Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Cook (c)	b Mbhalati	5	16	19	1	0	31.25

Dominic Hendricks †	lbw b van der Merwe	74	135	189	10	0	54.81

Temba Bavuma	c †Mosehle b Richards	62	73	140	7	0	84.93

Neil McKenzie	c van der Merwe b Wiese	12	42	57	1	0	28.57

Zander de Bruyn	lbw b von Berg	65	140	196	8	0	46.42

Thami Tsolekile	c Wiese b Mbhalati	23	49	58	0	2	46.93

Brett Pelser	lbw b Richards	2	12	19	0	0	16.66

Cliffe Deacon	c †Mosehle b Wiese	20	37	44	2	0	54.05

Chris Morris	c Davids b von Berg	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Hardus Viljoen	c †Mosehle b Wiese	1	5	3	0	0	20.00

Imran Tahir	not out	14	13	35	0	2	107.69
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, nb 12, w 5)	25
Total	85.3 Ov (RR: 3.54, 385 Mins)	303
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Stephen Cook, 4.1 ov), 2-141 (Temba Bavuma, 33.4 ov), 3-160 (Dominic Hendricks, 39.3 ov), 4-173 (Neil McKenzie, 46.4 ov), 5-217 (Thami Tsolekile, 62.2 ov), 6-223 (Brett Pelser, 66.2 ov), 7-260 (Cliffe Deacon, 77.4 ov), 8-261 (Chris Morris, 78.2 ov), 9-262 (Hardus Viljoen, 79.1 ov), 10-303 (Zander de Bruyn, 85.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ethy Mbhalati	17	3	54	2	3.17	80	2	2	0	8
4.1 to SC Cook, playing off the front foot,missed and crashes into the off stump. 12/1 62.2 to TL Tsolekile, full delivery bounces a little bit more than expected and the ball pops up to Wiese at gully who takes a simple catch. 217/5
Juan de Villiers	9	1	49	0	5.44	36	8	0	0	1
David Wiese	15	3	47	3	3.13	70	7	0	0	2
46.4 to ND McKenzie, edged and to the left of Van der MErwe who takes a good catch high to his left. 173/4 77.4 to WA Deacon, short delivery,edged through to the keeper who takes a catch above head height. 260/7 79.1 to GC Viljoen, edged and the keeper takes a brilliant catch diving full lenght to his right. 262/9
Rowan Richards	16.5	2	64	2	3.80	73	7	0	1	1
33.4 to T Bavuma, edged to the keeper,well worked by the bowler who draws the batsman forward and tempts him to play at full delivery. 141/2 66.2 to BJ Pelser, not a big stride forward and is hit on low on the pads. 223/6
Shaun von Berg	11.4	2	34	2	2.91	44	3	0	0	0
85.3 to Z de Bruyn, misses a straight one and is given out. 303/10
Roelof van der Merwe	16	4	47	1	2.93	75	2	2	0	0
39.3 to DA Hendricks, attempted sweep missed and hit in front of the stumps. 160/3

Titans 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jacques Rudolph	c †Hendricks b Deacon	20	66	81	3	0	30.30

