NWU And Maties Only Unbeaten Teams In Varsity Cricket Tourney

The NWU and Maties are the only unbeaten teams in the 2022 Varsity Cricket tournament after a
pulsating first two rounds of action on Monday, 3 October in Pretoria at UP-Tuks.
Here is how the action unfolded.:
Round 1:
NWU showcase pedigree with win against hosts Tuks
The NWU stamped their authority on the 2022 Varsity Cricket tournament with a hard-fought 13 run
victory against hosts and defending champions UP-Tuks at the Tuks Oval on Monday, 3 October.
The NWU batted first and posted a decent total of 185/4 in their 20 overs. Eben Botha with 32 (15) an JP
King with 55 (40) tore into the Tuks bowlers from early on. NWU captain, Chris Britz also scored a well-
crafted 56 (42) to keep the momentum going in the middle overs.
Tuks were determined to stamp their authority on home turf and got off to a blistering start thanks to
Jiveshen Pillay (29 off 16), Wisani Mishwana (30 off 26) and Jack Lees (24 off 17). The NWU bowlers,
Edumisa Dlulemnyango (2/33), Jesse James Albanie (2/34) and Hardus Coetzer (1/26) pegged Tuks back
with crucial wickets
The climbing run rate, fall of wickets and good economical bowling from the NWU was too much for
Tuks who fell just short of the target in the end.
Scorecard:
NWU 185/4 – 20 overs
Tuks: 173/7 – 20 overs
NWU beat Tuks by 13 runs.

Maties’ batters show composure to secure win against UWC
Maties showed fight in a fantastic game of cricket against UWC at the Tuks Oval today with a 4 wicket
win in round 1 of Varsity Cricket.
The win was anything but plain sailing for Maties, but they managed to chase down UWC total of 171/3
with 16 balls to spare.
Maties’ George van Heerden with 41 (28), Michael Copeland 31 (20) and Don Glover with a quick-fire 29
(14) sealed the deal for the Maroon Machine.
A majestic 91 (57) from UWC opener, Karl Vermeulen though was not enough for UWC as their bowlers
could not stop the Maties juggernaut.
Scorecard:
UWC 171/3

Maties 173/6
Maties beat UWC by 4 wickets.

CUT serve up surprise win against strong UJ side
CUT shocked 2019 Varsity Cricket finalists, UJ, with a 14-run victory at the Tuks Oval. The win was set up
through a consistent batting and bowling display. Three of their top four batsman contributed to the
total 174/6. Orapeleng Motlhoaring smashed 38 (25) and Garnett Tarr 33 (18) to set up a competitive
score.
UJ struggled in the chase with only opener, Cameron Shekleton looking like he could single-handedly
keep his side in the game. He almost batted through the innings but ran out of batting partners. His
dismissal for a well-played 75 (56) was the final nail in the coffin for UJ.
No other UJ batsman could score more than 20 runs in the chase, as CUT’s Delano Williams (3/36) and
Jason Raubenheimer (2/13) was the stars for the Bloemfontein side in top team effort with the ball.
Scorecard:
CUT: 174/6 – 20 overs
UJ: 160/9 – 20 overs
CUT beat UJ by 14 runs.

Madibaz leave it late against Ikeys
The Madibaz ground out a last over 5-wicket win against UCT-Ikeys in their first match of the
tournament.
The Madibaz openers Mark Amm with 58 (42) and Bavu Manyakanyaka 20 (29) initially made the chase
look like a walk on the beach, but their dismissals created an opening for UCT. The Madibaz slipped from
74/1 to 119/5 and had to fight to get to the target with just two balls to spare.
Earlier, the men from Gqeberha tore into the UCT batsmen to restrict them to only 136/7 after 20 overs.
Pacer, Tiaan van Vuuren (3/20) was the standout for the Madibaz.
UCT were in massive trouble at 32/5 after 8 overs, but they rebuilt thanks to lower order resistance
from Aiden van Wyk (56 off 40) and Gareth Beavan (36 off 34).
Scorecard:
UCT-Ikeys: 136/7 – 20 overs
Madibaz: 137/5 – 19.4 overs
Madibaz beat UCT-Ikeys by 5 wickets

