Gamalakhe, Mustangs cause cricket upsets
There was some exciting cricket played on a hot, windy Sunday.
Six games across three divisions in the Southern KZN 30 Over Cup were played last Sunday, with some stunning upsets and superb cricket produced.
In Division 3, Gamalakhe Warriors held their nerve to beat the Challengers XI by one wicket at a grassy Borough Ground field.
These are players who have come through the development programme in the rural area run by Ben Malamba.
“They have clearly been doing the homework I have given them,” said Ben. “They really played out of their skins.”
In the same division, Mustangs then beat T20 champions Vikings B in a low-scoring thriller.
There was only one game in Division 1, a high-scoring extravaganza which saw Vikings A edge out ICC XI by a mere five runs.
Three games took place in Division 2, with wins chalked up by Punjab XI, Sezela CC and Bizana XI.
Travis van Niekerk smashed a century for Sezela to record the highest score of the day.
DIVISION 1
* Vikings beat ICC XI by five runs at Southcity.
Vikings CC 252-7 in 30 overs.
Marko Sukkels 76 (43), Matthew Malan 44 (46), Anton Potgieter 31 (31), Christian Louwies 27* (30).
Ashraf Mullah 3-42 (5), Faizel Darsot 2-41 (6).
ICC XI 247 all out in 29.3 overs.
Yasin Gangat 92 (77), Junaid Mansoor 69 (36), Asif Badat 36 (32).
Josh Walden 4-54 (6), Christiaan Louwies 3-25 (5.3), JJ Dixon 2-49 (6).
DIVISION 2
* Punjab XI beat Harding Sultans by five wickets at Kokstad.
Harding Sultans 160 all out in 29.5 overs.
Yasir 37 (63), Waseem 29 (16).
Sarmad Hameed 2-10 (3), Mubeen Kaduji 2-13 (3).
Punjab XI 164-5 in 21 overs.
Faisal Satti 86 (58), Mayudeen 23 (34).
Waseem 2-26 (4), Ammar 2-35 (4).
* Sezela CC beat Crusaders CC by 116 runs at Sezela CC.
Sezela CC 276-6 in 30 overs.
Travis van Niekerk 103 (57), Warrick Hendey 50 (19), Stefan Hoffmann 41 (35), Julian Rivetti 36 (36), Carl Shaw 22 (28).
Elton Pillay 3-48 (6).
Crusaders CC 160 all out.
Curtis Appalsamy 38 (42), Charlie Madraveeran 34 (37), Neven Pillay 30 (24).
Angelo Scarpa 3-33 (5), Travis van Niekerk 2-7 (2).
* Bizana XI beat Legends B by 108 runs at Southcity.
Bizana 237-7 in 30 overs.
Shahid Gujjar 75 (63), Abdur Rehman 64 (38), Iftikhar Ali 21 (16), Rana Azhar 20* (9).
Mohammed Moolla 3-38 (6), Riyadh Moolla 2-71 (6).
Legends B 129 all out in 21.3 overs.
Hanif 37 (22), Riyadh Moolla 27* (49).
Umer Farooq 3-28 (5), Abdur Rehman 2-23 (5).
DIVISION 3
* Gamalakhe Warriors beat Challengers XI by one wicket at Port Shepstone Borough Ground.
Challengers XI 122 all out in 22.5 overs. Ayoob Ebrahim 23 (10), Elijah Langton 17 (12).
Lindani Zondi 4-29 (6), Thando Mbili 3-36 (6).
Gamalakhe Warriors 123-9 in 24.2 overs.
Mawande Ncama 36 (39), Mqondisi Zulu 22* (31).
Benjamin Kunz 3-9 (5), Daniel Westbrook 2-19 (4).
* Mustangs beat Vikings B at Sheppie High.
Mustangs CC 116-10 in 24 overs.
Tyrone Fynn 40 (38), Clinton Heslop 20 (39).
Jayden Derksen 3-2 (2), Ruan Smit 3-16 (2), Cody Verster 3-29 (6).
Vikings B 91 all out.
Divan van Heerden 36 (41), Rudi Smit 13 (15).
Ashtin Wilson 4-17 (4.4), Eleck Nagel 2-17 (4), Theo Goldstone 2-22 (6), Tyrone Fynn 2-32 (3).
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