da dobrowin： Away from home wins for the Titans and the Warriors saw them claim thehome semi-final positions in the PRO20 Series with wins over WesternProvince Boland and the Eagles
Keith Lane15-May-2005Titans 115 for 2 (Bodi 47) beat Western Province Boland114 for 9 (Kemp 3-19) by 8 wicketsWestern Province Boland finished a dismal season at Newlands in CapeTown taking an eight-wicket drubbing from the Titans in the final round-robin game of the PRO20 Series.Sent in to bat, WPBOL’s innings never got off the ground as first DaleSteyn (2 for 10) sent them crashing with some very quick bowling andthen Justin Kemp (3 for 19) cleaned up the top order. With only DerrinBassage, Wian Smit and Renier Munnik able to get into the twenties, WPBOLcollapsed to 114 for 9 at the end of the 20 overs.In contrast, the Titans innings started well with Goolam Bodi andAlviro Petersen putting on 43 before Petersen was caught behind for 20off 15 balls. The hard work had been done up front leaving Bodi andZander de Bruin the easy task of looking for a run-a-ball and theoccasional boundary. A great catch at short fine leg saw the end of Bodihaving scored 47 off 43 balls to leave the Titans 18 runs short of thewin. Justin Kemp strode to the crease and after getting away with anedge off the first ball took just seven ball to hit 14 and the win forthe Titans.Warriors 145 for 6 (Henderson 62) beat Eagles 141 for 8(Beukes 49, Jacobs 40) by 4 wicketsAt Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein, the Eagles were knocked out of a homesemi-final spot as the Warriors beat them by four wickets to claim thesecond spot on the table.A slight wobble at the start of the Eagles’ innings saw Jonathan Beukesand Davey Jacobs recover from 2 for 14 to 3 for 90 after 11 overs.Jacobs struck 40 in his 26 balls while Beukes played a more conservativerole scoring 49 off 45. Benjamin Hector was next best with 15 as thelower order failed to leave the Eagles on 141 for 8.The Warriors lost both their openers for 37 but a 56-run partnershipbetween Arno Jacobs (22) and Tyron Henderson saw them edge closer to thetarget. With Henderson once again on fire, striking six sixes and twofours in his 62, the Warriors eased to a four wicket win with 5 balls tospare.