Sport24 looks back at the second round's action of Cricket South Africa's Four-Day Domestic Series in a quirky, "six-ball" format ... hence the "Super Over".
First delivery: Olivier is the hitman the Lions bought
For some of the parochial observers out there who are still disappointed by Duanne Olivier's decision to go the Kolpak route while he was in the process of destroying the Pakistanis in 2019, the fuss made by the Lions in announcing quite early that they'd scooped up the Proteas quick in the pre-season was met with indifference.
Yet, if their playing resources and backroom staff are anything to go by, the team from the Wanderers is simply interested in being the best.
And Olivier has transformed an already potent attack into an unstoppable one.
The 27-year-old's performance against Boland was notable for the fact that he was the kingpin and not just a brilliant right-hand man.
He was far too hot to handle and his nine wickets in the match has shot him up to the position of top-wicket taker in the series to date.
What an investment he's already proving to be.
Boland Rocks 170 in 51.1 overs (Janneman Malan 54, Stiaan van Zyl 42, Duanne Olivier 4/38, Sisanda Magala 4/83) and 150 in 42.5 overs (Siyabonga Mahima 47, Olivier 5/57) LOST to the Gauteng Lions 350 in 93.1 overs (Ryan Rickelton 117, Kagiso Rapulana 65, Reeza Hendricks 47, Ferisco Adams 5/24) BY AN INNINGS AND 30 RUNS
Second delivery: Aya Gqamane - diminutive magic-maker
There's something about Eastern Cape bowling all-rounders.
Sisanda Magala, for all the hoopla about his physique, has established himself as one of the most nuggety, persistent and skilful players on the domestic circuit and is now flourishing in a classy Lions system.
About 60km across the Jukskei river, his former Warriors team-mate Aya Gqamane is staking a similar claim.
Smaller in stature, the man from Qonce (formerly King William's Town) was touted for great things almost a decade ago after tearing up semi-pro batting orders and destroying the Lions on his senior first-class debut with match figures of 11/70.
Unfortunately, that also heralded a decade of underachievement as Gqamane, who needed to develop new tricks once his top-class nippy pace weren't quite possible anymore given his height.
But he's developed his latent batting ability and remains one of those priceless cricketers who makes things happen on the field.
An aggressive second first-class century put the cherry on top of a superb Titans batting performance before he came on for 9 overs in Province's second innings and nipped out Daniel Smith, the hosts' batting mainstay.
Magic-maker.
Titans 647/7 dec. in 172 overs (Grant Mokoena 154, Dean Elgar 117, Aya Gqamane 117*, Jiveshan Pillay 113*, Kyle Simmonds 3/151) BEAT Western Province 195 in 70.1 overs (Avi Mgijima 45, Daniel Smith 43, Simon Harmer 7/76) and 313 in 85.4 overs (Daniel Smith 83, Kyle Verreynne 50, Basheer Walters 42, Neil Brand 3/71, Harmer 3/149) BY AN INNINGS AND 139 RUNS
Third delivery: Dragons are merely puffing
Rightly hailed for their facilities and general competitiveness, there was much excitement when North West's bid to CSA granted them access to Division One.
But one has to wonder how wise that decision was given a rather disheartening start of losing three out of three.
Granted, their start to the season was blighted by injuries, but they have some decent playing staff at their disposal who simply aren't performing as they should.
There are legitimate concerns over an underpowered bowling attack that perhaps relies too much on the experienced Eldred Hawken though one must question whether the Dragons are simply too bullish with their batting.
They've been scoring at rollicking rates, but lose wickets as regularly as they pepper the fence.
That's a strategy thing ... and it needs to be addressed.
Eastern Province Warriors 334 in 114.1 overs (Lesiba Ngoepe 88, Eddie Moore 79, Diego Rosier 52, Alindile Mhletywa 46, Chad Classen 3/50) and 364/2 dec. in 95 overs (Matthew Breetzke 152*, Rudi Second 103*, Moore 52, Ngoepe 43) BEAT North West Dragons 350 in 100.2 overs (Wesley Marshall 94, Delano Potgieter 74, Nicky van den Bergh 64*, Tsepo Ndwandwa 4/55, Mthi Nabe 3/74) and 218 in 69.4 overs (Marshall 65, Van den Bergh 64, Nabe 3/28, Lizo Makhosi 3/33) BY 130 RUNS
Fourth delivery: Donald moulding himself a new protege
Any discerning local cricket fan will know that Gerald Coetzee is a special talent.
