Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Erlank	b Linde	50	121	130	8	0	41.32
Vaughn van Jaarsveld	c Mgijima b Linde	120	153	216	16	1	78.43

Marques Ackerman	b Linde	23	26	34	3	1	88.46
Khaya Zondo (c)	lbw b Paterson	25	28	34	3	1	89.28

Sibonelo Makhanya	lbw b Linde	0	7	6	0	0	0.00

Senuran Muthusamy	c †Verreynne b Philander	36	85	126	6	0	42.35

Grant Roelofsen †	c Nabe b Piedt	17	55	75	2	0	30.90

Keshav Maharaj	c Malan b Philander	20	23	28	3	0	86.95

Eathan Bosch	b Philander	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Keith Dudgeon	not out	8	14	21	2	0	57.14
Okuhle Cele	c Piedt b Philander	0	5	10	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 3, lb 3, pen 5)	11
Total	86.2 Ov (RR: 3.59, 343 Mins)	310
Fall of wickets: 1-111 (Michael Erlank, 34.5 ov), 2-161 (Marques Ackerman, 44.4 ov), 3-216 (Khaya Zondo, 53.4 ov), 4-217 (Sibonelo Makhanya, 54.6 ov), 5-226 (Vaughn van Jaarsveld, 56.1 ov), 6-264 (Grant Roelofsen, 75.2 ov), 7-301 (Keshav Maharaj, 82.2 ov), 8-301 (Eathan Bosch, 82.3 ov), 9-306 (Senuran Muthusamy, 84.3 ov), 10-310 (Okuhle Cele, 86.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Vernon Philander	14.2	5	46	4	3.20	35	3	0	0	0
82.2 to KA Maharaj, Good ball in, good line, Maharaj cuts it to Malan at point. 301/7 82.3 to E Bosch, great inswinger, Bosch misreads the delivery and is bowled on the off stump. 301/8 84.3 to S Muthusamy, great delivery in by CD Philander, rounding up the tail with ease. Great catch by K Verryenne with the gloves. 306/9 86.2 to O Cele, Good ball, back of a length, pitching on 5th stump. Small touch off the bat to Piedt standing at mid off. 310/10
Dane Paterson	17	2	75	1	4.41	44	9	0	0	0
53.4 to K Zondo, great length delivery, Zondo misses, the Umpire says that Paterson wouldn't have missed. 216/3
Dane Piedt	29	4	99	1	3.41	37	3	1	0	0
75.2 to G Roelofsen, big shot, top edged. Nabe takes an easy catch at cover. 264/6
Mthiwekhaya Nabe	5	2	17	0	3.40	-	-	-	0	0
George Linde	21	2	62	4	2.95	55	5	1	0	0
54.6 to BS Makhanya, big shoult, Makhanya doesn't believe hes out, the umpire decides he is. 217/4 56.1 to VB van Jaarsveld, good turn, confuses van Jaarsveld, and he hits it high in the air to Mgijima waiting at long off. 226/5

Cape Cobras 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Simon Khomari	c †Roelofsen b Dudgeon	14	28	33	2	0	50.00

Pieter Malan	st †Roelofsen b Muthusamy	44	81	123	6	0	54.32

Zubayr Hamza	c Erlank b Zondo	201	342	435	20	1	58.77

David Bedingham	c Makhanya b Cele	37	57	62	6	0	64.91

Kyle Verreynne †	run out (van Jaarsveld/†Roelofsen)	88	167	199	7	0	52.69
Aviwe Mgijima	c Dudgeon b Maharaj	61	94	111	6	0	64.89
George Linde	c Dudgeon b Maharaj	20	16	16	2	1	125.00

