Ashwell Prince who has played for the Chevrolet Warriors since 2008 has announced his retirement from cricket. He will play his last match for the Chevrolet Warriors starting tomorrow when they play their penultimate Sunfoil Series match against the Cobras in Cape Town.
The Knights are confident that their captain, Johannes van der Wath, will be fit to play against The Titans in the penultimate round of the Sunfoil Series at SuperSport Park on Thursday, but are likely to make do without Ryan McLaren and Dean Elgar.
The Cape Cobras will be without fast bowler Vernon Philander for what coach Paul Adams expects will be a seam-friendly Sunfoil Series affair against the Warriors at Sahara Park Newlands.
The Highveld Lions are likely to hand a franchise debut to South Africa Under-19 star, Kagiso Rabada, when they travel to Sahara Stadium Kingsmead this week to take on the Dolphins in the Sunfoil Series.
The Cape Cobras and the Knights will be chasing the biggest financial prize in the history of South African domestic cricket in the final two rounds of the Sunfoil Series.
The Knights ensured that the Sunfoil Series will go right down to the wire after they beat the Cape Cobras by five wickets at the Diamond Oval to close the gap between the top two franchises in the competition.
Andrew Birch took his match haul to 9 for 108 as the Warriors recorded a 174-run victory over the Highveld Lions in their Sunfoil Series clash at Axxess St. George’s on Sunday.
The Warriors will go into the final day of their Sunfoil Series clash against the Highveld Lions at Axxess St. George’s needing nine wickets to seal their second win of the competition.
The Knights gave their Sunfoil Series title hopes a massive boost on Saturday when they bowled the Cape Cobras out for 92 on the third day of their clash at the Diamond Oval.
The Titans and the Dolphins walked away with five points apiece when their Sunfoil Series match at Sahara Park Willowmoore was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Saturday.
