The Dolphins kept the pressure on the Cape Cobras in the race for a RAM SLAM T20 home final as they beat The Titans by eight wickets at SuperSport Park on Wednesday to move within two points of the Cobras.
The Highveld Lions may have just three points from the first half of the RAM SLAM T20, but coach Geoffrey Toyana isn’t giving up hope of defending the title just yet.
The Titans have been boosted by the arrival of Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal as they attempt to claw back the ground between themselves and the RAM SLAM T20 table-topping Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras at Sahara Park Newlands on Wednesday.
Half centuries from Dean Elgar and Pite van Biljon kept the Knights’ RAM SLAM T20 play-off hopes alive as they secured a seven-wicket victory over The Titans at SuperSport Park on Sunday.
The Titans bowlers put the squeeze on the Highveld Lions batsmen when it mattered most as they earned a 10-run victory in the RAM SLAM T20 at Senwes Park on Friday.
Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) flagship domestic T20 competition, the RAM SLAM T20 Challenge, will be televised globally this season after CSA concluded a deal with Dubai-based broadcaster and Asian Proteas cricket rights holders, TAJ TV.
Jon-Jon Smuts contributed with both bat and ball as the Warriors put The Titans in a tight spot on day two of their Sunfoil Series clash at Axxess St George’s on Friday.
The Sunfoil Series match between the Dolphins and The Titans was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent inclement weather at Sahara Park Kingsmead and the teams share the points.
The Titans have seen their Sunfoil Series fixture against the Sunfoil Dolphins brought forward by a day at short notice due to the funeral of Nelson Mandela, but Titans coach Rob Walter has been grateful for the break that his side has enjoyed recently.
The transition from one-day cricket to the four-day game can often be a challenge, and The Titans captain, Henry Davids, admits that his side failed the test in their opening match of the Sunfoil Series.