Vernon Philander	not out	21	23	34	3	0	91.30
Dane Paterson	not out	30	15	24	0	4	200.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	7
Total	137 Ov (RR: 3.81, 521 Mins)	523/7d
Did not bat: Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Dane Piedt (c)
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Simon Khomari, 7.5 ov), 2-97 (Pieter Malan, 31.6 ov), 3-161 (David Bedingham, 49.2 ov), 4-337 (Kyle Verreynne, 101.6 ov), 5-432 (Zubayr Hamza, 124.5 ov), 6-458 (George Linde, 129.2 ov), 7-482 (Aviwe Mgijima, 131.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Eathan Bosch	14	1	54	0	3.85	52	5	0	0	0
Keith Dudgeon	17	3	59	1	3.47	74	7	0	1	0
7.5 to SM Khomari, wider delivery, pitching on 5th stump and swinging out. Khomari tries to cut it over the slips, but edges it to the keeper. 29/1
Okuhle Cele	18	4	51	1	2.83	87	7	1	0	0
49.2 to DG Bedingham, good ball in, powerful shot from Bedingham, but it lands right in the hands of Makhanya at cover. 161/3
Keshav Maharaj	56	5	217	2	3.87	215	19	3	0	0
129.2 to GF Linde, big hit, misreads the spin and is caught at long off. 458/6 131.4 to A Mgijima, . 482/7
Senuran Muthusamy	21	3	85	1	4.04	82	10	1	0	1
31.6 to PJ Malan, great delivery in, Malan moves down the wicket but misses the ball as it moves to the gloves. No time to get back before Roelofsen removes the bails. 97/2
Michael Erlank	5	0	13	0	2.60	18	0	0	0	0
Khaya Zondo	6	0	39	1	6.50	15	4	1	0	0
124.5 to Zubayr Hamza, big shot to cow corner, caught with a great catch. The Dolphins all run to congratulate him on his hit of 200 on his way off the field. 432/5

Dolphins 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Erlank	b Piedt	85	147	175	13	1	57.82

Vaughn van Jaarsveld	c †Verreynne b Malan	79	110	169	8	3	71.81

Marques Ackerman	not out	89	128	181	12	0	69.53
Khaya Zondo (c)	not out	88	137	174	11	0	64.23
Extras	(b 4, lb 13)	17
Total	87 Ov (RR: 4.11, 350 Mins)	358/2
Did not bat: Sibonelo Makhanya, Senuran Muthusamy, Grant Roelofsen †, Keshav Maharaj, Eathan Bosch, Keith Dudgeon, Okuhle Cele
Fall of wickets: 1-169 (Vaughn van Jaarsveld, 42.1 ov), 2-169 (Michael Erlank, 43.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dane Paterson	8	1	36	0	4.50	33	6	0	0	0
Vernon Philander	11	4	32	0	2.90	53	5	0	0	0
George Linde	23	3	93	0	4.04	93	8	4	0	0
Dane Piedt	28	7	89	1	3.17	122	13	0	0	0
43.4 to MN Erlank, good ball in, great turn, dumbfounds Erlank as he's bowled middle stump. 169/2
Aviwe Mgijima	4	1	30	0	7.50	11	5	0	0	0
Pieter Malan	9	1	26	1	2.88	40	2	0	0	0
42.1 to VB van Jaarsveld, wider delivery, van Jaarsveld swings his hands at it and touches it on its way to the gloves. 169/1
Zubayr Hamza	2	0	21	0	10.50	3	3	0	0	0
David Bedingham	2	0	14	0	7.00	5	2	0	0	0

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Mon, 28 Jan - day 1 - Dolphins 1st innings 293/6 (Senuran Muthusamy 27*, Keshav Maharaj 20*, 81 ov)

Tue, 29 Jan - day 2 - Cape Cobras 1st innings 245/3 (Zubayr Hamza 104*, Kyle Verreynne 41*, 78 ov)

Wed, 30 Jan - day 3 - Dolphins 2nd innings 66/0 (Michael Erlank 46*, Vaughn van Jaarsveld 19*, 21 ov)

