Warriors destroy Dolphins
The start of the Sunfoil Dolphins innings against the Warriors was testament that a play-off match would be out of the question.
|||Durban - The start of the Sunfoil Dolphins innings against the Warriors was testament that a play-off match would be out of the question for the Durban based franchise.
The Dolphins found themselves in a downward spiral with 21 runs on the board and three wickets down.
A while later, the Dolphins found themselves on 65-9 and were salvaged by the unlikely 45 run partnership between Keshav Maharaj and Mthokozisi Shezi that helped the Dolphins limp to their total.
As the Dolphins’ demise continued, Warriors captain Colin Ingram must have thought it was a good toss to lose as they were able to restrict the Dolphins to 110 all out.
Andrew Birch was the pick of the bowlers as he finished with 5 wickets for 15 runs.
It took the Warriors just 23.5 overs to reach the required target as the Warriors won by 9 wickets.
Jon Jon Smuts and Colin Ackermann scored the bulk of the runs before it took an individual effort from Andile Phehlukwayo to break their 108 run partnership.
But, the Dolphins will be looking to close the Momentum One Day Cup the way they started it, with a victory.
After the series break last season, the Dolphins failed to keep the momentum going but were lucky to get a spot in the play-offs. The same has happened this season - the loss of momentum.
It could be a lack of consistency, but perhaps this time around, it is the Robbie Frylinck incident that has left the Dolphins scrambling for victories.
Independent Media