Boland into CSA One-Day Cup playoffs after Wanderers washout

Goldrush Boland secured their place in the CSA One-Day Cup knockouts after their match against the DP World Lions at DP World Wanderers on Wednesday was rained out.

The two points gained from the no result lifts Boland onto 21 points with one pool game remaining and although they can still be caught at the top of the table, no matter what happens in the final round they will finish in the top three.

The team that finishes top of the log will progress straight to the final, while the second and third placed sides will battle it out in a playoff to reach the trophy match.

The no result for the Lions ended their very slim hopes of making it into the playoffs and they will now be playing for pride in their final pool match.

Earlier in the day Boland won the toss and chose to bowl, and got off to a good start as Glenton Stuurman had Reeza Hendricks (2) caught by Gavin Kaplan, with the score 6-1 in the fourth over.

Wandile Makwetu (47) and Zubayr Hamza (15) looked to settle things with a 51-run second-wicket partnership, before Aya Gqamane struck, bowling Hamza to reduce the hosts to 57-2.

That soon became 65-3 as Mitchell van Buuren (4) was caught by Blayde Capell off the bowling of Akhona Mnyaka, and he was followed four overs later by Makwetu as the Mnyaka-Capell combo struck again, leaving the Lions on 83-4.

Connor Esterhuizen (36*) and Richard Seletswane (17), tried to revive the innings with a 42-run stand, only for Imran Manack to have Seletswane caught.

But just a few balls later the rain started falling, chasing the players from the field with the Lions on 126-5 in the 32nd over, before a huge Highveld storm blew in ending any chance of further play in the match.

LIONS: Reeza Hendricks, Wandile Makwetu (wk), Zubayr Hamza, Mitchell van Buuren, Connor Esterhuizen, Richard Seletswane, Delano Potgieter, Evan Jones, Bjorn Fortuin (capt), Codi Yusuf, Nqaba Peter.

BOLAND: Blayde Capell, Grant Roelofsen (wk), Gavin Kaplan, Aviwe Mgijima, Clyde Fortuin (capt), Lehan Botha, Aya Gqamane, Imran Manack, Glenton Stuurman, Akhona Mnyaka, Keith Dudgeon