Nottinghamshire took on a Titans XI at TUKS Oval in Pretoria over the final two full days of their 2026 pre-season tour of South Africa.
The game replicated Rothesay County Championship match conditions, and saw Nottinghamshire garner valuable batting and bowling practice against real-world opposition.
There was no live stream of the game, but you can relive Day Two as it happened with the now-concluded live blog below, as well as read a day summary and reaction from Peter Moores.
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Day 2
REACTION FROM PETER MOORES
DAY SUMMARY
AS IT HAPPENED
17:30 SAST (15:30 GMT): Handshakes occur in the middle and the game is brought to a conclusion with a succession of Nottinghamshire batters gaining more time in the middle.
16:45 SAST (14:45 GMT): Liam Patterson-White strikes an almighty six, before Joe Clarke retires not out to be replaced by Freddie McCann.
16:00 SAST (14:00 GMT): Joe Clarke and Liam Patterson-White will garner further time in the middle as Nottinghamshire opt to bat again following tea. The tourists' nominal lead is 160.
15:35 SAST (13:35 GMT): Nottinghamshire gain a further 14 overs with ball in hand, reducing Titans to 69-5 in the process, before a late tea is taken. All five wickets were caught, and Rob Lord led the way with two - alongside Lyndon James, Olly Stone, and Dillon Pennington all taking one apiece.
14:25 SAST (12:25 GMT): Titans effectively end their first innings on 98-9, and openers GJ Maree and Thebe Gazide return to the middle. With a new ball in hand, Olly Stone returns to the attack.
14:00 SAST (12:00 GMT): Conor McKerr has another wicket as he has Divan de Villiers caught behind for 28, ending a 146-ball stay at the crease. Titans are 89-9.
13:15 SAST (11:15 GMT): A fine piece of fielding from Olly Stone sees Lesego Kokohlabana run out at the striker's end in the middle of Liam Patterson-White's over for eight. Titans are 66-8.
13:00 SAST (11:00 GMT): We're back underway after lunch, with Olly Stone bowling and Divan de Villiers and Lesego Kokohlabana in the middle for Titans.
12:15 SAST (10:15 GMT): That's lunch here at TUKS Oval, after a thoroughly productive morning session for Nottinghamshire sees Titans reduced to 49-7 after 29 overs.
12:10 SAST (10:10 GMT): Liam Patterson-White is introduced to the attack and makes an immediate impact by removing Mannikam lbw for four. Titans are 48-7.
11:55 SAST (09:55 GMT): Dillon Pennington has another as Marcus Bakker is caught behind for four. Titans are 42-6.
11:30 SAST (09:30 GMT): Conor McKerr joins the party with a lethal yorker that pins Lethabo Phahlamohlaka lbw for three. Titans are 30-5 in the 19th over.
11:05 SAST (09:05 GMT): Rob Lord doubles up as Steve Stolk nicks to Freddie McCann in the slips and falls for a ten-ball duck. Titans are 24-4.
10:55 SAST (08:55 GMT): Titans add nothing more to their total before a third wicket falls, and it's Rob Lord with it as Divan Engelbrecht is caught behind for four.
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10:45 SAST (08:45 GMT): Dillon Pennington joins Olly Stone in the wickets as GJ Maree nicks behind to the wicketkeeper for 18. Titans are 23-2 in the tenth over.
10:30 SAST (08:45 GMT): Olly Stone gets the first breakthrough on a hot morning in Pretoria as Thebe Gazide is bowled for one. Titans lose their first wicket with 15 runs on the board.
10:00 SAST (08:00 GMT): Olly Stone will open the bowling for Nottinghamshire, with captain GJ Maree on strike for Titans and Thebe Gazide opening the batting alongside him.
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