The Dolphins solidified their spot at the top of the table while the Knights registered their first win of the campaign in this week’s One Day Cup fixtures.
Warriors vs Knights
There was a lot of rain in the Eastern Cape, particularly East London this week, which meant this fixture was abandoned without a ball bowled. This meant that the Knights were able to register their first point of the One Day Cup campaign.
Cape Cobras vs Dolphins
A clinical bowling performance from the home side saw the visitors tumble from a commanding 45-0 after 10 overs to 101-7 after 31.4 overs.
A recovery mission by captain, Keshav Maharaj (50 not-out), saw the Dolphins post a total of 183 for 8 after 50 overs.
Maharaj delivered a match winning bowling performance, taking 4/24 in 10 overs to win the game for the Dolphins by 26 runs.
Knights vs Cape Cobras
Knights won their first game of the campaign against a strong Cobras outfit.
Zubayr Hamza (64 off 60) and Jonathan Bird (69 off 77) powered the Cobras to a competitive 226-5 after 42 overs.
Jacques Snyman’s 124 off 71 deliveries, which included ten fours and nine sixes, lead the Knights to a three-wicket-win (D/L).
Dolphins vs Warriors
The Warriors batted first at Pietermaritzburg and they posted 237-9 in their 50 overs.
Sine Qeshile (80 off 109) and Lesiba Ngoepe (53 off 71) stood-out for the Warriors and lead the team to 237-9.
An unbeaten century from Sarel Erwee saw the nights home with 24 balls remaining
