Elgar ton propels Titans to top of the log
The Titans are back on track to defend their title as champion in the Momentum One-Day Cup tournament and after two good wins Heinrich Klaasen and his teammates are at the top of the log.
A seventh career century by Dean Elgar helped the Titans make it two wins from their last two matches after they claimed a thumping 95-run Momentum One-Day Cup bonus-point win over the Cape Cobras in Cape Town on Wednesday.
The defending champions, who began the defence of their title with successive losses, were clinical at Newlands on their way to the top of the table.
Batting around Elgar, they amassed a strong 302/4 after losing the toss and being put into bat first.
The left-handed opener, in at number four, carved a fine 108* off 114 balls, allowing for captain Heinrich Klaasen (54 off 46 balls) and Farhaan Behardien (62 off 35 balls) to explode around him.
The Cobras’ chase never got going and, had it not been for another Proteas batsman Zubayr Hamza (93 off 95 balls) getting nearly half their runs, they would have been completely embarrassed. Eventually the home side were all out for 207 in 43.2 overs.
Imraan Manack was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors, bagging a career-best 4/48.
The Cobras fell to a heavy loss and one that left them fourth on the table after four games.
The Titans, meanwhile, will be feeling hugely satisfied after another compelling display in the Cape. Having beaten the Warriors in Port Elizabeth on Sunday, they came into the game high on confidence.
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