TeamSA on the medals table on day two of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
RESULTS: How Team SA Fared on Day 2
Lara van Niekerk won GOLD in the women’s 50m breaststroke as TeamSA got on the medals table on day two of the competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The T20 women’s cricketers lost their opener to New Zealand, but the men’s Sevens rugby players booked a quarter-final against Canada.
BADMINTON
Mixed Team event: Group D: SA 0 Malaysia 5
Mixed doubles: Jarred Elliott, Deidree Jordaan lost 2-0 (21-7, 21-8) to Teng Fong Chia, Koong Le Tan
Men’s singles: Caden Kakora lost 2-0 (21-11, 21-8) to Tze Yong Ng
Women’s singles: Johanna Scholtz lost 2-0 (21-5, 21-4) to Jin Wei Goh
Men’s doubles: Jarred Elliott, Robert Summers lost 2-0 (21-6, 21-9) to Peng Soon Chan, Kian Meng Tan
Women’s doubles: Deidree Jordaan, Johanna Scholtz lost 2-0 (21-18, 21-13) to Yea See Chea, Pel Jing Lal
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Pool B: SA 0 Rwanda 2
Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams lost 2-0 (21-19, 21-16) to Gatsinzi and Ntagengwa
BOXING
Women’s 57kg, Round of 32: Amzolele Dyeyi lost on points (5-0) Hussam Uddin Mohammed (India)
CRICKET
T20 Women (Group B): SA 154-7 lost to New Zealand 167-2 by 13 runs
TeamSA won the toss and put their opponents in to bat at Edgbaston. New Zealand were always travelling comfortably, with the lights on midway through the innings, and they reached 167-2 in their 20 overs. Suzie Bates top-scored for NZ with 91no, while 18 runs came off Ayabonga Khaka’s final over. Chloe Tryon’s 39 runs off 17 balls and Sune Luus (32 off 18) threatened to pull SA back into the contest, but they were always behind the run-rate in their chase.
HOCKEY
Men’s Pool A: SA 2 Pakistan 2
Team SA opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw, with goals by Connor Beauchamp and Matthew Guise-Brown. SA, who had 52% of the possession, will feel a little unlucky to not win. However, they were denied the victory with a goal in the final minute by Afraz earning Pakistan a point.
LAWN BOWLS
Women’s singles, Section C, Round 3: Colleen Piketh lost 21-18 to Shae Wilson (Norfolk Island). Piketh now has a W1 L2 record
Para Women’s Pairs B6-B8, Section A, Round 3: vs Australia (Desiree Levin, Victoria van der Merwe lost 18-7 to Australia. The SA pair now have a W2 L1 record|Women’s Fours, Section B, Round 3: Johanna Snyman, Esme Kruger, Bridgit Calitz and Thabelo Muvhango drew 14-14 with New Zealand. They now have a W2 D1 record
Men’s Pairs B6-B8, Section A, Round 3: Willem Viljoen, Deon van der Vyver lost 18-10 to Scotland. The SA bowlers have a L2 D1 record
Men’s Pairs B6-B8, Section A, Round 4: Willem Viljoen and Deon van der Vyver lost 17-7 to New Zealand. They now have a L3 D1 record
Men’s Pairs: Section D, Round 3: Prince Nelounde, Wayne Rittmuller bt Australia 17-8. They have won all three of their matches so far
Men’s Trips, Section D, Round 3: Jason Evans, Petrus Breitenbach, Bradley Robinson beat Malaysia 17-12. They now have a W1 L2 record
PARA-ATHLETICS
T53-54, Men’s marathon: Tiaan Bosch finished eighth in 2:05.57. Johnboy Smith of England took the gold in 1:41:15 with Sean Frame of Scotland in silver, 4:34 behind
RUGBY SEVENS
Women, Pool B: SA 12 Scotland 33
Team SA lost their third straight pool match, but were able to get on the scoreboard after two tough defeats against Australia (38-0) and Fiji (41-0). Liske Lategan and Donelle Snyders were the two try scorers for Team SA. The half-time score was 26-5 to Scotland
Women’s 5th-8th playoffs: SA 0 England 36
England led 12-0 at half-time and stretched away to consign Team SA to their fourth defeat of the Games
Men, Pool B: SA 34 Scotland 0
Team SA reached the quarter-finals by going through their pool unbeaten. They beat Malaysia 46-0, Tonga 36-5 and Scotland 34-0, conceding only one try in three games. Angelo Davids (3), Selvyn Davids, JC Pretorius and Shaun Williams crossed the tryline for SA, who led 10-0 at half-time.