Thu, 31 Jan - day 4 - Dolphins 2nd innings 358/2 (87 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Dolphins 1st innings
Dolphins 50 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls, 41 mins) (6x4, 0x6)
1st Wicket: 50 runs off 58 balls in 41 mins ( MN Erlank 25, VB van Jaarsveld 24, Ex 1)
Five penalty runs awarded to the Dolphins for a throw from the long stop boundary hitting the helmet
Dolphins 103 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls, 116 mins) (13x4, 0x6)
1st Wicket: 103 runs off 182 balls in 116 mins ( MN Erlank 50, VB van Jaarsveld 45, Ex 8)
MN Erlank 50 off 104 balls in 116 mins (8x4, 0x6)
VB van Jaarsveld 53 off 87 balls in 127 mins (6x4, 0x6)
Dolphins 153 runs in 43.3 overs (261 balls, 160 mins) (21x4, 0x6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 58 balls in 34 mins ( VB van Jaarsveld 27, MJ Ackerman 23, Ex 0)
VB van Jaarsveld 100 off 143 balls in 189 mins (12x4, 1x6)
Dolphins 200 runs in 50.5 overs (311 balls, 191 mins) (26x4, 2x6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs off 51 balls in 32 mins ( VB van Jaarsveld 25, K Zondo 25, Ex 0)
Dolphins 253 runs in 69.2 overs (416 balls, 273 mins) (34x4, 3x6)
New Ball taken at Over 80.0, score on 285/6

Day 2

Dolphins 301 runs in 81.6 overs (492 balls, 318 mins) (41x4, 3x6)
Score after 86.2 overs: 310/10. Bonus pts: Dolphins - Bat 4.2, Cobras - Bowl 4
Cape Cobras 1st innings
Cape Cobras 53 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls, 74 mins) (8x4, 0x6)
2nd Wicket: 52 runs off 89 balls in 64 mins ( PJ Malan 21, Zubayr Hamza 27, Ex 4)
Cape Cobras 102 runs in 34.5 overs (210 balls, 133 mins) (14x4, 0x6)
Zubayr Hamza 50 off 109 balls in 118 mins (7x4, 0x6)
3rd Wicket: 52 runs off 84 balls in 50 mins ( Zubayr Hamza 20, DG Bedingham 32, Ex 0)
Cape Cobras 151 runs in 46.3 overs (280 balls, 175 mins) (20x4, 0x6)
Cape Cobras 201 runs in 61.4 overs (371 balls, 234 mins) (27x4, 0x6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs off 84 balls in 56 mins ( Zubayr Hamza 27, K Verreynne 23, Ex 0)
Zubayr Hamza 100 off 201 balls in 239 mins (12x4, 0x6)

Day 3

Cape Cobras 250 runs in 79.6 overs (481 balls, 289 mins) (30x4, 0x6)
New Ball taken at Over 82.3, score on 256/3
K Verreynne 52 off 113 balls in 115 mins (5x4, 0x6)
4th Wicket: 100 runs off 204 balls in 117 mins ( Zubayr Hamza 48, K Verreynne 52, Ex 0)
Cape Cobras 301 runs in 93.1 overs (560 balls, 346 mins) (33x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 150 runs off 277 balls in 171 mins ( Zubayr Hamza 72, K Verreynne 78, Ex 0)
Score after 100.0 overs: 327/3. Bonus pts: Cobras - Bat 4.54, Dolphins - Bowl 1
Zubayr Hamza 150 off 281 balls in 354 mins (15x4, 1x6)
Cape Cobras 353 runs in 104.2 overs (627 balls, 395 mins) (38x4, 1x6)
5th Wicket: 50 runs off 73 balls in 48 mins ( Zubayr Hamza 28, A Mgijima 21, Ex 1)
Cape Cobras 400 runs in 117.1 overs (705 balls, 446 mins) (42x4, 1x6)
Zubayr Hamza 200 off 339 balls in 432 mins (20x4, 1x6)
Cape Cobras 453 runs in 128.1 overs (771 balls, 484 mins) (47x4, 2x6)
A Mgijima 51 off 88 balls in 104 mins (5x4, 0x6)
Cape Cobras 505 runs in 133.6 overs (806 balls, 507 mins) (51x4, 5x6)
Dolphins 2nd innings
Dolphins 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls, 60 mins) (8x4, 0x6)
1st Wicket: 50 runs off 88 balls in 60 mins ( MN Erlank 31, VB van Jaarsveld 19, Ex 0)

