http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 Domestic: SuperSport Series, Warriors v Dolphins – Match Update
Warriors 295 v Dolphins 38 - Dolphins trail by 257 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Dolphins on the first day of the four-day match in the ongoing SuperSport Series trail by 257 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings against Warriors at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on Thursday, December 15, 2011.
After winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 chose to bat first in a bid to post a daunting total against their rivals.
However, they lost their star opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kelly-Smuts-c1784, on the penultimate delivery of the fifth over after playing an innings of four runs. At the time of his demise, the side had posted only 12 runs on the board.
After posting only 20 runs, Warriors lost their second wicket, when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bevan-Bennett-c1150 found his way back to the pavilion after smacking 11 runs off 25 deliveries.
The 11th over saw the fall of formidable batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JJ-Smuts-c1701, who lost his wicket after playing a meagre innings of nine runs. By this time, Warriors managed to post 26 runs on the board, with things heading in the wrong direction for them.
However, a sensational innings of 121 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arno-Jacobs-c45463 (36) and Wayne Parnell (44) helped in bringing stability to the team.
Later, an unbeaten 50-run knock by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Basheeru-Deen-Walters-c47434 in the dying moments of the first innings helped the side post a respectable tally of 295 runs on the board.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Frylinck-c85785 grabbed four wickets each, as they caused enough trouble for the batsmen, to restrict the batting side from getting off to a flying start.
Dolphins openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khayelihle-Zondo-c1790 gave their side an opening stand of 38 runs as they tried to give their side a tentative start.
Nonetheless, left-arm pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WD-Parnell-c2787, managed to grab the first wicket for his side by dismissing Wyk on 23 runs, just before stumps.
The wicket of the opener fell at the most crucial moment of the day, as Dolphins would have wanted to go into the second day without the loss of a wicket.
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