• Lions fight back against Cobras

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    The Highveld Lions managed to reel in the Cobras, but the Warriors are on the warpath against the Dolphins in the latest Sunfoil Series matches

    Potchefstroom: Highveld Lions v Cape Cobras

    The Highveld Lions bowlers struck back late in the day to restrict the Cobras to 279-7 after winning the toss and inviting the visitors to bat. It did not look very promising for the Lions when Omphile Ramela (20) and Richard Levi put on 65 for the first wicket and then Levi, in partnership with debutant No 3 Keegan Petersen, put on 87 for the second.

    Levi (95) will rue the shot he played at a short, wide delivery from Dwaine Pretorius when he was just five runs away from his sixth first-class ton. Nonetheless, Petersen and Yaseen Vallie pushed on with authority, taking the score to 191, at which point Pumelela Matshikwe struck twice within nine balls, first beating the 21-year-old Petersen (47) with pace, and then bowling Yaseen Vallie (26) off an inside edge.

    Thereafter, the Cobras were never able to regain the momentum, as Dane Vilas fell shortly afterwards to Pretorius, and then Sean Jamison had Engelbrecht (37) and George Linde (2) caught behind. Shaheen Khan (21) and Mthokozisi Shezi (0) have been left holding the fort.

    East London: Warriors v Dolphins

    For the Dolphins, it was never meant to be like this. They invited the Warriors to bat, but then were rocked by a dynamic batting display which produced 273 runs for the loss of three wickets when bad light stopped play after 81.4 overs.

    Michael Price  and David White (38)  put on 74 in 19 overs, and Colin Ackermann (59) continued to provide support for Price with a stand of 114 in 33 overs. That was broken when left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, dismissed Price just eight runs short of his 10th first-class century (9×4, 2×6).
    Andile Phehlukwayo trapped Ackermann lbw for 59 (7×4, 1×6) just before tea, but JJ Smuts (43) and Colin Ingram (31) dispelled any hope of a breakthrough against two new batsmen when they put on 61 to the close of play.
    The Dolphins attacks was severely hampered when opening bowler Craig Alexander pulled up injured two balls into his second over. He had been in trouble from the start, conceding 15 runs in his first over.

     

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    Mark Salter