{"id":86343,"date":"2025-11-09T07:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=86343"},"modified":"2025-11-09T07:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:23:22","slug":"wynberg-overwhelms-sacs-in-southern-suburbs-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=86343","title":{"rendered":"Wynberg overwhelms SACS in southern suburbs&#8217; derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-62880\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-846032496-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>In their southern suburbs&#8217; derby showdown against <strong>SACS<\/strong> on Saturday, <strong>Wynberg Boys&#8217; High<\/strong>&#8216;s decision to bat first on the <strong>De<\/strong> <strong>Villiers Oval<\/strong>. after winning the toss paid big dividends.<\/p>\n<p>Playing a 50-overs-a-side match, Wynberg batted well to ensure that when SACS took to the crease they felt under pressure. That worked a treat as the home side struggled to put together partnerships, leading to a convincing 117-run win for the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Wynberg delivered a strong innings, with <strong>Matthew Saunders<\/strong> helping to lay the foundation with 60 runs from 102 deliveries, which included five fours.<\/p>\n<p>In at four, <strong>Qaeed Shaik<\/strong> smashed two fours and two sixes in an impactful 57 off 63.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the innings, middle order men, <strong>Joshua Prince<\/strong> and captain <strong>Michail Tarentaal<\/strong>, sped up the tempo to lift Wynberg to 265\/6 total after their 50 overs. Prince clobbered three fours and two sixes in his 32 off 30, while Tarentaal cracked three fours and a maximum in his undefeated 30 off 19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benjamin Blackburn<\/strong> was the standout among the SACS bowlers, collecting 3\/24 in 10 overs.<\/p>\n<p>When it was the turn of SACS to bat, they found the Wynberg bowlers to be dialled in. <strong>Litha Kraai<\/strong>, however, stood alone like a lighthouse in the dark, scoring 71 runs, but support for him was slim. In just 31.2 overs, the visitors bowled out SACS for 148.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raihan Khan<\/strong> was clinical, knocking back 3\/9 in five overs. Prince followed up his strong batting performance with 2\/20 in five overs, while <strong>Luke Kleinsmith<\/strong>, although a touch on the expensive side,\u00a0captured the final wicket of the match to finish with 3\/59 from 9.2 overs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wynberg Boys&#8217; High 265\/6<\/strong> (Matthew Saunders 60, Qaeed Shaik 57, Fawaaz Hendricks 46, Joshua Prince 32, Michail Tarentaal 30*, Storme van Rooyen 22; Benjamin Blackburn 3\/24); <strong>SACS 148\/10<\/strong> (Litha Kraai 71, Raihan Khan 3\/9, Luke Kleinsmith 3\/59, Joshua Prince 2\/20, Ihsan Khan 2\/36). <strong>Wynberg won by 117 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In their southern suburbs&#8217; derby showdown against SACS on Saturday, Wynberg Boys&#8217; High&#8216;s decision to bat first on the De Villiers Oval. after winning the toss paid big dividends. Playing a 50-overs-a-side match, Wynberg batted well to ensure that when SACS took to the crease they felt under pressure. 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