Cobras dominate, Dolphins push and rain ruins Wanderers spectacle
A strong batting performance by the Cape Cobras kept their Sunfoil Series bid on track as they dominated the opening day of their clash against The Titans at Boland Park on Thursday.
A strong batting performance by the Cape Cobras kept their Sunfoil Series bid on track as they dominated the opening day of their clash against The Titans at Boland Park on Thursday.
The Knights will go into their Sunfoil Series clash against the Highveld Lions at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium without the services of captain Johan van der Wath after the all-rounder failed to overcome a hamstring problem. The Lions however have lost Quinton de Kock, Imran Tahir and Lonwabo Tsotsobe to the South African Blue Label Twenty20 squad.
The Highveld Lions needed just a single session on day three to wrap up an eight-wicket victory over The Titans at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium and move to the top of the Sunfoil Series table.
Another poor start with the bat left The Titans in danger of falling to a heavy defeat against the Highveld Lions in a low-scoring Sunfoil Series affair at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium.
Brett Pelser’s four-wicket haul on his recall to the Highveld Lions side put their Sunfoil Series campaign back on track as they bowled out The Titans for just 147 and then closed day one on 109 for four.
Temba Bavuma registered his first Sunfoil Series century of the season, but it ultimately wasn’t enough as the Cape Cobras secured a 47-run victory over the Highveld Lions at Sahara Park Newlands to rise to the top of the standings.
Twenty wickets tumbled on a manic second day of the Cape Cobras’ Sunfoil Series clash with the Highveld Lions at Sahara Park Newlands, and by the end of the frenzy it was difficult to pick who had come out of it better.
The Cape Cobras fast bowlers, Dane Paterson and Beuran Hendricks, made up for some of their batsmen’s inadequacies as they ensured that the home side came away from the first day of their Sunfoil Series match against the Highveld Lions with a slight advantage.
The Highveld Lions finally recorded a RAM SLAM T20 win in the 2013/2014 season as they beat the Dolphins at Bidvest Wanderers on Sunday, but the result had no effect on the Dolphins as they remained second to set up a home qualifier on Wednesday.
The Cape Cobras moved to the brink of a RAM SLAM T20 final and a lucrative place in the Champions League Twenty20 as they picked up a bonus-point win over the Highveld Lions at Bidvest Wanderers on Friday evening.