Dolphins v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cape-Cobras-c776 – Momentum One Day Cup, 2012/13 – Match Update
The Cape Cobras claimed a 2-wicket win, with 8 deliveries remaining, over the Dolphins during their rain-hit match in the ongoing Momentum One Day Cup, at the City Oval in Pietermaritzburg on November 4.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CK-Langeveldt-c1270 (9-1-50-2), the team managed to post a solid total of 253 by the end of 50 overs.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryn-Smit-c52539 (64) and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vaughn-van-Jaarsveld-c2749 (63) both revived the innings in a big way with their massive 121-run partnership for the 3rd wicket.
Their combined efforts got the team up to 143, after which Smit was caught out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cody-Chetty-c51372
(7), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-Abbott-c1823 (2*) got the team up to a final total of 253 by the end of 50 overs.
The match was interrupted by a spell of rain, and when the weather cleared up, the revised target for the Cobras, as per D/L calculations, was 222 runs from 40 overs. Top-order batsmen Richard Levi (10) and wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dane-Vilas-c1307 (4) were both disappointing,
but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stiaan-van-Zyl-c91407 (43) held the innings together with a 59-run stand for the third wicket.
By the 23rd over, the Cobras had reached 115, and Puttick was bowled by Prenelan Subrayen (7-0-43-2) – his dismissal was followed swiftly by that of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 Zyl, who was also dislodged by Subrayen, in the 25th over, leaving the Cobras at
124 for 4.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LL-Tsotsobe-c1842 (8-1-27-2)
remained one of the prime wicket-takers for the Dolphins, and by the 34th over, at 174 for 8, things were beginning to look bleak for the Cobras.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dane-Leeroy-Piedt-c52214 (24*) and Player of the Match Langeveldt (23*) joined forces for an unbeaten 51-run stand, which saw their team safely up to 225 by the 39th over, with 2 wickets and 8 balls remaining.
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