Proteas

SA will be chasing glory when they contest the Over-50 World Cup final against England at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town on Monday.

At the other end, he was ably supported by Marcus Sharp (1/18), and contributions from the England attack all around. At 9/2 England looked in trouble but Steve Foster’s measured 13, backed up by Naseer Ahmed’s excellent 50 off 69 balls got their campaign back on track. The Proteas got off to a pacey and solid start in reply, with captain Louis Koen (21 off 19 balls) and the in-form Brandon Nash (52 off 66 balls) scoring above the asking rate in the opening overs to put the Kiwi bowlers under pressure.