He played two Under-19 World Cups and didn't take long to grab attention when he was fast-tracked into senior cricket.
But the body took strain and Coetzee has been troubled by a few injuries in the past two years, part of it down to simply wanting him to establish himself.
However, with a grizzled mentor in the legendary Allan Donald, it seems that the Knight have found a balance.
The hype remains, but Coetzee himself is now simply a youngster who's getting overs under his belt and learning that a strike bowler needs to be able to provide a good supporting role too.
11 wickets and counting suggests that he's finally making headlines in the right manner.
KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins 226 in 83.3 overs (Keegan Petersen 57, Ruan de Swardt 49, Khaya Zondo 48, Alfred Mothoa 3/35, Mbulelo Mubaza 3/42, Gerald Coetzee 3/67) and 174/5 in 69.2 overs (De Swardt 51*, Petersen 43, Coetzee 3/51) DREW WITH Free State Knights 397/4 dec. in 108.3 overs (Matthew Kleinveldt 177*, Jacques Snyman 94, Farhaan Behardien 46)
Fifth delivery: Forgotten Whitehead another potential beneficiary of the new system
Sean Whitehead will never experience something like this in his life ever again: 111 runs, a match haul of 15/110.
There's not much to say about the left-arm spinner's performance for SWD in Oudtshoorn, those numbers are simply freakish and astonishing.
However, delve a bit deeper and the 24-year-old's showing is another example of the virtues of a domestic structure that provides a broader platform for player to stake a claim.
Whitehead is a former national Under-19 player that couldn't find a spot in his home province (Free State) and, in all likelihood, would've found himself struggling in the semi-pro environment.
Now the whole of South Africa knows what this clearly talented cricketer is capable of.
South Western Districts 242 in 83.4 overs (Leus du Plooy 91, Sean Whitehead 66, Divan Posthumus 3/10, Jurie Snyman 3/40) and 193 in 63.4 overs (Du Plooy 85*, Whitehead 45, Clayton August 3/21) BEAT Easterns Storm 250 in 85.5 overs (Sizwe Masondo 63, Gionne Koopman 60, Wesley Coulentianos 42, Whitehead 5/64) and 65 in 25.1 overs (Whitehead 10/36) BY 120 RUNS
Final delivery: Tuskers back on track as selfless devotion takes centre stage
Any sport needs its uncomplaining, always-willing stalwarts.
As mentioned previously, there are quite a few of those men in KZN Inland's squad.
This past weekend, it was the Tuskers' skipper, Michael Erlank, who showed the value of years of dedication and its consequent ability to translate into results.
Erlank was everywhere in a game that was in the balance after the first two completed innings.
It was his left-arm spinners that kept a lid on a fine Iinyathi effort with the bat, before his made a typically gritty 67 that allowed the Tuskers to get a good start.
Combining brilliantly with Luke Schlemmer in their opponents' second dig, they swung the match decisively in the Tuskers' favour.
MVP's are seldom more apparent.
Eastern Cape Iinyathi (Border) 384 in 130.2 overs (Thomas Kaber 103*, Marco Marais 87, Jason Niemand 70, Sean Jamison 52, Michael Erlank 4/66) and 106 in 51.5 overs (Niemand 51, Luke Schlemmer 6/31, Erlank 3/17) LOST TO KwaZulu-Natal Inland Tuskers 384 in 116.1 overs (Tshepang Dithole 162, Erlank 67, Kaber 5/109) and 108/3 in 21.4 overs BY 7 WICKETS
Other result:
Limpopo Impalas 290 in 114.3 overs (Bruce Shiburi 80, Ludwig Kaestner 78, Aubrey Swanepoel 7/56) and 185 in 61 overs (Malcolm Nofal 61, Aubrey Swanepoel 4/65) DREW with Northern Cape Heat 350 in 109.4 overs (Rivaldo Moonsamy 101, Evan Jones 67, Hanu Viljoen 46, Nofal 4/119) and 121/7 in 32 overs (Swanepoel 44*, Sithembile Langa 4/32).