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South Africa’s two junior sprinting prodigies, Bayanda Walaza (Curro Hazeldean) and Bradley Nkoana (a former pupil of Potchefstroom Boys’ High) set the track on fire during the opening day of the World u20 Championship in Lima, Peru.

Both will be in action during the 100m final of the championship. Walaza booked his place in the final by winning his semi-final in 10.33 seconds.

Nkoana came second in his semi-final in 10.30 seconds. Puripol Boonson (Thailand) who won this semi-final crossed the finish line also in 10.30 seconds.

Nkoana qualified for the semi-final with the fastest time during all eight heats. He won his heat in 10.27 seconds. Walaza also won his heat in a quickfire 10.28 seconds. Both athletes already have an Olympic silver medal at home after bagging it earlier this year in Paris as part of the South African 4×100 relay team.

Their time of 37.57 seconds during the Olympics was also a new African record.

Nkoana should be the favourite to secure a gold medal in Lima as he set a new South African u20 record earlier this year in Switzerland with a time of 10.03 seconds.

JL van Rensburg, former pupil from Noordheuwel, bagged South Africa’s first medal in Lima. He shot a personal best of 20.74 metres in the final to finish second by only two centimetres to Jarno van Daalen (Netherlands, 20.76m).

He also achieved a personal best with his best attempt during the qualifying rounds with a distance of 20.01 metres before shattering that in the final.

Hencu Lamberts (formerly from Affies) also made it to the final round with a personal best of 19m. In the final his best attempt landed on 18.38m.

Charl Greyling missed out on a spot for the final of the hammer throw with an attempt of 65.13m. The former learner from Witteberg in Bethlehem finished 24th in the qualifying round. His best-ever attempt in this item was a throw of 69.58m earlier this year.

In the javelin, Ewald Jansen (59.22m) didn’t have his best day at the office.

Ethan Olivier, who attended Overvaal in Vereeniging, qualified for the men’s triple jump final with the leading distance of 17.01m. He also represented his adopted country, New Zealand, at the Olympic Games earlier this year.

Hilton College and Michaelhouse met in a thrilling Eston One Insurance High Schools’ T20 Night League showdown on Monday, with the early season clash being decided in Hilton’s favour by only two wickets, with four balls to spare.

‘House won the toss and opted to bat first, and they made a decent start, with their top four – Ethan Muir, Michael Spencer, Graydon Leslie, and Rex Wardlaw – all making it into double figures. The problem was they didn’t take it far enough.

Wardlaw, in at four, led the way, making an unbeaten 26 from 25 deliveries, with two fours, while Spencer, who opened with Muir, struck 21 from 15, with three fours. Muir weighed in with 18 and Leslie made 11, but it was only Ross Moller, batting tenth, who joined them in double figures, and he made 12.

Michaelhouse’s start was strong, with the openers putting on 45 for the first wicket in just 5.5 overs before Spencer departed. Unfortunately for ‘House, Muir joined him on the same total. Two runs later, the dangerous Dylan Hewlett was gone, out for a single, with the total having slipped to 47/3.

Leslie departed with the total on 63, with another two wickets falling in quick succession a short while later to reduce the Balgowan boys to 79/6. Soon, that became 87/8 as the Michaelhouse innings floundered.

Moller’s 12 helped to give the innings a slight boost at the end, with Michaelhouse finishing on 120/9.

David Hill, with 3/20 from his four overs, and Benoit Rey, with 3/23, which included three of the top five in the order, put the skids under the ‘House batsmen. Simon Steyn also impressed, returning 2/23 from his four. It was, overall, a decent bowling effort, although 16 wides was a bit on the high side.

Hilton’s reply began poorly. They were 10/3 in the fourth over, and in the seventh over their top four were all gone, with Ross Moller doing a superb job with the new ball and getting rid of Robert Burman, Ben Hockly, and Simon Steyn, while Thanadanani Zuma accounted for Charles Swart.

Jayden Roux and Stewart Falconer then joined forces to pull off a critical rescue job. They doubled the score, taking it from 27 to 54, before Roux was caught by Dylan Hewlett off of the bowling of Harry Vickery for the innings’ top score of 26, which came from 30 balls and included four fours.

Falconer went on to make 21 from 20 and helped to advance the total to 71, before he was out. Hewlett then executed a run out on the same total, leaving Hilton on 71/7 after 14.2 overs, and the match very much in the balance. Soon, Hilton was staring down the barrel after Ethan van Heerden was dismissed for five, with the total on 79.