Pieter Malan	c Deacon b de Bruyn	25	85	133	2	0	29.41

Henry Davids (c)	b de Bruyn	1	17	22	0	0	5.88

Heino Kuhn	c Pelser b Deacon	21	27	39	2	0	77.77

Mangaliso Mosehle †	run out (Bavuma)	5	6	15	1	0	83.33

David Wiese	c †Hendricks b Viljoen	14	20	35	3	0	70.00

Roelof van der Merwe	b Deacon	3	6	7	0	0	50.00

Shaun von Berg	b Morris	2	17	31	0	0	11.76

Juan de Villiers	b Imran Tahir	1	13	40	0	0	7.69

Ethy Mbhalati	c Cook b Imran Tahir	9	36	42	2	0	25.00

Rowan Richards	not out	5	6	8	1	0	83.33
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, nb 1, w 6)	14
Total	49.4 Ov (RR: 2.41, 231 Mins)	120
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Jacques Rudolph, 19.2 ov), 2-49 (Henry Davids, 24.4 ov), 3-74 (Pieter Malan, 30.4 ov), 4-84 (Heino Kuhn, 33.2 ov), 5-84 (Mangaliso Mosehle, 33.4 ov), 6-91 (Roelof van der Merwe, 35.1 ov), 7-103 (David Wiese, 39.6 ov), 8-103 (Shaun von Berg, 40.3 ov), 9-115 (Juan de Villiers, 47.1 ov), 10-120 (Ethy Mbhalati, 49.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chris Morris	13	4	22	1	1.69	66	1	0	2	1
40.3 to S von Berg, misses a straight one and loses his middle stump. 103/8
Hardus Viljoen	12	3	31	1	2.58	62	5	0	4	0
39.6 to D Wiese, plays forward and edged to Hendricks who is the keeper for this game. 103/7
Cliffe Deacon	11	4	25	3	2.27	57	3	0	0	0
19.2 to JA Rudolph, full delivery that bounces and clips the top of the bat and loops to the keeper who dives forward to take a good catch. 44/1 33.2 to HG Kuhn, playing forward and edged to Pelser at 3rd slip. 84/4 35.1 to RE van der Merwe, play and miss and has his middle stump knocked back. Lions are on a roll at the Wanderers.. 91/6
Zander de Bruyn	12	4	30	2	2.50	59	4	0	0	0
24.4 to H Davids, batsman misses a full delivery and has his off stump removed. 49/2 30.4 to PJ Malan, attempts a drive and edges it to Deacon at 2nd slip. 74/3
Imran Tahir	1.4	0	5	2	3.00	8	1	0	0	0
47.1 to JP de Villiers, fisrt ball swing and a miss and gets his middle stump knocked back. 115/9 49.4 to NE Mbhalati, played off the back foot to Cook at shortleg. 120/10

Titans 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jacques Rudolph	c †Hendricks b Viljoen	25	75	96	4	0	33.33

Pieter Malan	b Morris	1	5	10	0	0	20.00

Henry Davids (c)	lbw b Morris	41	66	103	3	0	62.12

Heino Kuhn	c de Bruyn b Pelser	12	25	40	2	0	48.00

Mangaliso Mosehle †	not out	30	37	62	5	0	81.08
David Wiese	lbw b Viljoen	3	5	13	0	0	60.00

Roelof van der Merwe	b Viljoen	4	11	18	0	0	36.36

Shaun von Berg	c McKenzie b Morris	5	10	7	1	0	50.00

Extras	(b 8, lb 3, nb 1, w 4)	16
Total	38.5 Ov (RR: 3.52, 177 Mins)	137/7
Did not bat: Juan de Villiers, Ethy Mbhalati, Rowan Richards
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Pieter Malan, 2.1 ov), 2-66 (Jacques Rudolph, 21.6 ov), 3-82 (Henry Davids, 26.1 ov), 4-104 (Heino Kuhn, 30.3 ov), 5-119 (David Wiese, 33.1 ov), 6-132 (Roelof van der Merwe, 37.1 ov), 7-137 (Shaun von Berg, 38.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chris Morris	10.5	1	54	3	4.98	45	8	0	3	0
2.1 to PJ Malan, play and misses a bowl that clips the off stump. Could the Lions really manage an almost impossible win?. 5/1 26.1 to H Davids, caught on the crease and hit low on the pads. 82/3 38.5 to S von Berg, drives at a full delivery and finds the edge and the safe hands of McKenzie at 1st slip. 137/7
Cliffe Deacon	6	1	11	0	1.83	30	1	0	0	0
Zander de Bruyn	3	0	10	0	3.33	14	1	0	1	0
Hardus Viljoen	13	4	25	3	1.92	65	3	0	0	0
21.6 to JA Rudolph, edged playing forward and edges through to the keeper. 66/2 33.1 to D Wiese, no shot offered and is caught on the crease in front of the stumps. 119/5 37.1 to RE van der Merwe, misses a full delivery and has his off stump pegged back. 132/6
Imran Tahir	2	1	4	0	2.00	8	0	0	0	0
Brett Pelser	4	0	22	1	5.50	18	2	0	0	1
30.3 to HG Kuhn, drives at a full delivery and finds the edge and the hands of Zander de Bruyn at 2nd slip. 104/4

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Thu, 17 Jan - day 1 - Titans 1st innings 23/0 (Jacques Rudolph 9*, Pieter Malan 8*, 5 ov)

Fri, 18 Jan - day 2 - Titans 1st innings 25/0 (Jacques Rudolph 9*, Pieter Malan 10*, 5.2 ov)

