Van Wyk steers Diamond Eagles home
The Nashua Titans will take a lead of only 6.90 points into the last three rounds of the SuperSport Series after the Gestetner Diamond Eagles pulled off a magnificent come-from-behind victory over the Chevrolet Warriors at the OUTsurance Oval on Sunday.
The Diamond Eagles were set a challenging target of 285 off 73 overs after the Warriors had declared their second innings on 135/6 and they got home on the back of an unbeaten century from Morne van Wyk (111 balls, 8x4, 2x6) with seven balls to spare.
His partnership of 98 for the fifth wicket with Rilee Rossouw (80 off 142 balls, 13x4) laid the foundation for victory.
The other match between the Nashua Dolphins and the bizhub Highveld Lions finished in a draw at Senwes Park after the home side had followed on 205 runs in arrears. The Lions managed to hold out at 193/8.
Latest log positions: Nashua Titans 89.64, Gestetner Diamond Eagles 82.74, Chevrolet Warriors 56.06, bizhub Highveld Lions 51.22, Nashua Cape Cobras 41.78, Nashua Dolphins 40.26
