{"id":90181,"date":"2026-02-09T08:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=90181"},"modified":"2026-02-09T08:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:38:02","slug":"casais-shows-maturity-in-jeppes-win-over-sacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=90181","title":{"rendered":"Casais shows maturity in Jeppe’s win over SACS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lincoln Casais masterfully dispatched the SACS bowlers as he shepherded Jeppe to victory. Photo: Supplied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lincoln Casais<\/strong> performed an outstanding rescue job to lead Jeppe to a five-wicket win over South Africa College High School (SACS)<\/strong> in their 50-over contest on the AH Childe Oval<\/strong> at Jeppe on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The win was the Black Caps<\/em><\/strong>‘<\/strong> second in two days, following an outstanding victory over Waterkloof on Saturday<\/strong><\/a> in a 50-over match. It also meant that SACS finished their tour to Johannesburg with two losses and a single win. The Capetonians suffered a six-wicket defeat to Steyn City<\/strong>\u00a0in a T20 match on Friday and then edged out St Stithians College<\/strong> by five runs in a limited-overs match on Saturday.<\/p>\n

In Sunday’s game, SACS won the toss and elected to bat first. They battled their way to 194 all out in 38.4 overs. Jeppe, in reply, needed a handful more deliveries to reach the target, tallying 196\/5 in 39.1 overs.<\/p>\n

Casais led the way, scoring an unbeaten 93 from 113 balls, with seven fours and a six.<\/p>\n

When he arrived at the crease, Jeppe was in a spot of bother. They had lost two wickets in six deliveries and were floundering on 9\/2 after 2.5 overs.\u00a0Demonstrating good maturity, Casais went with the ebbs and flows of the match, adopting a circumspect approach when the situation demanded it and accelerating when appropriate.<\/p>\n

He helped to stem the slide with a 20-run third-wicket partnership with Aiden Reyneke<\/strong>. Then, he joined forces with his captain, Ryan Young<\/strong><\/a>, for a match-winning 99-run fourth-wicket stand. Young, who scored an unbeaten century<\/strong><\/a> in a midweek T20 game, contributed a valuable 57 from 70 balls.<\/p>\n

Casais was also part of two other notable partnerships: he added 33 runs for the fifth wicket with Goolam Ahmed<\/strong> (14) and shared an unbroken 35-run sixth-wicket partnership with Vegas Scott<\/strong> (13*).<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Shreshth Kumar<\/strong> starred with the ball for Jeppe, snaring 4\/41 in eight overs. Included in that haul were the wickets of the SACS openers, Aqeel Waggie<\/strong> (30) and Benji Tilbury <\/strong>(37), who have given the visitors a solid 68-run opening stand. Their dismissals led to a downward spiral from which the visitors failed to recover.<\/p>\n

Jordan Berry<\/strong>, who top-scored for SACS with 49 from 56 balls, did his best to keep his side in the contest, but, in the end, his effort was in vain. He was a victim of Zizi Mkhize <\/strong>in the 30th over, with Mkhize going on to record Jeppe’s second-best return of 2\/22 from six overs.<\/p>\n

With some midweek assignments awaiting them, victory over SACS was a welcome morale boost for the Black Caps.<\/p>\n

St Stithians vs SACS<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Saturday, SACS tasted sweet success when Ronan Meintjies<\/strong> pulled a rabbit out of a hat to help the touring side snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at St Stithians College. His dramatic late-innings heroics resulted in a nail-biting four-run win for the visitors.<\/p>\n

After Ulrich Roth,<\/strong> the SACS captain, won the toss and chose to bat first, his side responded well to score 268\/6 in 50 overs. The Saints<\/strong><\/em>‘ reply came within a whisker of a win, but the hosts fell at the final hurdle, bowled out for 264 in 47.2 overs.<\/p>\n

With St Stithians poised to claim a hard-fought win, Meintjies produced two perfect balls to dismiss Zaakir Hanslo <\/strong>(34) and Nqaba Matunda <\/strong>(0) in consecutive deliveries, and victory went to the visitors. Hanslo was the key wicket for SACS. The all-rounder had raced to 34 runs in only 25 balls and looked comfortable at the crease.<\/p>\n

With those two scalps, Meintjies finished the contest with a match-winning 5\/51 from 9.2 overs. Abhay Kalan <\/strong>impressed, too, with 3\/41 from 10 overs, while Saeed Conrad<\/strong> picked up 1\/46 from seven overs.<\/p>\n

Matthew Katzenstein<\/strong> (77) and Nicholas Bayly<\/strong> (53) scored superb half-centuries from the middle order to keep the hosts in the contest after a disastrous start. But only Didier Le Roux<\/strong>, with 35, also reached double figures.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Mickey Watson<\/strong> and Max Fourie<\/strong> boosted SACS with half-centuries from the lower order. Batting at seven and eight, they shared an unbroken 100-run partnership to see the Capetonians to a competitive total.<\/p>\n

Fourie struck a belligerent 51 not out in a 35-ball stay, while Watson tallied an unbeaten 50 from 45 balls. Aqeel Waggie<\/strong> (48), Litha Kraai<\/strong> (32), Ulrich Roth<\/strong> (23), and Jordan Berry<\/strong> (22) also contributed valuable runs to the SACS cause.<\/p>\n

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

SACS 194\/10<\/strong> (Jordan Berry 49, Benji Tilbury 37; Shreshth Kumar 4\/41, Zizi Mkhize 2\/22). Jeppe 196\/5<\/strong> (Lincoln Casais 93*, Ryan Young 57; Ronan Meintjies 2\/38, Abhay Khalan 1\/28). Jeppe won by five wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SACS 268\/6<\/strong> (Max Fourie 51*, Mickey Watson 50*; Nqaba Matunda 2\/34, Tajandra Naidu 1\/29). St Stithians 264\/10<\/strong> (Matthew Katzenstein 77, Nicholas Bayly 53; Ronan Meintjies 5\/51, Abhay Kalan 3\/41). SACS won by four runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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