South Africa Domestic: Franchise 1-Day Cup – Knights v Cape Cobras – Match Update
Cape Cobras 296 v Knights 281 - Cape Cobras won by 15 runs
On Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Cape Cobras won their match against Knights in the ongoing Franchise 1-Day Cup after beating the opponents by 15 runs at Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Cobras, who were certainly a better side on paper proved their worth on field after gaining four points from the win.
After winning the toss, Cobras chose to bat first to post a staggering total on the board which would put the opposition under pressure and give their bowlers a fighting chance in the match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Puttick-c1043 opened the innings for Cape Cobras, however, the openers failed to give a befitting stand as the partnership was broken in the seventh over when Levi lost his wicket after smacking a meagre innings of 24 runs. At the time
of this wicket, Cobras had posted 36 runs on the board.
However, the early loss of a wicket did not deter the Cobras as the arrival of number-three batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dane-Vilas-c1307 marked the beginning of a stupendous batting stand against the Knights who were aiming to grab a couple of more wickets to subdue the Cobras.
Nonetheless, the duo of Puttick and Vilas amassed 73 runs in the second-wicket partnership which reduced the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knights-c805 bowlers attack to rubble as the batsmen exhibited sensational shots all around the park.
Apart from Puttick and Vilas, the lower-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JL-Ontong-c1704 also clobbered a remarkable partnership of 78 runs, leaving Knights in complete disarray.
Both Shah and Ontong scored 61 and 48 runs before finding their way back to the pavilion, while their predecessors Puttick and Villas contributed 62 and 43 runs to help the side post a mammoth tally of 296 runs on the board in 50 overs.
Needing 297 runs to win, Knights had their work cut out for them as they needed to bat with zeal and confidence to secure a victory in the match.
However, even with the resilient knocks from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Werner-Coetsee-c2788 (44) could not save Knights from defeat as the later lost the match after scoring 281 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332 was named as the Player of the Match as he grabbed four wickets in the game.
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