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Knights v Lions: SuperSport Series - South Africa Domestic Season – Match Recap

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Knights v Lions: SuperSport Series - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 Domestic Season – Match Recap
In the going South African domestic cricket season, a crucial SuperSport Series match between Knights and Lions ended in a draw at De Beers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Minal-Mahesh-Patel-c76331 Oval, Kimberly, on October 9, 2011.
Since it was a pure batting track, the four days were not enough for the sides to produce a result.
The Lions’ skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028, choose to bat first after winning the toss, expecting his batsmen to pile up a mammoth total.
His batsmen rose to the occasion and posted a massive total on the board. The opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-Deeb-c1303 smashed brilliant centuries and returned after collecting 131 and an unbeaten 101 respectively. As soon as Deeb completed his hundred,
the skipper decided to declare the innings on 455 for nine after 154 overs.
In the first innings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shadley-van-Schalkwyk-c2477 returned with two and one scalp respectively.
In reply, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Obus-Pienaar-c2135 took responsibility and brought things back to normal by sharing a superb 155-run-partnership.
Pienaar charmed 119 runs whereas McLaren timed 55 runs during his stay at the crease. Later in the innings, a fantastic 83-run-knock by Dillon du Preez helped the side reach 378 for the loss of eight wickets.
Despite being 77 runs short of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-van-Wyk-c2025, declared the innings in order to go for a result.
From Lions bowling department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zander-de-Bruyn-c98565 and Deeb dismissed a batsman each.
In the second innings, the Lions continued batting magnificently. The veteran, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Temba-Bavuma-c92965 gave him great support and gathered
an unbeaten 100 before the Lions declared their second innings at 266/4.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Quinton-Friend-c82888 bagged a couple of wickets for Knights in the second innings while Preez and Erlank claimed one wicket each.
With less than 60 overs left in the final day, the target of 344 runs was not an easy task for Knights. Although, the opening batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dean-Elgar-c1351, started off the show on a high by scoring a 62-run-partnerhip for the first wicket, the
side lost the momentum after three wickets in quick succession.
The Lions were in a good position to win the game but Hendricks and Pienaar spoiled their party by amassing 63 and 64 runs respectively.
The Knights finished the affair at 189/6 after 59 overs. From the Lions' bowling department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cliffie-Deacon-c1275 led the show and stole five wickets, while de Bruyn managed to pick up a scalp.

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