That brought David Hill and Benoit Rey together, and they proceeded to take the contest away from Michaelhouse with some brave hitting. Hill sent two balls to the boundary in an undefeated 19 from only 12 deliveries, while Rey smashed a six, on his way to 14 not out from 12 balls.

They added a match-winning unbroken 42 from only 22 balls in three-and-a-half overs to snatch the game away from their arch-rivals, bringing an exciting contest to a dramatic conclusion.

Scores

Michaelhouse 120/9 (Rex Wardlaw 26*, Michael Spencer 21, David Hill 3/20, Benoit Rey 3/23, Simon Steyn 2/23)
Hilton College 121/8 (Jayden Roux 26*, Stewart Falconer 21, David Hill 19*, Ross Moller 3/10, Harry Vickery 3/23)

Hilton College won by two wickets

The roster of 12 teams has been finalised as basketball enthusiasts across Africa eagerly await the forthcoming Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) u18 AfroBasket 2024, which takes place in Pretoria from 2-14 September.

The divisions for the boys’ and girls’ competitions were officially announced during a draw, held on Sunday, in Kigali, Rwanda.

The primary objectives of the competition extend beyond securing the title; the finalists will be granted an opportunity to represent Africa at the FIBA u19 Basketball World Cup in 2025, in Czechia.

It’s an opportunity to play at the highest level and to showcase the talent that lies on the African continent, and it’s also a chance for the players to create further opportunities for themselves in the game.

Both the boys’ and girls’ divisions have been divided into three groups, with each consisting of four teams.

In the girls’ division, the tournament host, South Africa, is in Group A, alongside Tunisia, Rwanda, and Cameroon.

In the boys’ division, South Africa is in Group C, where they will face Morocco, Zambia, and Rwanda, with the latter and Cote d’Ivoire having been granted wildcard slots in the field.

Draw: Girls

Group A: 1. South Africa, 2. Tunisia, 3. Cameroon, 4. Rwanda.
Group B: 1. Mali, 2. Morocco, 3. Zambia, 4. Angola.
Group C: 1. Egypt, 2. Zimbabwe, 3. Uganda, 4. Nigeria.

Draw: Boys

Group A: 1. Mali, 2. Cote d’Ivoire, 3. Cameroon, 4. Senegal
Group B: 1. Egypt, 2. Angola, 3. Uganda, 4. Nigeria
Group C: 1. South Africa, 2. Morocco, 3. Zambia, 4. Rwanda

COMPETITION FORMAT

In the group phase, the teams will face off in a round-robin system.

The teams that finish first and second in each group will advance to the quarterfinals and will be joined by the two best third-placed teams.

FINAL PHASE

The winners of the quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals, while the losers will play the classification games for fifth to eighth place.

The third place game and the final will be played on the last day of the competition, 14 September.

Hoërskool Rustenburg’s 1st XI  had plenty of reasons to smile after their first North West League match on Saturday.

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The Rusties made a massive statement as they bullied Fields College on their way to a mammoth victory of 444 runs over their fellow Rustenburgers.

Playing at home, Rusties decided to bat first. It proved to be a good decision, with runs flowing from the bat from the first ball of their innings.

The floodgates opened up completely, however, when Zandré Diedericks and Christivan Coetzer made their way out to the middle.

There seemed to be no stopping either batsman. Diedericks found his rhythm quickly and deposited the ball to all parts of the Hoërskool Rustenburg Oval. He brutalised the Fields College attack, blasting a memorable 176 from only 106 balls, for a strike rate of 166.

Diedericks struck 20 fours and nine sixes in his big innings, which meant that 134 of his runs were scored from boundaries.

As if that wasn’t enough, Coetzer inflicted further pain on the visitors, contributing an equally impressive knock. Coming in at eight, the Rusties’ power hitter went ballistic, powering his way to an unbeaten 152, which featured 18 fours and six sixes.

Those two big centuries set the tone as Rustenburg tallied an astonishing 522/9 in their 50 overs.

Amidst the chaos, Ariel Julies did well to pick up three wickets, although they came at a cost of 86 runs.

Matters weren’t easy for Fields College with the bat, either. Only William Motsatsi made it past 20 runs. He finished with a well-played 47 from 53 deliveries, but that didn’t put much of a dent into the Rusties’ supersized total.

