{"id":88101,"date":"2026-01-04T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88101"},"modified":"2026-01-04T19:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:32:52","slug":"tailenders-rescue-champions-and-superstars-as-padis-six-wicket-haul-dominates-cubs-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88101","title":{"rendered":"Tailenders rescue Champions and Superstars as Padi’s six-wicket haul dominates Cubs Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mohammed Rasool (60*), shared a 105-run partnership with Xander Venter (52) for the eighth wicket to keep the Northern Champions’ tail wagging as they defeated the Coastal Conquerors by two wickets. Photo: Hannes Nienaber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

STELLENBOSCH \u2013 The Northern Champions<\/strong>‘ tailenders Mohammad Rasool<\/strong> (60) and Xander Venter<\/strong> (52) pulled their team out of trouble on Sunday, the second day of Cricket South Africa<\/strong>‘s (CSA) Cubs Week<\/strong> against the Coastal Conquerors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Champions’ target was a mere 179 runs, but when the Conquerors’ pacers Rowen Rajah<\/strong> (2\/42) and Dayalan Boyce<\/strong> (2\/42) reduced them to 38\/4 in the first nine overs, matters looked dire.<\/p>\n

Their other fast bowler, Bonga Mapanga<\/strong> (2\/29), tightened the screws further by dismissing Vihan Pretorius<\/strong> (15) and Riley Miller<\/strong> (1), leaving the Champions struggling on 46\/6 in the 12th over.<\/p>\n

However, Rasool and Venter had other plans and, after a brave fight, guided their team to a vital victory. Their partnership for the eighth wicket was worth 105 runs.<\/p>\n

Venter also impressed with the ball, claiming the best figures for his team with four wickets for just 36 runs. The Conquerors’ Ben Hockly<\/strong> (89*) recorded his second consecutive half-century but unfortunately ran out of partners before he could raise his bat for a second time in his knock.<\/p>\n

The Southern Superstars’ tailenders Michail Tarentaal<\/strong> (62*) and Unathi Magoloza<\/strong> (40*) were also their team’s heroes in a three-wicket win over the Central Gladiators on Maties’ C Field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This means only two teams remain unbeaten remain after the first two days of matches, with the Champions and Superstars setting the pace.<\/p>\n

Tarentaal and Magoloza joined forces after their team lost its seventh wicket on 161 runs – still 102 runs short of victory. Their unbeaten 104-run partnership for the eighth wicket will be talked about for a long time.<\/p>\n

The Gladiators’ openers, Bafana Mthunzi<\/strong> (71) and Nkosana Sibiya<\/strong> (43), laid a solid foundation with a 120-run stand. Added to that were solid contributions from Kamogelo Phiri<\/strong> (40) and Troy Gordon<\/strong> (36), which helped the Gladiators post a strong total of 262 runs.<\/p>\n

Daniel Cooke<\/strong> (4\/23), the Superstars’ fast bowler, wrapped up the tail of the losing side.<\/p>\n

The best performance of the day, however, belonged to leg spinner Olefa Padi<\/strong> of the Western Legends. He dismissed six Eastern Warriors’ batsmen for only 36 runs.<\/p>\n

When the Warriors’ last wicket, Samuel Scheckter<\/strong> (51), fell at 194 runs, it was just two runs short of denying the Legends a bonus point. That wicket, taken by Otto Krause<\/strong> (2\/27), could yet prove to be golden for the team.<\/p>\n

Summarised Scorecards: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Legends 246\/8<\/strong> (Olebogeng Scott 58, Faizaan Kajee 46, FG Botha 38, Aiden Dodd 28, Naud\u00e9 Botha 23; Sulaymaan Gangat 3\/29, Rhys Wiblin 2\/51); Eastern Warriors 194 <\/strong>(Samuel Scheckter 51, William Beamish 50, Rhys Wiblin 29; Olefa Padi 6\/36, Otto Krause 2\/27). Western Legends won by 52 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Coastal Conquerors 178<\/strong> (Ben Hockly 89*, Seth Simpson 21; Xander Venter 4\/36, Vihan Pretorius 2\/14, Nico Loggenberg 2\/47); Northern Champions 179\/8<\/strong> (Mohammad Rasool 60*, Xander Venter 52; Bonga Mapanga 2\/29, Rowen Rajah 2\/42, Dayalan Boyce 2\/42). Northern Champions won by two wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Central Gladiators 262<\/strong> (Bafana Mthunzi 71, Nkosana Sibiya 43, Kamogelo Phiri 40, Troy Gordon 36; Daniel Cooke 4\/23, Timothy Short 2\/31, Francois Prins 2\/39); Southern Superstars 265\/7 <\/strong>(Michail Tarentaal 62*, Unathi Magoloza 40*, Francois Prins 42, Sibahle Sigabi 33, Inam Bula 30, Extras 27, Luca Plekker 22; Morteza Manack 2\/43). Southern Superstars won by three wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STELLENBOSCH \u2013 The Northern Champions‘ tailenders Mohammad Rasool (60) and Xander Venter (52) pulled their team out of trouble on Sunday, the second day of Cricket South Africa‘s (CSA) Cubs Week against the Coastal Conquerors. The Champions’ target was a mere 179 runs, but when the Conquerors’ pacers Rowen Rajah (2\/42) and Dayalan Boyce (2\/42) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88101","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\/88101","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/88103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}