Dolphins kick off campaign with bonus-point win

A comprehensive bowling performance from Dolphins saw the side kick off their Momentum One Day Cup 2015-16 campaign with a bonus-point, 76-run win over Knights in Pietermaritzburg.

Opting to bat, Dolphins lost Morne van Wyk in the third over but a brisk 71-run, second-wicket partnership between Cameron Delport and Vaughn van Jaarsveld lifted them to stability. After Delport fell, van Jaarsveld was involved in another fifty-plus stand, this time with Andile Phehlukwayo, giving the side a strong platform going into the final leg of the innings. Once van Jaarsveld fell, however, after top-scoring with 82 off 112 deliveries, Dolphins lost wickets in a heap and were eventually dismissed for 246 in the final over.

The pace trio of Craig Alexander, Robbie Frylinck, Ryan McLaren and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj ensured that the poor finish with the bat did not have too much bearing on the result. Frylinck struck off successive deliveries in his first over and by the 26th over of the innings, Knights had lost half their side, including opener Reeza Hendricks, who top-scored with 38. Malusi Siboto, at No.8, was the only other batsman to score more than 30 as Knights folded for 170 in the 47th over. Frylinck and Maharaj finished with three wickets each while Alexander and McLaren chipped in with two apiece.