Cricket
Rocks edge the Knights with 3 balls to spare─── MORGAN PIEK 09:32 Mon, 14 Mar 2022
The Rocks beat the Itec Knights by 4 wickets on Sunday at Boland Park in Paarl in the CSA One-Day Cup. The game was reduced to a 25-over shootout as rain delayed the start of play.
The Knights had a bat first and scored 166/6 in their allotted over with Jacques Snyman scoring 60, Farhaan Behardien scored 30 not out.
The T20 Challenge champions chased down the target with three balls to spare with the captain, Janneman Malan, who scored 69 while Michael Copeland scored 38.
The spinner, Patrick Botha, was the pick of the Knights bowlers with 2/14 in his one over, while Migael Pretorius, Alfred Mothoa and Mbongiseni Mhlanga each took one wicket as well.
On Wednesday afternoon at 13:00 the Knights will host the Lions at the Mangaung Oval.
In Sunday's other Division 1 games, Western Province beat the Lions by 1 wicket at the Wanderers, while the Titans beat the Dolphins by 1 wicket at Kingsmead.
In Division 2, the Mpumalanga Rhinos beat the Eastern Cape Iinyathi by 3 wickets at the White River Country Club.
Morgan Piek/OFM Sport
