Steyn steers Titans to easy win

Titans 353 and 86 for 2 beat Warriors 165 and 273 by 8 wickets.
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The Titans made short work of the 86 required for the win over the Warriors in East London, and in the process they jumped to the top of the table with a lead of 8.32 points over nearest rivals the Dolphins. Brent Kops was the only wicket taker in the Titans' second innings, with Dale Steyn taking the Man-of-the-Match honours for his 10 wickets in the match.

Eagles 315 and 133 for 5 (Dippenaar 56*) beat Western Province Boland 206 and 239 (Kallis 68, Telemachus 4-40) by 5 wickets.
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In Cape Town, Western Province Boland collapsed from their overnight 205 for 5 to be bowled out for 239 in their second innings, setting the Eagles a target of 131. Roger Telemachus, who took two of the wickets to fall, ended with 4 for 40. An early scare for the Eagles, who lost three wickets for 30, was righted by Boeta Dippenaar and Morne van Wyk as they took the score to 109 before van Wyk departed for 38. A further wicket was lost, but by that time the target was well in reach. Dippenaar reached 56 as the Eagles won by five wickets. The third loss for WPBOL leaves them languishing at the bottom of the table.

With no likelihood of any result in Durban, the umpires and captains called the game off early as the Dolphins led by 111 with four first innings wickets still standing. The Lions can blame themselves for the result, after batting for two days before declaring and in the long run they lost out by 1.24 bonus points on the Dolphins. The highlight of the Dolphins innings was 106 not out from Lance Klusener, who played a more sedate innings than he is used to. Doug Watson claimed the Man-of-the-Match award with his 92 while Hashim Amla continued showing the prolific form that he is in by rolling off another 50.