Day two and the Warriors fall short in the runs department. Making only 210 runs in their innings, the Warriors come up 91 runs short over the Knights’ first innings total. Batting steadily in the beginning Bennett and Price put up 80 runs for the first wicket in 28 overs before Price nipped one to Van Wyk which was gloved comfortably. 
Wickets fell at a steady rate and only Birch in the tail managed to keep it going, while his team mates dropped around him. In only his second game for Warriors, Reece Williams put up the second highest batting partnership together with Birch, 28 runs .
Van der Wath for the Knights was the chief destroyer taking 6/66 wickets in 21 overs.
Batting figures, Price 38 off 91 balls, Bennett 41/115, JJ Smuts 15/24, A Jacobs 13/33, C Thyssen 28/52, J Kreusch 2/11, K Smuts 6/21, J Theron 4/18, Birch not out 31/25, B Walters 8/8, and R Williams 14 off 9.
Knights bowling figures, JJ van der Wath 20 overs/6/66, McClaren 15/25/1, D du Preez 13/35/1, Mpitsang 8/29/1 and Tsabalala 11/48/1.
Birch made the early break through for the Warriors in the Knights’ second innings by removing Elgar in the 3rd over and Hendricks in the 7th. Elgar out for one and Hendricks out for four. At that stage it was 2 wickets for 6 runs. At stumps on day two, Knights are 17 for 2 after 12 overs, Rilee Russouw 2 runs off 21 balls and Bailey 9 runs off 22 balls. Only two Warriors bowlers were used up to the close of play, Birch 6 overs 10 runs for 2 wickets and Rusty Theron 6 overs for 6 runs.
Knights will go into day three with a lead of 108 runs with 8 wickets in hand.
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With the pretty dismal performance of the Warriors this season one can’t help but wonder if maybe EP does not have the depth of talent to fill the gaps left by local players who have been called up for Proteas Duty?