http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knights-c805 - Sunfoil Series – Day 1 – Live Score and Update
Lions 332/7 (94.0 ov) v Knights - Knights won the toss and elected to field
By stumps, on the first day of the four-day Sunfoil Series contest between Lions and Knights, the former gained a lead against their opponents by posting a nerve-racking score of 332 for the loss of seven wickets, at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom.
Knights, who chose to field, tasted their first success of the day after conceding 26 runs when 34-year-old, Johan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Wath, dismissed Lions’ skipper SC Cook for eight.
For the batting side, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gates-c58585 of h**l, led their side towards 114 runs before Knights’ van der Wath trashed the party for the second time by dismissing Bavuma, who walked off the field after scoring 18 runs.
Q de Kock, was then the next batsman to lose his wicket after he had scored a smashing knock of 85 runs off 102 deliveries. By this time, the Lions had managed to put 135 runs on the board.
ND http://www.senore.com/Cricket/McKenzie-c75497 and Z de Bruyn then led another charge, as they stamped their side’s authority by taking the score to 220, before McKenzie lost his wicket to McLaren after hammering 73 runs.
While the batsmen were in their comfort zone, it was imperative for the bowlers to grab a few more wickets to halt the batting onslaught.
They then struck for the fifth time when van der Wath grabbed his third wicket of the day by nabbing Z de Bruyn for 63.
The demise of this wicket brought a rapid decline in the scoring rate, and before the Lions could forge a comeback, they lost another wicket when Pelser succumbed after hitting ten runs off his bat. At the time of this wicket, the Lions had scored 307 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Tahir, was the last wicket of the day, as he found his way back to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs off 11 deliveries.
With TL Tsolekile on 44 and GJP Kruger on three, the Lions ended the day in a dominating position.
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