{"id":82613,"date":"2025-09-10T17:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=82613"},"modified":"2025-09-10T17:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:17:45","slug":"titans-big-four-set-to-face-off-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=82613","title":{"rendered":"Titans\u2019 \u2018Big Four\u2019 set to face off for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHOTO: Frans Lombard\/Actionpix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A massive weekend lies ahead as the four big shots of the Titans Platinum League<\/strong> face each other in a round that can already prove to be decisive in the outcome of the race for ultimate honours.<\/p>\n

Follow the Titans Platinum League<\/strong>\u00a0live on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a clash that always offers a large dose of excitement and nail-biting drama, Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof<\/strong> plays host to Ho\u00ebrskool Garsfontein<\/strong>\u00a0at the Andr\u00e9 van der Walt Oval on Saturday.<\/p>\n

These two\u00a0teams have met once before this year, in a T20 practice match, ultimately affected by the weather, as the Ysbere prepared for the SA20 playoffs hosted at the University of Pretoria<\/strong>, just<\/span>\u00a0two weeks later. Both have enjoyed immaculate starts to their campaigns.<\/p>\n

The Klofies have already thumped Ho\u00ebrskool Eldoraigne and Prestige College, while the Ysbere did the same against Prestige and beat Pretoria Boys High comfortably a week later. Having two balanced sides, with match-winners in the batting and bowling departments, always makes for a tight encounter.<\/p>\n

Amongst the powerhouses on display are the two captains. Klofies’ Riley Miller<\/strong> has been his side’s best batsman so far this season, while Xander Venter<\/strong> of Garsfontein poses a double threat with both the new ball and at the top of his side’s batting order.<\/p>\n

Rivan Booysen<\/strong> has been the find for the Klofies with the ball, seemingly always in the wickets column with at least three scalps more often than not. Saturday poses a tough challenge, however, squaring off against not only Venter but also the in-form Reuben van Zyl.<\/p>\n

Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<\/strong> travels just down Lynwood Road to face Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebr Seunskool<\/strong> in their backyard. Similar to the Klofies-Garsies encounter, there has been a long-standing rivalry between the Parkies and Affies, which has produced some crackers over the years.<\/p>\n

The return of the influential Ruben Groenewald<\/strong>, after a successful year on the rugby pitch, makes an already well-balanced side even more dangerous. Apart from Groenewald, the fact that JP Botha<\/strong> has found form at the top of the order is a significant boost for the Affies’ batting department.<\/p>\n

The Parkies are licking wounds following a somewhat unexpected defeat at the hands of Pretoria Boys High School<\/strong> last weekend. This, however, is exactly what makes them dangerous: an unpredictable team with some serious young talent, good enough to topple any side on any given day.<\/p>\n

Matt van der Westhuizen<\/strong> and his batting troups, including Jan-Willem Pienaar<\/strong>, will be relishing the opportunity to put the batting-friendly conditions of the Affies Oval to good use.<\/p>\n

Pretoria Boys High<\/strong> will look to continue some strong momentum when they travel to Hammanskraal to face Prestige College<\/strong> at home. Here too, the battle of the batsman can play a decisive role in the outcome of the game.<\/p>\n

Dylan Kruger<\/strong>‘s amazing 123 not out against the Parkies last weekend has shown exactly how capable he is, while 94 from the bat of Thabang Kutumela<\/strong> against the Klofies issued a similar statement.<\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Eldoraigne<\/strong> faces Cornwall Hill College<\/strong> at home. Still searching for their first victory as part of the Platinum League, Saturday might just be the day. However, the likes of Cornwall’s stalwart, Oliver Richard<\/strong>, will make life difficult for them, even though the Eldos are at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A massive weekend lies ahead as the four big shots of the Titans Platinum League face each other in a round that can already prove to be decisive in the outcome of the race for ultimate honours. Follow the Titans Platinum League\u00a0live on\u00a0SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) In a clash that always offers a large dose […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":82631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}