Imran Tahir and Andile Phehlukwayo are both available for the Dolphins’ clash against the Warriors at Kingsmead on Friday. 

The table-topping Dolphins currently lead the Titans, who have a game in hand, by three points as the competition reaches the business end.

In their previous match, the KwaZulu-Natal side stole a win against the Cobras, thanks to a fine batting display by Sibonelo Makhanya and Kyle Nipper, who scored a 27-ball 57-run partnership to claim a four-wicket win.

Despite the win, Dolphins coach Grant Morgan believes they are still not at their very best, and hopes to reach those heights of a ‘complete performance’ before the end of the season.

‘I still don’t think that we have put in a complete performance since our opening Sunfoil Series game, and we are hoping that we can put that together before the end of the campaign,’ he said.

‘Last night just proved again that you cannot count us out if you don’t knock us out, but with that said, we don’t want to be entertainers at our own expense and have many games go down to the wire.’

Both Tahir, the number one ODI and T20I bowler, and Phehlukwayo are ready to step in.

‘If you have the likes of Imran Tahir, the best spinner in white ball cricket in the world, and Andile Phehlukwayo, one of the brightest talents in South African cricket, you are going to select them in your side.

‘We are going to go into Friday’s game with a squad of 15 and we will make the team decisions closer to the game.’

The fourth-placed Warriors, meanwhile, will be without key bowler Andrew Birch. He sustained a rotator cuff injury to his right shoulder taking a catch in the match against the Titans, and is not included in the squad.

It is an important double-game weekend for the Eastern Cape side, who are seven points behind the Dolphins and play away against Cobras on Sunday.

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