.4 ov), 3-14 (Cody Chetty, 6.5 ov), 4-23 (Daniel Sincuba, 10.2 ov), 5-26 (Daryn Smit, 11.5 ov), 6-38 (Sibonelo Makhanya, 13.1 ov), 7-127 (Calvin Savage, 44.5 ov), 8-134 (David Miller, 48.4 ov), 9-135 (Mathew Pillans, 49.5 ov), 10-141 (Thandi Tshabalala, 52.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hardus Viljoen	15	1	44	4	2.93	70	4	1	0	1
6.4 to DJ van Wyk, beaten for pace van Wyk plays around the delivery and gets his off stump knocked out. 14/2 6.5 to C Chetty, pitched up knocks the off stump off batsman beaten for pace once agains, delivery was called by Pongolo who graces the scorebox with his presence as usual. 14/3 10.2 to DMS Sincuba, short delivery off the shoulder of the bat and edges through to the keeper who takes a regulation catch. 23/4 49.5 to MW Pillans, wide outside off stump batsman plays off the back foot and gifts a simple catch to Conway at point. 135/9
Dwaine Pretorius	16.2	5	37	4	2.26	81	5	0	0	0
3.4 to I Khan, playing off the back foot and edged through to Petersen who completed the catch at second slip. 6/1 44.5 to CP Savage, playing off the front foot hit low on the front pad huge appeal from all and given. 127/7 48.4 to DA Miller, playing off the back foot, playing away from the body and gets the faintest of edges through to the keeper who takes a straight forward catch. 134/8 52.2 to MS Tshabalala, onto the pads and flicked square on the on side and taken by Conway making ground to his left. 141/10
Pumelela Matshikwe	10	5	26	2	2.60	52	4	1	0	0
11.5 to D Smit, playing off the front foot loops a catch onto the on side and Matshikwe pulls off a stunner. Dives full length to his right across the pitch in his follow through. 26/5 13.1 to BS Makhanya, short delivery playing off the back foot edges through to the keeper who takes a regualtion catch. 38/6
Aaron Phangiso	9	5	20	0	2.22	43	2	0	0	0
Eddie Leie	2	0	10	0	5.00	5	1	0	0	0

Lions 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rassie van der Dussen	lbw b Savage	98	255	388	13	0	38.43

Dominic Hendricks (c)	lbw b Savage	8	28	32	0	0	28.57

Devon Conway	c Miller b Makhanya	40	84	110	8	0	47.61

Alviro Petersen	c †Smit b Pillans	54	64	78	9	0	84.37

Temba Bavuma	c †Smit b Pillans	2	14	11	0	0	14.28

Nicky van den Bergh †	c Chetty b Pillans	63	131	186	8	0	48.09

Dwaine Pretorius	not out	25	37	56	2	1	67.56
Hardus Viljoen	c †Smit b Savage	4	6	6	1	0	66.66

Aaron Phangiso	c †Smit b Pillans	5	4	4	1	0	125.00

Pumelela Matshikwe	not out	4	5	10	1	0	80.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, nb 4, w 2)	13
TOTAL	104 Ov (RR: 3.03, 448 Mins)	316/8d
Did not bat: Eddie Leie
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Dominic Hendricks, 7.1 ov), 2-98 (Devon Conway, 33.3 ov), 3-175 (Alviro Petersen, 52.1 ov), 4-177 (Temba Bavuma, 54.4 ov), 5-264 (Rassie van der Dussen, 92.4 ov), 6-292 (Nicky van den Bergh, 99.5 ov), 7-298 (Hardus Viljoen, 100.6 ov), 8-305 (Aaron Phangiso, 101.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mathew Pillans	26	5	76	4	2.92	119	10	1	0	0
52.1 to AN Petersen, chases a wide delivery and edges through to Smit who completes another catch. 175/3 54.4 to T Bavuma, feeling for the delivery outside off stump and edges through to the keeper. 177/4 99.5 to NJ van den Bergh, short delivery hooked and taken by Chetty at fine leg. 292/6 101.6 to AM Phangiso, huge swing and a miss outside edge and taken by Smit. 305/8
Calvin Savage	28	4	72	3	2.57	135	9	0	2	0
7.1 to DA Hendricks, pitched up offering no shot hit on the front pad and given out. 19/1 92.4 to HE van der Dussen, trapped on the crease hit low on the pad and given out lbw. 264/5 100.6 to GC Viljoen, playing off the front foot off the outside edge and taken by the keeper for his 8th catch this match. 298/7
Sibonelo Makhanya	16	4	43	1	2.68	79	7	0	0	2
33.3 to DP Conway, pitched up outside off stump drives hard at the ball clips the outside edge and taken by Miller at second slip. 98/2
Ayavuya Myoli	21	3	72	0	3.42	95	12	0	0	1
Thandi Tshabalala	13	1	46	0	3.53	49	5	0	0	1

