Match Day

Report

1873dThe Report by Akshay Gopalakrishnan

Thomson, du Plessis keep Rocks alive with close win

Thomson struck a courageous 71 not out, and in the company of du Plessis, whose purple patch extended into a third fifty in four games, steered a tricky chase with three balls to spare

Rocks INNINGS		R	B
AK Markram	bowled	3	6
CS Delport	caught wk	15	9
F du Plessis	lbw	61	34
GM Thomson	not out	71	55
PE Kruger	lbw	1	3
DJ Bravo	not out	17	10
M Mosehle
D Wiese
D Paterson
K Mungroo
T Shamsi
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 2)
TOTAL	172 (4 wkts; 19.3 ovs)

Stars BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
D Pretorius	3.0	37	0	12.33
K Rabada	4.0	20	0	5.00
D Olivier	4.0	30	3	7.50	(1w)
DT Christian	2.0	23	1	11.50
SR Harmer	3.3	30	0	8.57
Z Pongolo	3.0	30	0	10.00	(1w)

Rocks 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	19	CS Delport	AK Markram
2nd	0	F du Plessis	AK Markram
3rd	120	F du Plessis	GM Thomson
4th	3	GM Thomson	PE Kruger
5th	30	DJ Bravo	GM Thomson

Mzansi Super League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PR	10	6	3	27	0.647
NMBG	10	6	3	27	0.496
TS	10	3	2	23	0.549
DH	10	3	2	22	0.182
CTB	10	4	5	19	-0.077
JS	10	0	7	6	-1.898