Kreusch's all-round effort crushes Cobras
On a below-par pitch at Boland Park, the Cape Cobras were soundly beaten by four wickets by the Warriors
Cricinfo staff
18-Dec-2005
Warriors 176 for 6 43.5 overs (Kreusch 58, Peterson 47) beat Cape Cobras 172 for 9 45 overs (Strydom 63, Henderson 3-23, Kreusch 2-18) by 4 wickets
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On a below-par pitch at Boland Park, the Cape Cobras were beaten
by four wickets by the Warriors. Without any wins in seven Standard Bank
Cup matches, one more loss will put them out of the running for a
semi-final spot. The Warriors, with this win are right back in the
picture for one of the final four spots.
The Cobras were sent into bat, but they struggled to come to grips
with a pitch that produced awkward bounce. Thanks to 63 from
super-sub Gerhard Strydom and a partnership of 71 with Thami Tsolekile
(28) they recovered from 44 for 5 to reach 172 for 9 in their 45 overs.
Tyron Henderson was the major wicket-taker with 3 for 23, but it was
Justin Kreusch who had put the brakes on the scoring with nine
consecutive accurate overs of 2 for 18.
Kreusch, who won the Man-of-the-Match award, scored an invaluable 58 opening the
innings and once he and Robin Peterson (47) had taken the score to 127
for 2 the Warriors could almost afford to coast home, scoring the 176
needed with six wickets down and seven balls to spare. Monde Zondeki
picked up three late wickets for a return of 3 for 43.