Jordan Hermann’s unbeaten century helped the EP Warriors hammer the KZN Dolphins by 126 run in Durban on Sunday.
Hermann scored 148* off 145 balls (14 fours, four sixes) at Kingsmead, but there were also telling contributions by Beyers Swanepoel, who thrashed five sixes and six fours in a 43-ball 73*, and Matthew Breetzke, who hit 62 off 59 balls (three fours, three sixes).
The only wickets to fall were those of Diego Rosier (32) and Breetzke after he put on 116 for the second wicket with Hermann.
Swanepoel and Hermann then added an unbroken 150 for third wicket in just under 15 overs to punish the Dolphins and post 343-2.
In reply, the hosts could only manage 217 all out in 40.2 overs.
Former Warriors captain Jon-Jon Smuts top-scored with 58 off 46 balls (six fours, three sixes), while former KwaZulu-Natal all-rounder Andile Mogakane claimed 4-23 in 5.5 overs.
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There was also a significant five-wicket win for Boland over the Northerns Titans in Paarl.
Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Imran Manack produced stunning figures of 7.4-2-12-3 and Shaun von Berg 10-0-27-3 to help bowl out the visitors for 110 in 41.4 overs.
Dayyaan Galiem top-scored with 45 and the only other player to reach double figures was Roelof van der Merwe (23).
The veteran spinner then took 2-28 and was well supported by fellow slow bowler Tsepo Ndwandwa (3-21), but Boland got to their target in 36 overs, thanks largely to Gavin Kaplan’s 42*.
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