Nathan Rossouw, who also contributed 45 runs to the Rustenburg total, stood out for his side with the ball. He rubbed further salt into the Fields College wounds, capturing five wickets in only six overs. With further telling contributions from Callie Fryer (2/24) and Samuel Crous (2/1), the Rustenburg quickly wrapped up the match by bundling the visitors out for a meagre 78.

Summarised scorecard

Hoërskool Rustenburg 522/9 (Zandré Diedericks 176, Christivan Coetzer 152*, Extras 65, Nathan Rossouw 45, Thian Labuschagne 34, Callie Fryer 24; Ariel Julies 3/86, Heet Patel 2/39, William Motsatsi 2/68); Fields College 78 (William Motsatsi 47; Nathan Rossouw 5/14, Samuel Crous 2/1, Callie Fryer 2/24). Hoërskool Rustenburg won by 444 runs.

Hoërskool Waterkloof’s bowlers did an exceptional job defending what might have seemed like too small of a target in a hard-fought contest against Pretoria Boys High on Saturday.

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The Klofie bowlers held their nerves to successfully defend 238, eventually beating Boys High by just seven runs. It was a first loss for PBHS in the new league season.

After finding themselves in a heap of trouble early on, Waterkloof middle-order batsman, Riley Miller, stepped up to the plate and did a superb job of steadying their innings while taking the game away from Boys High.

He contributed an expertly paced 106 from only 100 deliveries, striking nine fours and three sixes, and combined nicely with the Klofies’ new addition to the lower middle order, Rico van der Walt. They shared a vital stand of 105 runs, of which Van der Walt made 30.

Boys High’s Connor Hall grabbed the spotlight with the ball. He made the Waterkloof batsmen sweat for their runs and finished with 3 for 39 from nine overs. He was well supported by Nicholas Rossouw, who once again delivered with the ball, taking 2 for 29.

The batting conditions appeared to have eased as the match progressed, with Boys High scoring freely early on in their innings. The opening pair, Marc van der Merwe and Patrick Mouton, laid a solid platform with a 53-run partnership, which included 28 for Van der Merwe. Mouton went on to top score with a mature 55 runs.

Middle-order batsman Tim Gordon chipped in with a well-played 48, but the Klofie bowlers bowled a nagging line and length to slow down the run rate significantly. All-rounder Wian Ruthven, who always seems to find a way to contribute, excelled with the ball, picking up 2 for 32 in 10 tight overs.

Meanwhile, Die Hoërskool Menlopark scraped by Hoërskool Garsfontein‘s Ysbere by the tightest of margins in their league clash on Saturday. The Parkies’ batsmen did just enough to make it across the finishing line with only one wicket standing.

Their successful run chase owed a lot to an unbeaten 48 from Wian van Deventer, who steadily guided Menlo to victory. Steve Stolk launched a few big bombs in an innings of 30, while Matt van der Westhuizen, also,  made 30.

Once again, the Ysbere’s Eckardt Struwig delivered the goods, knocking over 3/36. Xander Venter backed him up with two wickets of his own, as the pair nearly got the Garsies over the line. Jarred Carr (47) and Ettienne du Toit (37) led the Garsie batting effort.

However, they struggled to deal with an exceptional spell from Pierre de Villiers, who proved to be Garsfontein’s Achilles heel. He claimed four wickets, while Ewald Meyer also got in on the act, sending three three Garsie batsmen packing.

Summarised scorecards

Waterkloof 238 (Riley Miller 106, Rico van der Walt 30, Divan Behrens 27, Darius Maritz 22, Johan Feuth 21; Connor Hall 3/35, Nicholas Rossouw 2/29); Pretoria Boys High 231/7 (Patrick Mouton 55, Tim Gordon 48, Greydon Lubbe 35, Marc van der Merwe 28, Nicholas Rossouw 25; Wian Ruthven 2/32). Waterkloof won by seven runs.

Garsfontein 201 (Jarred Carr 45, Ettienne du Toit 37, Wikus du Preez 35, Extras 31; Pierre de Villiers 4/39, Ewald Meyer 3/31, Steve Stolk 2/21); Menlopark 202/9 (Wian van Deventer 48*, Steve Stolk 30, Matt van der Westhuizen 30, Willem Sevenster 21; Echardt Struwig 3/36, Xander Venter 2/22). Menlopark won by one wicket.