Round 2:
Curran takes UWC to win with bat and ball
UWC picked up their first win of the tournament with a 14-run victory against CUT in round 2. Kai Curran
59 (36) compiled a delightful half-century as the men from Bellville hit 158/7 from 20 overs.
CUT’s batsmen crumbled under the pressure in the chase and soon found themselves at 20/3 after three
overs. The chief destroyers for UWC were Mihlali Mpongwana (1/14) and Tyler Williams (2/13). Mujahid
Toffar (2/24) also contributed with wickets in the middle overs.
CUT’s Lerato Nqoyi 28 (30) tried his best to dig his side out of a hole, but by then the damage had been
done. Curran added to his batting display by picking up figures of 2/15 in two overs for an all-round top
performance.
Scorecard:
UWC: 158/7 – 20 overs
CUT: 144/9 – 20 overs
UWC beat CUT by 14 runs

Tuks bounce back with big win against Ikeys
Tuks smashed the UCT-Ikeys by runs to make up for the round 1 defeat to NWU earlier in the day. Half-
centuries from Jack Lees 50 (36) and Keagan Lion-Cachet 56 (28) took Tuks to 199/6.
UCT got off to the worst start possible with Jonathan Militz dismissed for a golden duck off the bowling
of Kundai Matigimu (1/8)
JP Bloem (2/11) and Merrick Brett (2/9) was also on top form with the ball as UCT found themselves
56/6 after 10 overs. The final 10 overs were an anti-climax as Tuks bowled out UCT for 71 to ease to
victory in a one-sided contest.
Scorecard:
Tuks: 199/6 – 20 overs
UCT-Ikeys: 71 all out – 16.4 overs
Tuks beat UCT-Ikeys by 128 runs.

NWU bowlers too hot to handle for Madibaz
A dominating bowling display clinched an 88-run victory for the NWU against the Madibaz at the Tuks
Oval. The NWU are now unbeaten after a successful first two rounds of play.
The NWU leg spinner, Caleb Seleka became the first bowler to pick up a five-for in the tournament with
outstanding figures of 5/10 in 3 overs. This helped to skittle out the Madibaz for a paltry 61 all out.

Batting first, the NWU managed to compile 149/6 with none of their batters going past 30. A promising
43-run opening partnership between JP King (22 off 19) and Eben Botha (25 off 15) laid the platform,
before Hardus Coetzer’s unbeaten run a ball 25 finished off the innings.
The NWU then turned on the screws with an exceptional bowling performance. Seleka (5/10) and JP
King (2/15) had the Madibaz in a spin as they had no answer for a terrific bowling performance.
Scorecard:
NWU: 149/6 – 20 overs
Madibaz: 61 all out – 15.4 overs
NWU beat Madibaz by 88 runs.

Glover and Ward take Maties to thrilling win against UJ
An unbeaten 57-run seventh wicket partnership from Maties duo, Don Glover 32 (19) and Benjamin
Ward 30 (19) helped Maties to a 4-wicket victory against UJ with 5 balls to spare.
UJ stroked their way to 153/8 in their 20 overs thanks to Daniel van der Merwe’s 38 (29) and Khaya
Fakude 33 (22) who combined for a 76-run partnership for the second wicket.
Maties’ Philip Kleynhans (2/20) and Benjamin Ward (3/24) kept their side in the game with crucial
wickets.
The men from Stellenbosch were in a spot of bother in their chase as both openers Ruan Terblanche and
Valentine Kitime were dismissed for ducks.
George van Heerden steadied the ship with 43 (30) but when he lost his wicket, things looked bleak and
soon Maties were 99/6.
Glover and Ward though had the final say and took victory from the jaws of defeat.
Scorecard:
UJ: 153/8 – 20 overs
Maties: 156/6 – 19.1 overs
Maties beat UJ by 4 wickets.