Men’s quarter-finals: SA Canada
SWIMMING
Men’s 200m freestyle, heats: Matt Sates finished second in his heat in 1:48.25, while Andrew Ross finished fifth in 1:49.75. Sates qualified seventh fastest for the final, while Ross placed 18th overall and missed out
Final: Matt Sates finished sixth in 1:47.45sec, with gold going to Scotland’s Duncan Scott in 1:45.02
Men’s 100m breaststroke, heats: Brenden Crawford finished third behind Adam Peaty in 1:01.11, while Michael Houlie was sixth in 1:01.62. Both qualified for the semi-finals, in eighth and 12th positions respectively
Semi-final: Brenden Crawford finished fourth in the opening semi-final 1:04.64 and Michael Houlie was fifth in 1:01.24. Crawford qualifued fir rhe final as eighth fastest, but Houlie (12th) missed out
Men’s 400m IM, heats: Matt Sates finished second in his heat in 4:19.04 and qualified third fastest for the final
Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, heats: Team SA (Guy Brooks, Clayton Jimmie, Andrew Ross, Brenden Crawford) finished third behind Australia and England and qualified sixth fastest into the final
Women’s 50m freestyle, heats: Emma Chelius finished second in her heat in 25.11, while Olivia Nel was fourth in her heat in 25.40 and Erin Gallagher fifth in 25.54. They all qualified for the semi-finals in 5th, 8th and 10th position, respectively
Semi-finals: Gallagher finished fourth in the first semi in 25.31, with Olivia Nel fifth 25.38. In the second semi, Emma Chelius finished third in 24.94. Chelius (fifth) and Gallagher (seventh) moved into the finals while Nel (ninth) is first reserve
Women’s 100m backstroke, heats: Rebecca Meder finished 4th in 1:01.78, which was 7th fastest heading into the semi-finals
Women’s 50m breaststroke, final: GOLD!! Lara van Niekerk won gold in a Games record 29.73sec with Tatjana Schoenmaker fourth and Kaylene Corbett sixth
Women’s S13 50m freestyle, final: Alani Ferreira finished seventh in 30.89 and Cornelle Leach finished eighth in 31.34
TABLE TENNIS
Women’s Group 2: South Africa 3 Fiji 0
Doubles: Lailaa Edwards, Danisha Patel bt Grace Yee, Carolyn Li 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 13-11)
Singles: Misfiquh Kalam bt Touea Titana 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-4)
Singles: Danisha Patel bt Grace Yee 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-8)
Men’s Group 2: South Africa 1 Ghana 3
Doubles: Shaun Jones, Kirshwan Steyn lost 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-8) to Emmanuel Commey, Derek Abrefa
Singles: Chetan Nathoo beat Emmanuel Asante 3-2 (11-13, 4-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8)
Singles: Shaun Jones lost to Derek Abrefa 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-2)
Singles: Chetan Nathoo lost to Emmanuel Commey 3-0 (11-9, 14-12, 11-5)
GYMNASTICS
Team final, Individual qualification: Caitlin Rooskrantz, Naveen Daries, Shante Koti, Garcelle Napier, Mammule Rankoe reached the final
NETBALL
Women’s Pool A: South Africa Jamaica
RUGBY SEVENS
8.20pm Men’s quarter-finals: SA vs Canada
SWIMMING
Men’s 100m backstroke, final: Pieter Coetze
9.26pm: Women’s 4x100m freestyle, final
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL (3×3)
8.45pm Women, Group B: SA vs Scotland
Photo: Anton Geyser
RESULTS: How Team SA Fared on Day 2
Lara van Niekerk won GOLD in the women’s 50m breaststroke as TeamSA got on the medals table on day two of the competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The T20 women’s cricketers lost their opener to New Zealand, but the men’s Sevens rugby players booked a quarter-final against Canada.