Sat, 19 Jan - day 3 - Titans 1st innings 115/8 (Juan de Villiers 1*, Ethy Mbhalati 9*, 46.4 ov)

Sun, 20 Jan - day 4 - Titans 2nd innings 137/7 (38.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

NE Mbhalati 100 First-class matches
1st innings of Lions
Lions: 50 runs in 13.0 overs ( 81 balls, 66 mins, 7x4 0x6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 69 balls in 60 mins (DA Hendricks 24, T Bavuma 18; Ex 8 )
Lions: 100 runs in 24.0 overs ( 148 balls, 100 mins, 11x4 0x6)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs off 137 balls in 108 mins (DA Hendricks 45, T Bavuma 44; Ex 11 )
DA Hendricks 50 off 85 balls in 126 mins (8x4, 0x6)
T Bavuma 50 off 62 balls in 110 mins (6x4, 0x6)* Lions: 150 runs in 36.4 overs ( 226 balls, 177 mins, 17x4 0x6)
Lions: 150 runs in 36.4 overs ( 226 balls, 177 mins, 17x4 0x6)* Lions: 200 runs in 56.2 overs ( 346 balls, 253 mins, 19x4 2x6)
S Von Berg replaced RR Richards 70.5 overs, Richards's 17th over, reason: injury
Lions: 250 runs in 75.5 overs ( 464 balls, 334 mins, 23x4 2x6)
New ball taken at over 80.0 with the score at 263 for 9
Z de Bruyn 50 off 121 balls in 176 mins (6x4, 0x6)
Lions: 300 runs in 83.5 overs ( 514 balls, 376 mins, 29x4 4x6)
Score after 85.3 overs: 303 Bonus pts: Bat 4.06 Bowl 4
1st innings of Titans

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Bad light has delayed the start of the final day. We remain hopeful play will resume as soon as possible
Score after 49.4 overs: 120 Bonus pts: Bat 0 Bowl 4
Titans: 50 runs in 15.5 overs ( 98 balls, 73 mins, 4x4 0x6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 89 balls in 66 mins (JA Rudolph 19, H Davids 24; Ex 11 )
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 89 balls in 66 mins (JA Rudolph 19, H Davids 24; Ex 11
Titans: 100 runs in 30.2 overs ( 180 balls, 100 mins, 10x4 0x6)
Lions points: Match pts: 0 Bat pts: 4.06 Bowl pts: 4 Total pts: 8.06
Titans points: Match pts: 0 Bat pts: 0 Bowl pts: 4 Total pts: 4
Man of the match: Zander de Bruyn (Lions)

Match Details

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Toss	Titans, elected to field first
Series	Sunfoil Series
Season	2012/13
Player Of The Match	Zander de Bruyn
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.10-12.40, Tea 14.50-15.20, Close 17.30
Match days	17,18,19,20 January 2013 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Earl Hendrikse Ian Howell
Reserve Umpire	Brad White
Match Referee	Cyril Mitchley
Points	Lions 8.06, Titans 4

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Titans Innings

Player Name		R	B
JA Rudolph	caught	25	75
PJ Malan	bowled	1	5
H Davids	lbw	41	66
HG Kuhn	caught	12	25
M Mosehle	not out	30	37
D Wiese	lbw	3	5
RE van der Merwe	bowled	4	11
S von Berg	caught	5	10
Extras	(b 8, lb 3, nb 1, w 4)
Total	137(7 wkts; 38.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
CH Morris	10.5	1	54	3	4.98
WA Deacon	6	1	11	0	1.83
Z de Bruyn	3	0	10	0	3.33
GC Viljoen	13	4	25	3	1.92
Imran Tahir	2	1	4	0	2
BJ Pelser	4	0	22	1	5.5 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Jacques Rudolph	Pieter Malan
2nd	61	Jacques Rudolph	Henry Davids
3rd	16	Henry Davids	Heino Kuhn
4th	22	Heino Kuhn	Mangaliso Mosehle
5th	15	David Wiese	Mangaliso Mosehle
6th	13	Roelof van der Merwe	Mangaliso Mosehle
7th	5	Mangaliso Mosehle	Shaun von Berg

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Sunfoil Series

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
COBRA	10	6	2	1	131.86
LIONS	10	5	2	3	116.74
DOLPH	10	4	3	2	105.56
WAR	10	4	4	1	100
KNGHT	10	2	2	3	88.16
TITNS	10	0	8	2	49.68

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