Eagles soar to early success
A round-up from the opening round of Supersport matches as the South African domestic season begins
The Warriors' 23-year-old fast-medium left-armer Lonwabo Tsotsobe was the pick of the bowlers in the first round of matches, taking a career-best 7 for 39 against the Lions at the Wanderers. He broke through in his sixth over with three wickets in four deliveries - had he not overstepped on his hat-trick ball he might have had an even better day. Aided by low cloud and with the pitch offering bounce, the big and burly Tsotsobe swung the ball both ways, three wickets coming lbw with big inswingers, four to the slips with movement away from the batsmen. As the conditions calmed down, so did Tsotsobe. He took 0 for 102 in the second innings.
Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | Aban | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.46 |
Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.68 |
Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.56 |
Cape Cobras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.54 |
Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.66 |
Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | Aban | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KwaZulu-Natal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 |
Border | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.36 |
Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | Aban | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gauteng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.92 |
Griqualand West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.20 |
North West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.78 |
Northerns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 |
Free State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 |
Zim Provs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 |
Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KwaZulu-Natal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Border | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gauteng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Free State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Northerns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Griqualand West | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North West | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zim Provs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |