JOHANNESBURG: Fast bowler Sisanda Magala helped himself to an impressive return of six for 30 with the ball as the Imperial Lions sealed an emphatic innings and 20-run win over the Gbets Warriors in the second round of the CSA Four-Day Domestic Series in Gqeberha on Sunday.

The clash is one of seven enthralling matches taking place from 05 – 08 November across Division One and Two of South Africa’s top-tier longer format competition, with all the games streamed live on SuperSport’s YouTube channel.

The Warriors began the day in trouble on 41 / 7 and 33 runs behind in the second innings after an action-packed day two. Magala added two wickets on his overnight figures of 4 – 17 to help the Lions wrap up the result and complete a second consecutive innings victory to start the season.

In the Western Cape derby, the match is evenly poised between the GbetsRocks and the Six Gun Grill Western Province after Province ended their first innings response on 440 on day three, with Shaun von Berg (5 – 119) taking a five-wicket haul after Tony de Zorzi (129) scored a top-order century.

Trailing by 173 runs at the start of their second innings, the Rocks’ opening batters, Isma-eel Gafieldien (60*) and Pieter Malan (41*) chipped away at that deficit with a rear-guard century opening stand to take the home side to 106 for no loss at close of play, now 71 runs behind.

Another game that concluded a day early was the clash in Potchefstroom between the North West Dragons and the ITEC Knights, with the Knights claiming an imposing 10-wicket victory.

After enforcing a follow-on on the Dragons, the Bloemfontein-based side restricted their opponents to 197 all out, with Gerald Coetzee (4 – 47) leading the attack to set up a straightforward chase for his batters, with 17 runs required for victory before the openers sealed the win after just 2.2 overs.

At SuperSport Park in Centurion, the Hollywoodbets Dolphins bettered their opponents first innings score by nine runs when they posted 433 all out on day three of their high-profile encounter.

Sarel Erwee (163) continued his form at the crease, adding 60 runs to his overnight score, while all-rounder Jason Smith (59) contributed with a half-century. Simon Harmer claimed standout figures of 4 – 106 for the Titans.

The Titans responded with a controlled 126 / 1 to take a 117-run lead with one day to play, with opening duo Neil Brand (58) and Grant Mokoena (58) combining for a 125-run stand.

The final day of the round two matches take place on Monday, with the latest scores available

CSA Four-Day Domestic Series Day 3 Scores:

Division One:

GbetsRocks lead the Six Gun Grill Western Province by 71 runs

GbetsRocks: 267 & 106 / 0 after I. Gafieldien 60* (157), P. Malan 41* (132); B. Hendricks 0 – 23, W. Parnell 0 – 28

Six Gun Grill Western Province: 440 / 10 after 156.2 overs; T. de Zorzi 129 (283), Z. Hamza 94 (160); S. von Berg 5 – 119, H. Viljoen 3 – 114

Momentum Multiply Titans lead the Hollywoodbets Dolphins by 117 runs

Momentum Multiply Titans: 424 & 126 / 1 after 32 overs; N. Brand 58* (112), G. Mokoena 58 (84); D. Dupavillon 1 – 15, T. Ntini 0 – 14

Hollywoodbets Dolphins: 433 / 10 after 147.2 overs; S. Erwee 163 (370), B. Parsons 78 (152); S. Harmer 4 – 106, C. Bosch 3 – 99

Imperial Lions beat the Gbets Warriors by an innings and 20 runs

Gbets Warriors: 96 & 54 / 10 after 34.1 overs; S. Qeshile 11 (63), T. van Vuuren 8 (45); S. Magala 6 – 30, D. Olivier 2 – 15

Imperial Lions: 170

ITEC Knights beat the North West Dragons by 10 wickets

ITEC Knights: 418 / 10 & 17 / 0 after 2.2 overs; J. Snyman 15* (9), M. Kleinveldt 2* (5)

North West Dragons: 237 & 197 (f/o) after 64 overs; W. Marshall 24 (31),  S. Muthusamy 30 (64); G. Coetzee 4 – 47, M. Budaza 2 – 52

Division Two:

Six Gun Grill South Western Districts need 207 runs to win against Mpumalanga Rhinos

Mpumalanga Rhinos: 311 & 104 / 10 after 38.1 overs; G. Adams 21 (26), L. Peters 19 (54); O. Nyaku 2-16, S. Majeza 2 – 18

Six Gun Grill SWD: 209 / 10 after 60.4 overs; Y. Valli 86 (189), B. Capell 55 (72); J. Hinrichsen 4 – 71, A. Kok 3 – 27

Hollywoodbets Tuskers trail the Northern Cape Heat by 69 runs

Northern Cape Heat: 333 & 256 / 6 after 80 overs; E. Kemm 121 (235), E. Jones 34 (36); K. Dudgeon 3 – 76, M. Erlank 2 – 37

Hollywoodbets Tuskers: 322 / 10 after 87.1 overs; L. Schlemmer 63 (105), T. Koekemoer 52 (115); J. van Dyk 4 – 69, B. Swanepoel 2 – 47

Limpopo Impalas trail the Eastern Storm by 270 runs

Eastern Storm: 441

Limpopo: 261 & 185 / 3 after 53 overs; L. Kaestner 65* (148), T. Hobson 44 (53);D. Botha 1 – 14, C. August 1 – 17