Zondeki helps Cobras seal strong position

Monde Zondeki made inroads into Warriors' line up, taking three wickets to leave Cape Cobras well-placed heading into Saturday. When play resumes at Stellenbosch, Warriors will have a slender lead of 3 runs with just five wickets remaining after closing on 104 for 5. If Cobras' bowlers can continue to dominate, the game is theirs for the taking. But Cobras didn't have it all their own way on the second day: resuming on 77 for 1 they folded for 198. Andy Puttick and JP Duminy made fifties, but Justin Kreusch blew the rest of their batting was blown away with 5 for 31 from 16.5 overs of controlled aggression. Brent Kops and Lyall Meyer mopped up the other wickets between them.

Titans will be pleased with the way they fought back on the second day at Potchefstroom, coursing to 251 for 4 by the close. Lions resumed on 382 for 6 and were soon all out for 415. Heino Kuhn set about chipping away at the deficit, and he posted 84 from 155 balls of patience - but he also whipped in ten fours and a six. Grant Kruger took two wickets in quick succession, before Zander de Bruyn and Goolam Bodi repaired the innings, each notching fifty to give the middle order some shape. De Bruyn was out soon after his landmark, for 55, but Bodi strode on and was unbeaten on 62 by stumps.

Just 12 overs were possible at Durban after rain played spoilsport for the second successive day. The Eagles managed to pick up the wicket of Imraan Khan for Dolphins, but Dale Benkenstein strode towards his fifty. He had made 43 not out by the time that play was called off for the day.