Dolphins 2nd Innings (T: 390 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Imraan Khan	c Hendricks b Viljoen	101	183	229	16	1	55.19

Divan van Wyk (c)	lbw b Viljoen	5	27	44	1	0	18.51

Daniel Sincuba	b Pretorius	21	35	45	4	0	60.00

Cody Chetty	c †van den Bergh b Phangiso	23	104	169	1	0	22.11

David Miller	lbw b Viljoen	33	93	148	4	0	35.48

Daryn Smit †	lbw b Phangiso	20	62	67	1	0	32.25

Sibonelo Makhanya	b Viljoen	26	50	70	3	1	52.00

Calvin Savage	not out	20	47	85	2	0	42.55
Mathew Pillans	c van der Dussen b Viljoen	15	20	26	3	0	75.00

Thandi Tshabalala	c Leie b Matshikwe	6	14	15	1	0	42.85

Ayavuya Myoli	b Viljoen	4	13	23	1	0	30.76

Extras	(b 17, lb 6, nb 11, w 2)	36
TOTAL	106.5 Ov (RR: 2.90, 463 Mins)	310
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Divan van Wyk, 10.2 ov), 2-57 (Daniel Sincuba, 20.5 ov), 3-164 (Imraan Khan, 54.4 ov), 4-184 (Cody Chetty, 61.3 ov), 5-221 (Daryn Smit, 77.5 ov), 6-246 (David Miller, 88.5 ov), 7-266 (Sibonelo Makhanya, 92.5 ov), 8-283 (Mathew Pillans, 98.2 ov), 9-299 (Thandi Tshabalala, 101.4 ov), 10-310 (Ayavuya Myoli, 106.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hardus Viljoen	30.5	4	113	6	3.66	144	17	1	2	3
10.2 to DJ van Wyk, pitched up hit low on the front pad huge appeal lbw given. 27/1 54.4 to I Khan, playing off the back foot off the outside edge and taken by Hendricks at slip. 164/3 88.5 to DA Miller, pitched up quicker delivery and massive appeal for lbw given out. 246/6 92.5 to BS Makhanya, stuck on the crease, no feet movement and is bowled. 266/7 98.2 to MW Pillans, short delivery pegged back and fended off to van der Dussen lurking at short leg. 283/8 106.5 to A Myoli, playing off the front foot beaten for pace and is bowled to bring about the end of a fantastic match. 310/10
Dwaine Pretorius	22	9	43	1	1.95	115	6	0	0	1
20.5 to DMS Sincuba, play and miss to a delivery that comes back in and crashes into the off stump. 57/2
Pumelela Matshikwe	12	4	34	1	2.83	61	7	0	0	1
101.4 to MS Tshabalala, playing off the back foot chips a catch to Leie at mid wicket who completes a good catch diving forward. 299/9
Aaron Phangiso	29	7	52	2	1.79	136	3	0	0	0
61.3 to C Chetty, playing off the back foot edges through to the keeper who takes a good reaction catch. 184/4 77.5 to D Smit, playing off the back foot hit on the back foot and given out lbw. 221/5
Eddie Leie	13	2	45	0	3.46	54	4	1	0	2

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Thu, 17 Dec - day 1 - Lions 1st innings 169/5 (Temba Bavuma 52*, Dwaine Pretorius 21*, 69 ov)

Fri, 18 Dec - day 2 - Lions 2nd innings 54/1 (Rassie van der Dussen 22*, Devon Conway 18*, 20 ov)

Sat, 19 Dec - day 3 - Dolphins 2nd innings 28/1 (Imraan Khan 19*, Daniel Sincuba 1*, 10.5 ov)

Sun, 20 Dec - day 4 - Dolphins 2nd innings 310 (106.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Day 2

CP Savage has now achieved his best bowling figures in First-Class cricket, surpassing his previous best of 4/22 against Griquas at Kimberley 2013/14
New ball taken at over 80.0 with the score 192/7
D Smit has now taken the most dismissals in an innings for the Dolphins in the Sunfoil Series (6 catches) surpassing the previous best of 5
Lions 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (Over no. 81)
Lions: 200 runs in 83.1 overs (502 balls, 368 mins, 26x4, 1x6)
Score after 90.4 overs 214 ao.
Bonus Points: Lions: 2.28 Points Dolphins: 4 Points
1st Innings of Dolphins:
Dolphins: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls, 93 mins, 4x4, 1x6)
7th wicket: 50 runs off 97 balls in 74 mins ( DA Miller 29, CP Savage 21, Ex 0)
Dolphins: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls, 148 mins, 12x4, 2x6)
D Miller: 50 off 89 balls in 148 mins (8x4, 0x6)
Score after 52.2 over 141 ao.
Bonus Points: Dolphins: 0 Points Lions: 4 Points
2nd Innings of Lions:
Lions: 50 runs in 16.0 overs (98 balls, 71 mins, 7x4, 0x6)

