Cobras finish on low note
David Miller struck the winning runs as the Kings XI Punjab ended the Cape Cobras’ Champions League Trophy campaign with a seven-wicket victory in Mohali on Sunday.
David Miller struck the winning runs as the Kings XI Punjab ended the Cape Cobras’ Champions League Trophy campaign with a seven-wicket victory in Mohali on Sunday.
Hardus Viljoen took 7 for 32 as the Lions wrapped up their Sunfoil Series match against the Titans shortly after lunch on the final day at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday.
The Dolphins slumped to their third defeat in the CLT20, despite Robbie Frylinck’s all-round effort, in their Group A match against the Lahore Lions in Bangalore.
The Cobras produced their best performance in the CLT20 to beat the Barbados Tridents after a Super over in their Group B match in Mohali.
After a promising start to their chase, the Dolphins fell 54 runs short in their Group A match against CSK in Bangalore on Monday.
A lack of discipline in the field resulted in the Cobras losing their Group B match against the Hobart Hurricanes in Hyderabad.
The Dolphins conceded 12 runs off the last two deliveries of the match to lose their CLT20 opener against the Perth Scorchers by six wickets after just failing to defend the 164 off their 20 overs.
Rain brought a premature end to a miserable Cobras performance as the Cape side lost by 33 runs, on the D/L Method, to the Northern Knights on Friday.
Ashwell Prince has broken his silence and said that he didn’t think being called a Kolpak player was racist.
The Dolphins, South Africa’s T20 champions, kick off their CLT20 campaign on Saturday against the Australian champion Perth Scorchers.
Aside from the obvious 30 nationals dotted across the Cobras and Dolphins franchises, the Champions League Twenty20 will see the participation of four other former or current South African stars.
Ashwell Prince, who played 119 games for South Africa, has become embroiled in a major racial row in England where he plays county cricket for Lancashire.
JP Duminy has been withdrawn from the Cobras CLT20 squad due to injury.
The Cobras open their campaign on Friday afternoon with a tough game against the Northern Knights.
Wins for the Northern Knights and Lahore Lions in the last round of qualifiers secured their places in the main draw, while the Mumbai Indians crashed out.