Day 4

MN Erlank 50 off 83 balls in 93 mins (8x4, 1x6)
Dolphins 103 runs in 30.6 overs (186 balls, 122 mins) (15x4, 1x6)
1st Wicket: 103 runs off 186 balls in 122 mins ( MN Erlank 55, VB van Jaarsveld 47, Ex 1)
VB van Jaarsveld 54 off 85 balls in 132 mins (7x4, 1x6)
Dolphins 151 runs in 38.2 overs (230 balls, 148 mins) (19x4, 4x6)
1st Wicket: 151 runs off 230 balls in 148 mins ( MN Erlank 78, VB van Jaarsveld 68, Ex 5)
Dolphins 200 runs in 55.6 overs (336 balls, 223 mins) (23x4, 4x6)
3rd Wicket: 51 runs off 114 balls in 68 mins ( MJ Ackerman 19, K Zondo 24, Ex 8)
Dolphins 250 runs in 68.1 overs (409 balls, 268 mins) (33x4, 4x6)
K Zondo 50 off 86 balls in 100 mins (8x4, 0x6)
3rd Wicket: 101 runs off 165 balls in 105 mins ( MJ Ackerman 42, K Zondo 51, Ex 8)
MJ Ackerman 51 off 82 balls in 115 mins (9x4, 0x6)
Dolphins 300 runs in 74.3 overs (447 balls, 297 mins) (39x4, 4x6)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs off 206 balls in 137 mins ( MJ Ackerman 73, K Zondo 65, Ex 12)
Dolphins 350 runs in 83.3 overs (502 balls, 335 mins) (44x4, 4x6)
MATCH DRAWN
Points: Dolphins - Bat 4.20, Bowl 1.00, Match 6.00, Total 11.20
Points: Cobras - Bat 4.54, Bowl 4.00, Match 6.00, Total 14.54
Man of the match: Zubayr Hamza

Match Details

City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Toss	Cape Cobras, elected to field first
Series	4-Day Franchise Series
Season	2018/19
Player Of The Match	Zubayr Hamza
Match days	28,29,30,31 January 2019 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Dennis Smith Yeshwant Barde
Match Referee	Laurence Matroos
Points	Dolphins 11.2, Cape Cobras 14.54

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Dolphins Innings

Player Name		R	B
MN Erlank	bowled	85	147
VB van Jaarsveld	caught	79	110
MJ Ackerman	not out	89	128
K Zondo	not out	88	137
Extras	(b 4, lb 13)
Total	358(2 wkts; 87 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
D Paterson	8	1	36	0	4.5
VD Philander	11	4	32	0	2.9
GF Linde	23	3	93	0	4.04
DL Piedt	28	7	89	1	3.17
A Mgijima	4	1	30	0	7.5
PJ Malan	9	1	26	1	2.88
Zubayr Hamza	2	0	21	0	10.5
DG Bedingham	2	0	14	0	7

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	169	Vaughn van Jaarsveld	Michael Erlank
2nd	0	Michael Erlank	Marques Ackerman
3rd	189	Khaya Zondo	Marques Ackerman

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4-Day Franchise Series

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LIONS	10	7	2	1	195.22
COBRA	10	6	2	2	186
WAR	10	3	4	3	143.84
KNGHT	10	2	4	3	113.04
DOLPH	10	1	4	5	110.16
TITNS	10	1	4	4	104.66

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