Merensky Landbou Akademie started their 2024 Limpopo League campaign with a bang on Saturday, celebrating a seven-wicket victory over Phalaborwa Boys’ Hub, thanks mostly to their bowlers.

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It came as no surprise that Merensky’s opening bowler and the spearhead of their attack, Luka Heinlein, hit his straps almost immediately. He delivered a fine exhibition of swing bowling to capture three wickets for only 18 runs.

He was backed up by his fellow quick, Topher Elphinstone, one of the young guns in the side, who bowled with good pace to pick up 2 for 20.

Only Rivonia Chauke and Mandla Moshoba managed to withstand the onslaught somewhat. Both showed great promise, contributing 22 runs each.

That was only enough to get the Phalaborwa boys to 124, however, and that turned out to not be enough.

With some established batsmen in the Plasie batting lineup, led by JP Botha, early inroads needed to be made. Chauke, as he did with the bat, fought hard and claimed two wickets in the first seven overs.

Botha then strode to the crease and set the Merensky Oval alight. Batting at four, the talented youngster smashed an unbeaten 76 from only 33 deliveries. His knock included eight fours and six sixes, meaning that all but eight of his runs came from boundaries as he emphatically led his side to victory.

A Philip Weteman century was enough to get Hoërskool Pietersburg home by four wickets against the league’s dark horses, Hoërskool Piet Potgieter. Weterman played beautifully for his 110* as the Pieties pursued 251 for victory. The talented Nicholaas Oerlemans provided solid support with a well-played 47, while Hanno van Zyl smashed 40 from only 29 balls.

The side from Mokapane, which enjoyed a successful 2023 season, beating the likes of Merenky, also showed promising signs. Both of their top-order standouts, Muaaz Muhammed and Aeron Vaidyan, had good outings. Muhammed top scored with a fiery 75 runs, while Vaidyan weighed in with a mature 56 from 90 balls.

Du Preez Coetzee, who should be in the mix for the Limpopo Impala’s Khaya Majola side, also made an early statement, snapping up three wickets at a cost of only 32 runs from his 10 overs.

Summarised scorecards

Phalaborwa Boys Hub 124 (Rivonia Chauke 22, Mandla Moshoba 22; Luka Heinlein 3/18, Topher Elphinstone 2/20, Kyle Crous 2/12, Xander Schoeman 2/21); Merensky 126/3 (JP Botha 76*; Rivonia Chauke 2/36). Merensky won by seven wickets.

Hoërskool Piet Potgieter 250 (Muaaz Muhammed 75, Aeron Vaidyan 56, Extras 51, Ruben Oosthuizen 20; Nicholaas Oerlemans 2/34, Celliers van der Merwe 2/37, Stephan Swanepoel 2/42); Hoërskool Pietersburg 251/6 (Philip Weterman 110*, Nicholaas Oerlemans 47, Hanno van Zyl 40, Extras 29; Du Preez Coetzee 3/32). Hoërskool Pietersburg won by four wickets.

Jeppe High School for Boys‘ 1st XI coach, Siya Sityana, at only 29 years of age, has a bright future in South African schools’ hockey.

Born in the Eastern Cape, in King Williams Town, Sityana first joined his friends to play hockey in grade 4 and his passion for the game soon revealed itself.

The former Dale College student, who is also a big fan of rugby and cricket, began his coaching career in 2014 as an assistant to Gavin Jelley, a top player in his day, both in indoor and field hockey.

“I started to coach hockey straight after high school at Maritzburg College and I had the privilege of being the u16A assistant coach,” Sityana recalled.

After moving to Gauteng, he was appointed the coach of the Jeppe first team in 2023, taking over from Gilbert De Villiers, who moved to St John’s College.

Sityana claimed the first medal of his promising coaching career with his u16 team at the Top 8 last year. There was also a bronze medal finish at the u16 IPT, and another bronze with Wits.

The u16B team, which he coached, was named the Team of the Year at the annual Jeppe Hockey Awards.

This season, Sityana helped Jeppe reclaim the Aitken Cup, with a 2-0 win over Parktown Boys’ High School in the final.

Jeppe, as the most successful school in the history of the competition, had won it seven times consecutively until 2023, when they were beaten in a penalty shootout by St Stithians. Helping his charges capture the title, after an inconsistent early part of the season, was particularly meaningful, Sityana said.

“There is no doubt the highlight of my career is the Aitken Cup, after the toughest year of being a coach, where nothing seemed to go my way,” he explained.

