KwaZulu-Natal Inland v KwaZulu-Natal – CSA Provincial One-Day Competition, 2012/13 (Coastal Pool) – Match Update – KwaZulu-Natal win by 9 wickets
KwaZulu-Natal’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mthokozisi-Shezi-c77838 and Dane Paterson played a crucial role in keeping the KwaZulu-Natal Inland batsmen down to a low total, ensuring their team faced no difficulties in the chase and clinched a comprehensive 9-wicket win in their rain-shortened
list A match during the ongoing CSA Provincial One-Day Competition, played at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg on December 2.
KZN won the toss and put KZN Inland to bat first, launching a swift attack led by Mthokozisi Shezi (10-1-41-4) and Dane Paterson (6-1-12-2), while Brandon Scullard and Calvin Savage chipped in with one wicket each.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mbasa-Gqadushe-c75482 scored 8, and
Nick Hendrie managed 16.
However, captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Moses-c48267 (50) all chipped in with decent scores – Nipper led from the front, and followed up a 78-run fifth-wicket partnership with Moses, with a 100-run 6th-wicket stand with Pretorius.
The contributions of these three batsmen enabled the KZN Inland to post a final total of 245 by the end of 50 overs, with 8 wickets down.
KZN, in comparison, faced little to no difficulties in their chase. Opening for his side, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khayelihle-Zondo-c1790 (33) for a 43-run opening stand. Zondo was bowled in the 10th over by Pretorius but
his wicket was the only one to fall.
Rain interrupted the match when the KZN team was at 96/1 after 22 overs, and once play resumed, the target was shortened to 101 runs from 25 overs, as per D/L calculations. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cameron-Delport-c1214 (28*) had been the next batsman to step up to the crease after Zondo,
and managed to apply himself effectively, teaming up with the skipper for an unbeaten 61-run stand. Their partnership guided the team home safe, and managed to get KZN up to 104 within 24 overs, with 9 wickets still in hand, and 10 deliveries remaining.
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