Results and scores from the first two days of the 2024 Over-40 World Cup in South Africa.
20 February results
South Africa Over-40 v Sri Lanka Over-40
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by four wickets at Bergvliet High School.
Sri Lanka: 182 all out in 41.2 overs
Jonathan Weerasuriya: 52
Marlon Fernando: 37
Lundi Mbane: 4/21
Johan Fourie: 3/26
South Africa: 185/6 in 40.3 overs
Jaco Castle: 49 not out
Kyle Smit: 40
Jonathan Weerasuriya: 2/11
Mervan Fernando: 2/47
Zimbabwe Over-40 v Canada Over-40
Canada beat Zimbabwe by two runs at South African College High School (SACS).
Canada: 230/8 in 45 overs
Harmandeep Dosanjh: 64
Sajit Gill: 43
Simon Seager: 4/50
Bertie Erasmus: 2/23
Zimbabwe: 228/9 in 45 overs
Gavin Rennie: 78
Doug Marillier: 42
Shailesh Patel: 3/20
Manpreet Khaira: 3/40
England Over-40 v USA Over-40
England beat United States of America by 97 runs at Reddam House Constantia.
England: 263/5 in 45 overs
Justin Bishop: 82
Chris Hewison: 47
Muhammad Farrukh: 3/47
Jignesh Desai: 1/31
USA: 166 all out in 37 overs
Jignesh Desai: 40
Gurpreet Raina: 27
Darren Stevens: 4/26
Steven Naylor: 3/15
Namibia Over-40 v Australia Over-40
Australia beat Namibia by 146 runs at Westerford High School.
Australia: 319/4 in 45 overs
Luke Jackson: 108 not out
Greg Hunt: 66
Gerrie Snyman: 2/36
Riaan de Witt: 2/80
Namibia: 173 all out in 41.5 overs
Duane Viljoen: 87
Rowan Erasmus: 22
Scott Jarvis: 3/21
Peter Atkinson: 3/45
UAE Over-40 v India Over-40
India beat United Arab Emirates by 83 runs at Milnerton High School.
India: 256/6 in 45 overs
Iqbal Khan: 72
Taraknath Roy: 58
Zar Khan: 2/37
Narayanan Krishnan: 1/11
UAE: 173 all out in 36.1 overs
Sudheesh Sobhana: 98
Rehan Khan: 25
Jigar Mehta: 4/19
Yogesh Dicholkar: 3/14
Wales Over-40 v New Zealand Over-40
New Zealand beat Wales by 211 runs at Wynberg Boys' High School.
New Zealand: 376/3 in 45 overs
Hardeep Singh: 137
Greg Johnson: 100 not out
Gareth Edwards: 1/57
Owain Hopkins: 1/70
Wales: 165 all out in 45.1 overs
Michael Martin: 41
Sion Morris: 35
Farhan Mirza: 3/23
Nick Smith: 2/17
Updated points tables
Group A
Position | Team | Won | Lost | Points | Net run-rate |
1. Australia | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.6 |
2. England | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.7 |
3. Canada | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
4. Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.6 |
5. Namibia | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.8 |
6. USA | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.9 |
Group B
Position | Team | Won | Lost | Points | Net run-rate |
1. New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
2. South Africa | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.4 |
3. Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
4. India | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.2 |
5. UAE | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.4 |
6. Wales | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4.1 |
Top 5 run-scorers overall
Hardeep Singh (NZ Over-40) - 194 runs
Sudheesh Sobhana (UAE Over-40) - 153 runs
Vinay Devisetty (Canada Over-40) - 146 runs
Ben Rapson (NZ Over-40) - 133 runs
Duane Viljoen (Namibia Over-40) - 119 runs
Top 5 wicket-takers overall
Farhan Mirza (NZ Over-40) - 8 wickets
Yogesh Dicholkar (India Over-40) - 7 wickets
Fakir Dungaria (India Over-40) - 7 wickets
Scott Jarvis (Australia Over-40) - 6 wickets
Lundi Mbane (SA Over-40) - 5 wickets
19 February results
South Africa Over-40 v Wales Over-40
South Africa beat Wales by eight wickets at Green Point Cricket Club.
Wales: 119 all out in 43.5 overs
Nick Morgan: 57
Owain Hopkins: 28
Yasser Ditta: 3/12
Jaco Castle: 2/12
South Africa: 122/2 in 23.4 overs
Warren Dugmore: 52 not out
Nathan Jones: 34 not out
Matt Smart: 1/11
Gareth Edwards: 1/23
USA Over-40 v Australia Over-40
Australia beat United States of America by nine wickets at Claremont Cricket Club.
USA: 169 all out in 45 overs
Jignesh Desai: 73
Vinod Periagram: 33
Jamie Panelli: 3/16
Scott Jarvis: 3/39
Australia: 170/1 in 31.3 overs
Cos Beadle: 88 not out
Jeff Hemming: 58
Saqib Qureshi: 1/42
Amit Sood: 0/6
England Over-40 v Zimbabwe Over-40
England beat Zimbabwe by five wickets at Western Province Cricket Club.
Zimbabwe: 149 all out in 37.2 overs
Doug Marillier: 35
Trevor Gripper: 35
George Brooksbank: 2/24
Mohammad Akhtar: 2/25
England: 151/5 in 35.1 overs
Nick Compton: 54
Chris Hewison: 49
Mark Ferrao: 2/17
Arch Harley: 2/28
Canada Over-40 v Namibia Over-40
Canada beat Namibia by three wickets at Cape Town Cricket Club.
Namibia: 253/7 in 45 overs
Nicolaas Buys: 99 not out
Gerrie Snyman: 80
Yunus Anwar: 2/32
Godwin Alfred: 2/34
Canada: 255/7 in 43.3 overs
Vinay Devisetty: 103 not out
Sajit Gill: 68
Nicolaas Buys: 3/44
Pieter Meuwesen: 2/54
Sri Lanka Over-40 v UAE Over-40
Sri Lanka beat United Arab Emirates by five wickets at Durbanville Cricket Club.
UAE: 216 all out in 44.2 overs
Sudeesh Sobhana: 55
Rehan Khan: 40
Nissanka Herath: 4/28
Ruwan Premathilaka: 2/29
Sri Lanka: 217/5 in 37.5 overs
Suneth Sampath: 57
Hansa Wijayasundara: 51 not out
Rehan Khan: 3/48
Zar Khan: 1/31
New Zealand Over-40 v India Over-40
New Zealand beat India by 103 runs at Claremont Cricket Club.
New Zealand: 263 all out in 45 overs
Hardeep Singh: 57
Ben Rapson: 56
Fakir Dungaria: 4/39
Yogesh Dicholkar: 4/39
India: 160 all out in 43.3 overs
Iqbal Khan: 40
Fakir Dungaria: 31
Farhan Mirza: 5/37
Jeremy Wylie: 2/14