“I had to shift my focus, do what I know the best, and start to believe in my processes, even though it was the toughest of times.”

As a young coach who took over from an astute mentor, Sityana said he remains focussed on building trust, chemistry, and cohesion with his players.

“I am trying to get the boys to trust me and the information I give them. We have different approaches to the game and life, as there are many ways to do things.

“There is a lot of learning along the way, and I am fortunate to have several people that I am getting knowledge from, the likes of Damian Kimfley, Devon van der Merwe, Bryan Hillock, and Owen Mvimbi.

“There are many others helping me to learn about these kids and learn more about myself as a coach,” he added.

Despite an inconsistent season, Jeppe had Boipelo Koloti, Ben Benjamin, Ethan Kapanda, Joshua Renders, and Juan Martin selected for the Southern Gauteng u18A side, which contested the SASHOC National Week in Bloemfontein, with Sityana serving as Team Manager.

After the inter-provincial tournament, Kapanda was named the Defender of the Tournament while Martin was named in the SA Schools team.

That duo shone when they wrapped up their Gauteng assignments with a 3-0 win over Northcliff, with Kapanda striking twice and Martin once. That was followed by a 2-1 win over a revitalised Parktown Boys’ High, whom they had beaten in the final of the Aitken Cup. In their last outing of the season, they went down 2-3 to a strong Durban High School (DHS) outfit in Durban.

Sityana said it’s a dream come true to mold young sportsmen, knowing that one is producing future stars, and it is fulfilling to see them approach the game with confidence, tapping into their skills and talent, which make them unique as players.

“I am living my dream and coaching a senior team at one of the biggest boys’ schools in the country. It’s a blessing.

“This is what we dreamt of when we were younger and I will continue to try my best to get myself and the boys to the next level,” he concluded.

His close friend and fellow member of the Jeppe staff, Buhle Ngcwelane weighed in: “Siya is a very positive and supportive coach with the ability to uplift people around him and on the field. He is always optimistic, with a diehard attitude.”

The Cowie Cup, KwaZulu-Natal’s premier province-wide knockout competition, is nearing its completion after weeks of intense competition, with only four teams left standing after four cracking quarterfinals.

It has been an inconsistent season for Northwood School and that proved their undoing in the last eight. Last weekend, they beat Glenwood, the Primo Big 10 and KZN Coastal League champions at Glenwood. In their next outing, in the Cowie Cup quarterfinals, last week, they suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat to Alexandra High School.

The Knights’ loss followed an impressive victory over Curro Salt Rock in the previous round, where Northwood triumphed with a lopsided 12-1 win in which Allan Govender and Siphe Gigaga scored hattricks, Owama Maduna and Obi Kelechi bagged braces, and Lwazi Ngcele and Dan van Huyssteen netted, too.

In the quarterfinals against Alexandra, however, Northwood was unable to replicate that scoring prowess, failing to get onto the score sheet, as Alex scored the only goal of the game to book a semi-final meeting with Port Shepstone.

There were plenty of goals in Sheppie‘s game against Empangeni, with the south coast side beating their north coast opposition 3-2 to secure their semi-final spot.

Westville Boys’ High School ran out 2-1 winners over New Forest, who have demonstrated incredible resilience throughout the 2024 Cowie Cup, despite facing significant challenges during the competition.

The Griffin‘s win has set up a final-four clash with Maritzburg College. When the teams met recently, the Red, Black and White claimed a 2-1 victory.

College, meanwhile, faced Carter High for a fourth time in 2024 in the quarterfinals, with Carter heading into the game two wins to one to the good in those clashes. Victory in their most recent meeting had gone College’s way, however.

Playing at Maritzburg College, Carter stunned the hosts with an early goal, College, though, equalised through Nzolo Ngcemu to make it 1-1 at the break.

Carter, the KZN Inland League champions, regained the lead in the second stanza but, with only 10 seconds left on the clock, Thubelihle Myeni delivered a perfect cross from the right and Jordyn Marais jabbed the ball into the net to rescue a draw for the home side, which sent the contest to the penalty spot.

From there, Maritzburg College recorded a 4-2 victory. Goalkeeper CJ Sukraj pulled off a save and a Carter kick was wide of the mark.

When Zipho Makangela confidently converted his kick, the Red, Black, and White were moving on.