BADMINTON
Mixed Team event: Group D: SA 0 Malaysia 5
Mixed doubles: Jarred Elliott, Deidree Jordaan lost 2-0 (21-7, 21-8) to Teng Fong Chia, Koong Le Tan
Men’s singles: Caden Kakora lost 2-0 (21-11, 21-8) to Tze Yong Ng
Women’s singles: Johanna Scholtz lost 2-0 (21-5, 21-4) to Jin Wei Goh
Men’s doubles: Jarred Elliott, Robert Summers lost 2-0 (21-6, 21-9) to Peng Soon Chan, Kian Meng Tan
Women’s doubles: Deidree Jordaan, Johanna Scholtz lost 2-0 (21-18, 21-13) to Yea See Chea, Pel Jing Lal
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Pool B: SA 0 Rwanda 2
Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams lost 2-0 (21-19, 21-16) to Gatsinzi and Ntagengwa
BOXING
Women’s 57kg, Round of 32: Amzolele Dyeyi lost on points (5-0) Hussam Uddin Mohammed (India)
CRICKET
T20 Women (Group B): SA 154-7 lost to New Zealand 167-2 by 13 runs
TeamSA won the toss and put their opponents in to bat at Edgbaston. New Zealand were always travelling comfortably, with the lights on midway through the innings, and they reached 167-2 in their 20 overs. Suzie Bates top-scored for NZ with 91no, while 18 runs came off Ayabonga Khaka’s final over. Chloe Tryon’s 39 runs off 17 balls and Sune Luus (32 off 18) threatened to pull SA back into the contest, but they were always behind the run-rate in their chase.
HOCKEY
Men’s Pool A: SA 2 Pakistan 2
Team SA opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw, with goals by Connor Beauchamp and Matthew Guise-Brown. SA, who had 52% of the possession, will feel a little unlucky to not win. However, they were denied the victory with a goal in the final minute by Afraz earning Pakistan a point.
LAWN BOWLS
Women’s singles, Section C, Round 3: Colleen Piketh lost 21-18 to Shae Wilson (Norfolk Island). Piketh now has a W1 L2 record
Para Women’s Pairs B6-B8, Section A, Round 3: vs Australia (Desiree Levin, Victoria van der Merwe lost 18-7 to Australia. The SA pair now have a W2 L1 record|Women’s Fours, Section B, Round 3: Johanna Snyman, Esme Kruger, Bridgit Calitz and Thabelo Muvhango drew 14-14 with New Zealand. They now have a W2 D1 record
Men’s Pairs B6-B8, Section A, Round 3: Willem Viljoen, Deon van der Vyver lost 18-10 to Scotland. The SA bowlers have a L2 D1 record
Men’s Pairs B6-B8, Section A, Round 4: Willem Viljoen and Deon van der Vyver lost 17-7 to New Zealand. They now have a L3 D1 record
Men’s Pairs: Section D, Round 3: Prince Nelounde, Wayne Rittmuller bt Australia 17-8. They have won all three of their matches so far
Men’s Trips, Section D, Round 3: Jason Evans, Petrus Breitenbach, Bradley Robinson beat Malaysia 17-12. They now have a W1 L2 record
PARA-ATHLETICS
T53-54, Men’s marathon: Tiaan Bosch finished eighth in 2:05.57. Johnboy Smith of England took the gold in 1:41:15 with Sean Frame of Scotland in silver, 4:34 behind
RUGBY SEVENS
Women, Pool B: SA 12 Scotland 33
Team SA lost their third straight pool match, but were able to get on the scoreboard after two tough defeats against Australia (38-0) and Fiji (41-0). Liske Lategan and Donelle Snyders were the two try scorers for Team SA. The half-time score was 26-5 to Scotland
Women’s 5th-8th playoffs: SA 0 England 36
England led 12-0 at half-time and stretched away to consign Team SA to their fourth defeat of the Games
Men, Pool B: SA 34 Scotland 0
Team SA reached the quarter-finals by going through their pool unbeaten. They beat Malaysia 46-0, Tonga 36-5 and Scotland 34-0, conceding only one try in three games. Angelo Davids (3), Selvyn Davids, JC Pretorius and Shaun Williams crossed the tryline for SA, who led 10-0 at half-time.
