Eagles survive Vaughn van Jaarsveld onslaught
A round-up of the latest MTN Domestic Championship matches in South Africa
Despite several opportunities with the South African national side over the past seven years, Justin Ontong hasn't quite managed to showcase his skills on the international stage, perhaps being most famous for being handed a debut ahead of Jacques Rudolph in 2001 because of the quota system. On the domestic circuit, he piled on the runs last season to earn another South Africa recall. After moving from the Lions to take over as Cape Cobras captain this season, he has led them to two wins in their three games in the MTN championship so far. His patient half-century this week shored up his team's total and he also gave a reminder of his under-used offspinning ability by removing the rampaging Robin Peterson at a crucial juncture.
Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR | For | Against |
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Eagles | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | +1.098 | 1229/188.3 | 1126/207.4 |
Titans | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | +0.034 | 953/187.2 | 1046/207.0 |
Cape Cobras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +1.389 | 428/90.0 | 303/90.0 |
Lions | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -0.315 | 1123/212.0 | 1101/196.1 |
Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -0.582 | 792/162.0 | 828/151.2 |
Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.398 | 552/135.0 | 673/122.4 |