Quarterfinals Results

Maritzburg College (4) 2-2 (2) Carter
Westville 2-1 New Forest
Alexandra High 1-0 Northwood
Port Shepstone 3-2 Empangeni

Semi-finals Fixtures: 28 August

Maritzburg College vs Westville
Alexandra High vs Port Shepstone

Maris Stella’s water polo program is on an upward curve, and they intend to keep the momentum as they swim towards their vision to be one of the best girls’ schools in the sporting code in the country.

Last season, while they did not lift the title in the National Aquatics Tournament, which they hosted, Jadie Goosen’s charges acquitted themselves admirably against some of the best teams in the country. Their performance was an indication of the path of incremental improvement they are on. They climbed six spots in the past two editions of the Reef Cup Tournament.

“We improved drastically, finishing on 14th, an improvement from last year’s placing of 20th. We hope to finish higher at the next edition,” Goosen shared.

To achieve that, Goosen and her coaching staff have identified four boxes that they need to tick: enhancing team cohesion, achieving consistent results, developing Individual skills and making the 2024-25 season a memorable one.

“Conditioning has been a major focus for this year as we struggled with certain movements and fitness over short distances. We have then focused on high-intensity sprints with short breaks. This has helped speed up the game tempo and heart rate which has helped us prepare,” Goosen explained.

Goosen has also been paying attention to her team’s dynamics. She has a diverse side with players from all grades. “It’s been vital that we improve our communication and teamwork by doing team drills as well as meetings to understand each other better,” she added.

Whatever concerns anyone might have had about the younger players stepping up were laid to rest when the Maris Stella U15 team finished in second place at the recent Curro tournament for the age group. That side’s success had a lot to do with the wonderful performances from Layla Dinsdale (Whole) and Amy Aarons (Fetch).

When Supersport Schools Plus inquired about the players to look out for this season, Goosen pointed to Rachel Rabie (Guard), Brogan Reid (Fetch) and Skyla Klompas (GK).

“We are very proud to announce that we had 5 players who made the KZN squad,” Goosen shared.

There were signs that young Kwena Maphaka could be the next big thing to come out of South Africa’s fast bowling structures and now those signs are turning into concrete reality.

The left arm quick recently returned to the West Indies where, just a couple of years ago, he made his debut for South Africa in the u19 Cricket World Cup, at the tender age of 15.

Three years later, Maphaka has become the Proteas’ youngest-ever T20 international debutant at just 18 years and 137 days of age.

In doing so, he broke the record of fellow St Stithians’ old boy, Kagiso Rababa, who debuted at 19 years and 164 days back in 2014 against Australia.

Although he picked up one only wicket in the two matches he played for the Proteas, Maphaka  impressed with his pace, clocking as high as 148 km/h on the speed gun on numerous occasions.

In the second T20, he also showed off his big match temperament when he was entrusted to be the bowler at the death and, bowling the 19th over, he conceded only four runs against the renowned West Indies power hitter, Romario Shepherd.

Maphaka has also been retained by the Paarl Royals for next year’s SA 20 competition. He missed out on this year’s event because he was on duty for South Africa in the u19 Cricket World Cup, where he received the accolade of Bowler of the Tournament.

The Proteas are still chasing a T20 win over the West Indies, after beating the islanders 1-0 in a Test series earlier this month.

Tristan Stubbs has been a standout performer for the South African side, coming to the team’s rescue in the first T20 with a memorable 76 from only 42 deliveries, which he followed up with 28 in the second match.

Patrick Kruger, at 29, has made a smooth transition to the international game’s shorter format. He’s displayed his all-round talents, making 44 in the first T20 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Ground in Trinidad and Tobago, and then capturing two wickets in the second T20 at the same venue.

Summarised scorecards

1st T20

South Africa 174/7 (Tristan Stubbs 76, Patrick Kruger 44; Matthew Forde 3/27, Shamar Joseph 2/40); West Indies 176/3 (Nicholas Pooran 65*, Shai Hope 51, Alick Athanaze 40; Ottniel Baartman 2/30, Kwena Maphaka 1/25). West Indies won by seven wickets.

2nd T20

West Indies 179/6 (Shai Hope 41, Rovman Powell 35, Sherfane Rutherford 29, Alick Athanaze 28; Lizaad Williams 3/36, Patrick Kruger 2/29); South Africa 149 (Reeza Hendricks 44, Tristan Stubbs 28, Ryan Rickelton 20; Romario Shepherd 3/15, Shamar Joseph 3/31, Akeal Hosein 2/25). West Indies won by 30 runs.