Mzansi Super League
Spartans recover to roll the Rocks over at Mzansi Super League
The Tshwane Spartans revived their slim chances of reaching the Mzansi Super League play-offs with a hard-fought four wicket victory over the Paarl Rocks at SuperSport Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Spartans‚ who will rue the missed opportunity of getting a bonus-point‚ stay second from the bottom on the standings and they are left with challenging round-robin matches against Nelson Mandela Bay Giants‚ Jozi Stars away from home and Durban Heat at home. The Rocks won the toss and chose to bat, but the move backfired as they were bowled out for a below par 121 after 17.4 overs. Then the Spartans nearly made a huge mess of their chase and they lost their way with a mini middle order collapse. The home side lost the key top order wickets of Dean Elgar‚ Andrea Agathagelou‚ Gihahn Cloete‚ AB de Villiers and England limited overs captain Eoin Morgan to leave the team struggling on 82/5 after 13.1 overs. Of the five Spartans top order batsmen‚ only Cloete and Agathagelou stood out with sc...
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