Day 3

2nd wicket: 53 runs off 115 balls in 79 mins ( HE van der Dussen 29, DP Conway 22, Ex 2)
Lions: 100 runs in 33.5 overs (280 balls, 147 mins, 16x4, 0x6)
HE van der Dussen: 50 off 111 balls in 182 mins (9x4, 0x6)
3rd wicket: 50 runs off 73 balls in 47 mins ( HE van der Dussen 13, AN Petersen 34, Ex 3)
Lions: 150 runs in 46.1 overs (282 balls, 193 mins, 25x4, 0x6)
AN Petersen: 50 off 60 balls in 74 mins (9x4, 0x6)
D Smit has now taken the most dismissals in a match for the Dolphins in the Sunfoil Series
Lions: 200 runs in 68.5 overs (419 balls, 293 mins, 29x4, 0x6)
5th wicket: 50 runs off 145 balls in 95 mins ( HE van der Dussen 20, NJ van den Bergh 30, Ex 0)
New ball taken at over 80.0 with the score 229/4
NJ van den Bergh: 50 off 112 balls in 140 mins (6x4, 0x6)
CP Savage has now achieved his best bowling figures in a match, surpassing his previous best of 6/70 against the Titans, Durban 2012/13
Lions: 300 runs in 101.2 overs (614 balls, 434 mins, 40x4, 1x6)
MW Pillans has now achieved 100 First-Class wickets in his 27th First-Class match
2nd Innings of Dolphins:

Day 4

Dolphins: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (111 balls, 78 mins, 10x4, 0x6)
I Khan: 50 off 105 balls in 138 mins (11x4, 0x6)
Dolphins: 100 runs in 36.1 overs (219 balls, 156 mins, 16x4, 0x6)
3rd wicket: 51 runs off 106 balls in 77 mins ( I Khan 39, C Chetty 10, Ex 2)
Dolphins: 150 runs in 50.5 overs (308 balls, 212 mins, 21x4, 1x6)
I Khan: 100 off 177 balls in 219 mins (16x4, 1x6)
3rd wicket: 104 runs off 193 balls in 131 mins ( I Khan 76, C Chetty 19, Ex 9)
Dolphins: 200 runs in 70.1 overs (425 balls, 301 mins, 25x4, 1x6)
New ball taken at over 81.0 with the score 228/5
Dolphins: 250 runs in 90.0 overs (546 balls, 386 mins, 30x4, 1x6)
Dolphins: 300 runs in 102.3 overs (624 balls, 446 mins, 35x4, 2x6)
Match points: Lions: Bat: 2.28 Bowl: 4 Match: 10 Total: 16.28
Match points: Dolphins: Bat: 0 Bowl: 4 Match: 0 Total: 4
Man of the match: GC Viljoen (Lions)

Match Details

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Toss	Lions, elected to bat first
Series	Sunfoil Series
Season	2015/16
Player Of The Match	Hardus Viljoen
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.10-12.50, Tea 15.00-15.20, Close 17.30
Match days	17,18,19,20 December 2015 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Clifford Isaacs Gerrie Pienaar
Reserve Umpire	Philip Vosloo
Match Referee	Barry Lambson
Points	Lions 16.28, Dolphins 4

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Dolphins Innings

Player Name		R	B
I Khan	caught	101	183
DJ van Wyk	lbw	5	27
DMS Sincuba	bowled	21	35
C Chetty	caught	23	104
DA Miller	lbw	33	93
D Smit	lbw	20	62
BS Makhanya	bowled	26	50
CP Savage	not out	20	47
MW Pillans	caught	15	20
MS Tshabalala	caught	6	14
A Myoli	bowled	4	13
Extras	(b 17, lb 6, nb 11, w 2)
Total	310(10 wkts; 106.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
GC Viljoen	30.5	4	113	6	3.66 (3 nb)
D Pretorius	22	9	43	1	1.95 (1 nb)
P Matshikwe	12	4	34	1	2.83 (1 nb)
AM Phangiso	29	7	52	2	1.79
E Leie	13	2	45	0	3.46 (2 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	27	Imraan Khan	Divan van Wyk
2nd	30	Imraan Khan	Daniel Sincuba
3rd	107	Imraan Khan	Cody Chetty
4th	20	David Miller	Cody Chetty
5th	37	Daryn Smit	David Miller
6th	25	David Miller	Sibonelo Makhanya
7th	20	Calvin Savage	Sibonelo Makhanya
8th	17	Mathew Pillans	Calvin Savage
9th	16	Thandi Tshabalala	Calvin Savage
10th	11	Ayavuya Myoli	Calvin Savage

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Sunfoil Series

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
TITNS	10	6	1	3	133.2
LIONS	10	4	2	4	109.3
KNGHT	10	5	5	0	109.04
COBRA	10	3	5	2	92.84
DOLPH	10	3	3	3	92.54
WAR	10	2	7	0	71.04

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