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THINGS did not go as planned for the Northern Cape Heat on Friday at the Kimberley Diamond Oval on day two of their CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 encounter against The Eastern Cape Iinyathi.
After bundling the visitors out for 186 in just 57.4 overs. The Heat batsmen failed to come to the party and the hosts were dismissed for a disappointing 99 runs in just 31.4 overs.
Emanuel Motswiri (39) and Ruan Haasbroek (29) were the only Heat batsmen to contribute any scores of substance to the paltry total.
Nico van Zyl (4/31) and Chad Classen (3/26) did the damage for the visitors.
When bad light stopped play the Iinyathi had scored 112 in their second innings after 41.3 overs at the crease in their second innings, thanks mainly to Ernest Kemm’s brilliant 8/33 in his 15.3 overs. Jerome Bossr (25) and Classen (26) scored the bulk of the runs for the visitors.
Saturday will see a tense contest at the Diamond Oval. The Heat batsmen will start the day with a fresh slate, after play was halted after the visitors’ last wicket fell. They have all day Saturday to patiently build their way to a victory total.
With a target of 200 runs ahead of them, the hosts will need patience and focus on a pitch that has been very helpful to the bowlers for the first two days.
Score Summary
Eastern Cape Iinyathi (first innings) 186
Mncedisi Malika 61, Marco Marais 35; Hardus Viljoen 5/40, Basheer Walters 2/27
Northern Cape Heat (first innings) 99
Emanuel Motswiri 39, Ruan Haasbroek 29; Nico van Zyl 4/31, Chad Classen 3/26
Eastern Cape Iinyathi (second innings) 112
Chad Classen 26, Jerome Bossr 25; Ernest Kemm 8/33, Basheer Walters 1/9
Stumps, day 2