Knockout places on line in Southern KZN Autumn 100

There’s one more round to go in the Southern KZN Autumn 100 before the final log positions are decided and teams will see who plays who in the quarter-finals.

There was some exhilarating cricket action last Sunday, none more so than in the spicy but friendly rivalry between Challengers and Mustangs, which again did not fail to disappoint in terms of entertainment value.

Mustangs were kept to 78-9 with big gun Theo Goldstone going early, caught on the boundary by Vuvu Gumede.

However, Quinton Gonzalves cobbled together some valuable late innings runs to give the bowlers something to defend.

And they nearly did, with Challengers scraping to victory with one ball to spare and two wickets in hand.

They got their by the skin of their teeth, with dentist Tahir Khan playing a calm innings to see the team home, aided by Benjamin Kunz.

At one stage Challengers were in complete control, before set batsman Marcel van Etteryk was run out by a direct hit by Ayanda Jili

The next ball, Goldstone castled the in-form André Ellapen and few balls later did the same to the other set batsman, Ayoob Ebrahim.

RESULTS
* Punjab beat Knockouts by 7 wickets at Port Shepstone CC.
Knockouts 96-7 (90).
Hamza 40 (33). Salim Mehtar 2-16 (4), Asim 2-20 (4).
Punjab 98-3 (75).
Salim 44* (20), Hafiz Arshad 16 (17). Ashraf 1-14 (3), Talha Hafezi 1-5 (2).

* Mustangs beat Gamalakhe by 4 wickets at Port Shepstone borough ground.
Gamalakhe 101-9 (100).
Thando Mbili 43 (34), Thabani Mzindle 25 (25).
Ashtin 4-4 (4), Tyronn Finn 2-15 (4).
Mustangs 103-6 (81).
Ayanda Jili 29 (11), Kreesen Naicker19 (29).
Mawande Ncama 2-15 (4), Thando Mbili 2-27 (3.1)

* Challengers XI beat Harding Sultans by 7 wickets at Port Shepstone CC.
Sultans 71-10 (88).
Yasir 21 (35), Tahir Hussain 11 (11).
Andre Ellapen 4-18 (4), Ayoob Ebrahim 2-8 (2).
Challengers 72-3 (47)
Wilko Kunz 35 (21). Imraan Khan 1-4 (1.2).

* Trophy Fighters beat Port Edward Warriors by 46 runs at Port Shepstone borough ground.
Trophy Fighters 144-8 (100).
Siraj Patel 46 (32), Ahmed Nakhuda 33 (19), Abdullah Dhudhat 30 (16).
Arif 4-12 (4), Ikram 2-15 (4).
Port Edward 98-10 (87).
Rizwan 12 (11), Ikram 11 (14).
Asif Badat 4-26 (4).

* Challengers XI beat Mustangs by 2 wickets at Port Shepstone CC.
Mustangs 78-9 (100).
Quinton Gonzalves 16 (16), Tyronn Finn 12 (17).
Minhas Ayub 2-8 (4), Vuvu Gumede 2-16 (4).
Challengers 79-8 (99).
Marcel van Etteryk 25 (34), Ayoob Ebrahim 18 (22), Tahir Khan 15* (19).
Theo Goldstone 4-5 (4), Tyronn Finn 2-11 (4).

* Punjab beat Gamalakhe by 36 runs at Port Shepstone borough ground.
Punjab 138-6 (100).
M Ali 29 (25), Farhan 22 (22), Ghafar 21 (16).
Mawande Ncama 3-30 (4), Mbulelo Gcwensa 1-17 (4).
Gamalakhe 102-6 (100).
Inayat Patel 45 (41), Mbulelo Gcwensa 16 (9), Thabani Mzindle 13 (23).
Waqas 3-12 (4), Asim 2-3 (3).

Pool A
Vikings 19
PSCC 14
Trophy Fighters 14
Port Edward 9
Sezela 4
Crusaders 0

Pool B
Bizana 20
Punjab 19
Knockouts 19
Challengers 14
Harding Sultans 5
Mustangs 4
Gamalakhe 4

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