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Hollywoodbets Pro Series Weekend Wrap: Titans Dominate As Knights And Lions Secure Victories

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Hollywoodbets Pro Series Weekend Wrap: Titans Dominate As Knights And Lions Secure Victories:

JOHANNESBURG: The Fidelity Titans secured a resounding 168-run victory over the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers in Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Pro50 clash in Oudtshoorn.

Batting first, Titans posted an imposing total of 250/5. Leading the charge was Sune Luus, who anchored the innings with an unbeaten 114, demonstrating her class and resilience at the crease. She was well supported by Gandhi Jafta (60) and Eliz-Mari Marx (33*), who provided crucial partnerships to set a formidable target.

The Titans’ bowlers then took centre stage, with Paulinah Mashishi delivering a career-best performance.

Her exceptional spell saw her claim five wickets for just 10 runs in nine overs, dismantling the Badgers’ batting lineup. The Badgers were bundled out for 82 runs, giving the Titans a decisive win.

Meanwhile, in Durban, the Knights cruised to a six-wicket victory over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins. Dolphins struggled with the bat and were dismissed for 134.

Knights’ bowlers were relentless, with Evodia Yekile leading the attack with four wickets. Miane Smit and Zintle Kula each contributed with three wickets, ensuring the hosts were kept in check.

Chasing 135, the Knights comfortably reached the target, driven by Luyanda Nzuza’s unbeaten 43. The young star, fresh from the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, showed remarkable composure to see her side home.

At the WSB Newlands, the DP World Lions secured a 62-run victory against World Sports Betting Western Province.

Batting first, the Lions posted a competitive total of 241/6. Sunette Viljoen-Louw was the standout performer with an impressive 87, well supported by Sinalo Jafta (46).

Defending their total, Lions showcased a disciplined bowling performance, led by Raisibe Ntozakhe, who claimed three wickets. Western Province struggled to build partnerships and were eventually bowled out for 179, handing the Lions a comfortable win.

In Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Pro20 fixtures:

Titans continued their winning momentum by defeating the Garden Route Badgers by 23 runs.

Dolphins bounced back with a 54-run victory over the Knights, avenging their defeat in the Pro50.

Western Province also turned the tables on the Lions, with Faye Tunnicliffe anchoring the chase with an unbeaten 65. Despite Tazmin Brits’ valiant half-century (56), the Lions fell short as Western Province clinched a six-wicket win.

UPCOMING HOLLYWOODBETS PRO SERIES MATCHES

HOLLYWOODBETS PRO50

Saturday, 01 March 2025 – 10h00

Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs World Sports Betting Western Province – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead

Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers vs DP World Lions – Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn

Knights vs Fidelity Titans – Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

HOLLYWOODBETS PRO20

Sunday, 02 March – 10h00

Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs World Sports Betting Western Province – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead

Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers vs DP World Lions – Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn

Knights vs Fidelity Titans – Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Source: cricket.co.za

Tazmin Brits: BORN – January 08, 1991, Klerksdorp, North West Province. NICKNAME – Tazz. BATTING STYLE – Right hand Bat. FIELDING POSITION – Occasional Wicketkeeper. PLAYING ROLE – Opening Batter. TEAMS – North West Dragons, North West Women, South Africa Emerging Players
Women, South Africa Women.

– MyZA

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The Randlord Mansions: History

The history of these mansions is also a story of urban warfare and preservation. In the 1960s and 70s, as Johannesburg expanded, many of the original Parktown estates were ruthlessly demolished to make way for the M1 Highway and the massive concrete campus of the Wits University Medical School. The “Parktown War” saw heritage activists fighting the bulldozers to save what remained of the city’s architectural soul. Today, several of the surviving mansions serve as corporate headquarters, schools, or museums, stripped of their private domesticity but preserved as monuments to a gilded age.

Interestingly, these mansions also played a secret role in the city’s political evolution. It was in the drawing rooms of Parktown that the “progressive” mining elite would meet to discuss the future of the country, often finding themselves at odds with the more conservative Boer government. Lady Florence Phillips, in particular, used her influence to found the Johannesburg Art Gallery, insisting that a world-class city needed world-class culture, not just gold bars. Today, walking the “Heritage Trail” through Parktown offers a haunting contrast; you stand in the quiet, manicured gardens of the victors, looking down at the pulsing, crowded city that their gold mines created. It is the ultimate “view from the top,” a reminder that the extreme wealth of Sandton today has its DNA rooted in the stone-and-timber palaces of the 1900s.