Dawson stars in Cape Cobras' win
Cape Cobras and Eagles recorded wins in the latest round of Standard Bank Pro20 matches
Keith Lane
04-Feb-2006
The combination of Alan Dawson and Thami Tsolekile destroyed the
Warriors' hopes of their first win in the Standard Bank Pro20 Series as
the Cape Cobras won easily by 21 runs.
The Warriors had done all the hard work to restrict the Cobras to 144
but Dawson, who took a career best 4 for 18, the fourth-best return for a
bowler in the Pro20, and Tsolekile, who snaffled five catches behind the
stumps, equalling Morne van Wyk's five dismissals in 2003-04, destroyed
the Warriors' top order to leave them floundering at 15 for 4 after three
overs. Michael Smith, who made 49, and Mark Bruyns (35) were the only
Warriors batsmen to get into double figures as they finished on 123 for
8.
Rory Kleinveldt had earlier lifted a troubled Cape Cobras innings to 144
for 8 as he hit 46 off 22 balls with the Warriors pressing hard for
their first win in the series. JP Duminy had given the innings some
impetus with 23 off 18 balls but it was Kleinveldt's innings that
lifted the Cobras. Justin Kreusch (3 for 31)
and Tyron Henderson (2 for 21) were the wicket-takers and they were well
supported by some disciplined bowling to restrict the Cobras.
In Durban, the lights and the rain could not stop the Eagles from
beating the Dolphins by seven wickets in a match which was decided by the Duckworth-Lewis method.
The start was slightly delayed with some controversy about the
use of one bank of lights. It was decided to switch them on and
take a chance that they do not fuse. The Dolphins made a blistering
start as Kyle Smit struck 76 from 41 balls to bring up the 100 in the
tenth over. However, the rest of the batsmen failed to take advantage of the platform, as Nicky Boje and Roger Telemachus bowled well, taking three wickets each to restrict the damage. The Dolphins' total of 190 for 7 was still the highest score of the season, though.
The Eagles' innings got off to a frenetic start as well, with Morne van Wyk hitting 56 not out off 33 balls and Davey Jacobs wading in with 46 off 35. The innings was interrupted twice due to rain, the second delay causing a loss of five overs and a revised target of 145. All the hard work done before the rain paid off as the Eagles cruised home with five balls to spare.
Keith Lane works for Cricinfo in South Africa