JP Duminy appointed head of the Lions' batting department for 2021/22 season

Aiden Markram and Wiaan Mulder, meanwhile, have put themselves in strong contention for national selection

Top-order batsmen getting runs will be good news as the international season approaches

Batsman had been told to force his way back into selection contention through "weight of runs"

Knights captain van Biljon scored 218 in the drawn encounter against Dolphins, while Verreynne and Malan scored tons in Cobras' win

Chasing Lions' lofty score, Smuts played a virtual lone hand with a boundary-laden century that took his team to within touching distance of victory

Zubayr Hamza struck a sublime double-hundred against Dolphins, but it was not enough to secure the title for Cape Cobras

Wiaan Mulder, meanwhile, struck a career-best 146 to keep Lions in close pursuit of the table-toppers

Rain and bad light, meanwhile, forced the encounter between Dolphins and Knights into a draw

Vernon Philander, on his return from an ankle injury that flared up during South Africa's trip to Sri Lanka in mid-July, scored a match-winning 104 for Cobras