Sunfoil Series: Round two preview
The second round of the Sunfoil Series takes place from Thursday to Sunday in the northern part of the country.
The second round of the Sunfoil Series takes place from Thursday to Sunday in the northern part of the country.
JP Duminy has been named captain of the Proteas T20 side for their series against New Zealand and Australia, while Vernon Philander is recalled to the ODI squad in place of Mthokozisi Shezi.
The Dolphins let slip their last chance to taste victory at the CLT20, losing to KKR by 36 runs in their Group A clash in Hydrabad.
Proteas all-rounder Wayne Parnell’s shoulder injury sustained in the opening game of the Sunfoil Series season is unlikely to stop him from travelling to New Zealand next month for the ODI triangular series also featuring Australia.
The first round of matches in the Sunfoil Series ended in comfortable wins for the Knights and Lions, and produced some outstanding individual performances.
David Miller struck the winning runs as the Kings XI Punjab ended the Cape Cobras’ Champions League Trophy campaign with a seven-wicket victory in Mohali on Sunday.
Hardus Viljoen took 7 for 32 as the Lions wrapped up their Sunfoil Series match against the Titans shortly after lunch on the final day at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday.
The Dolphins slumped to their third defeat in the CLT20, despite Robbie Frylinck’s all-round effort, in their Group A match against the Lahore Lions in Bangalore.
The Cobras produced their best performance in the CLT20 to beat the Barbados Tridents after a Super over in their Group B match in Mohali.
After a promising start to their chase, the Dolphins fell 54 runs short in their Group A match against CSK in Bangalore on Monday.
A lack of discipline in the field resulted in the Cobras losing their Group B match against the Hobart Hurricanes in Hyderabad.
The Dolphins conceded 12 runs off the last two deliveries of the match to lose their CLT20 opener against the Perth Scorchers by six wickets after just failing to defend the 164 off their 20 overs.
Rain brought a premature end to a miserable Cobras performance as the Cape side lost by 33 runs, on the D/L Method, to the Northern Knights on Friday.
Ashwell Prince has broken his silence and said that he didn’t think being called a Kolpak player was racist.
The Dolphins, South Africa’s T20 champions, kick off their CLT20 campaign on Saturday against the Australian champion Perth Scorchers.