Men’s quarter-finals: SA Canada
SWIMMING
Men’s 200m freestyle, heats: Matt Sates finished second in his heat in 1:48.25, while Andrew Ross finished fifth in 1:49.75. Sates qualified seventh fastest for the final, while Ross placed 18th overall and missed out
Final: Matt Sates finished sixth in 1:47.45sec, with gold going to Scotland’s Duncan Scott in 1:45.02
Men’s 100m breaststroke, heats: Brenden Crawford finished third behind Adam Peaty in 1:01.11, while Michael Houlie was sixth in 1:01.62. Both qualified for the semi-finals, in eighth and 12th positions respectively
Semi-final: Brenden Crawford finished fourth in the opening semi-final 1:04.64 and Michael Houlie was fifth in 1:01.24. Crawford qualifued fir rhe final as eighth fastest, but Houlie (12th) missed out
Men’s 400m IM, heats: Matt Sates finished second in his heat in 4:19.04 and qualified third fastest for the final
Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, heats: Team SA (Guy Brooks, Clayton Jimmie, Andrew Ross, Brenden Crawford) finished third behind Australia and England and qualified sixth fastest into the final
Women’s 50m freestyle, heats: Emma Chelius finished second in her heat in 25.11, while Olivia Nel was fourth in her heat in 25.40 and Erin Gallagher fifth in 25.54. They all qualified for the semi-finals in 5th, 8th and 10th position, respectively
Semi-finals: Gallagher finished fourth in the first semi in 25.31, with Olivia Nel fifth 25.38. In the second semi, Emma Chelius finished third in 24.94. Chelius (fifth) and Gallagher (seventh) moved into the finals while Nel (ninth) is first reserve
Women’s 100m backstroke, heats: Rebecca Meder finished 4th in 1:01.78, which was 7th fastest heading into the semi-finals
Women’s 50m breaststroke, final: GOLD!! Lara van Niekerk won gold in a Games record 29.73sec with Tatjana Schoenmaker fourth and Kaylene Corbett sixth
Women’s S13 50m freestyle, final: Alani Ferreira finished seventh in 30.89 and Cornelle Leach finished eighth in 31.34
TABLE TENNIS
Women’s Group 2: South Africa 3 Fiji 0
Doubles: Lailaa Edwards, Danisha Patel bt Grace Yee, Carolyn Li 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 13-11)
Singles: Misfiquh Kalam bt Touea Titana 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-4)
Singles: Danisha Patel bt Grace Yee 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-8)
Men’s Group 2: South Africa 1 Ghana 3
Doubles: Shaun Jones, Kirshwan Steyn lost 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-8) to Emmanuel Commey, Derek Abrefa
Singles: Chetan Nathoo beat Emmanuel Asante 3-2 (11-13, 4-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8)
Singles: Shaun Jones lost to Derek Abrefa 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-2)
Singles: Chetan Nathoo lost to Emmanuel Commey 3-0 (11-9, 14-12, 11-5)
GYMNASTICS
Team final, Individual qualification: Caitlin Rooskrantz, Naveen Daries, Shante Koti, Garcelle Napier, Mammule Rankoe reached the final
NETBALL
Women’s Pool A: South Africa Jamaica
RUGBY SEVENS
8.20pm Men’s quarter-finals: SA vs Canada
SWIMMING
Men’s 100m backstroke, final: Pieter Coetze
9.26pm: Women’s 4x100m freestyle, final
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL (3×3)
8.45pm Women, Group B: SA vs Scotland
Photo: Anton Geyser
