Moonsamy, Ferreira pound Dolphins’ attack

Titans too strong for Dolphins in Durban

Durban - A brilliant day of T20 cricket at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium ended with the visiting Momentum Multiply Titans beating the Hollywoodbets Dolphins by ?? runs on Friday.

The day began with the Hollywoodbets Dolphins Ladies beating the Fidelity Titans by two wickets in a thrilling match in the morning. It was the first result in the newly formed Hollywoodbets Pro20.

In the afternoon match, the Titans started well with the bat as Rivaldo Moonsamy and Luan-dre Pretorius got the visitors off to a strong start.

As an opening pair they put on 60 before Andile Simelane picked up his first wicket with Pretorius caught in the deep by Romashan Pillay for 39.

Dewald Brevis and Moonsamy combined to add 37 for the second wicket. It was the returning Daryn Dupavillon who got the wicket of the dangerous Brevis for 17.

Simelane had his second wicket when Sibs Makhanya was caught by Bryce Parsons for five which saw the Titans 115 for three in the fourteenth over of the innings.

Moonsamy went to his half century and was ably assisted by Donovan Ferreira as the Titans went past 150. Their partnership went past 50 off 25 balls with two overs left in their innings.

Ferreira scored a rapid half century and finished on 59 not out off 25 balls with six sixes and one four. Moonsamy finished on 81 not out off 47 balls as the Titans set an imposing 210 for three from their 20 overs.

In their chase the Dolphins lost Bryce Parsons in the first over for three when he was caught at mid-on.

Slade van Staden fell for a duck in the second over when he was caught at slip off the bowling of Roelof van der Merwe. That wicket saw the Dolphins in early trouble at six for two.

After starting well with the bat Khaya Zondo was the third wicket to fall when he skied a Corbin Bosch delivery to mid-wicket for 24.

The Dolphins then consolidated from Marques Ackerman and Jon-Jon Smuts as they took the Dolphins to the halfway point. They needed 125 off the final 60 balls with seven wickets in hand.

Ackerman fell chasing quick runs for a well-played 42 as the task got harder for the Dolphins needing 102 runs off 43 balls with six wickets left.

Unfortunately for the Dolphins they lost Smuts in the fifteenth over when he was caught and bowled by Roelof van der Merwe for 35. The Dolphins needed 99 off 35 balls at this stage with five wickets in hand.

Tshepang Dithole holed out for four in the eighteenth over as the task got too large for the Dolphins.

Captain Prenelan Subrayen hit a few lusty blows for his 22 but he was the eighth wicket to fall with the score on 151 in the penultimate over of the chase.

Off the second to last delivery, Daryn Dupavillon was dismissed for three and the Dolphins ended their innings on

Earlier in the day the Hollywoodbets Dolphins Ladies got their Hollywoodbets Pro20 off to the best possible start.

After having to fight back with the ball the Dolphins restricted the Fidelity Titans to 116 for eight in their 20 overs.

Jade De Figueiredo was the pick of the Dolphins bowlers picking up 3/16 which Alex Candler chipped in with 2/16 as the Dolphins were set a challenging total to chase.

Despite losing an early wicket the Dolphins managed to keep themselves ahead of the rate throughout and that was thanks largely to 33 off 23 balls from captain Nondumiso Shangase.

Yasmeen Khan made 21 on debut for the Dolphins while a nervy penultimate over saw the Dolphins lose two wickets with just five runs to get.

De Figueiredo then hit the third ball of the final over through square leg to give the Dolphins a two wicket win.

SUMMARY OF SCORE – Dolphins Men v Titans

Momentum Multiply Titans 210/3 (R Moonsamy 81* D Ferreira 59* A Simelane 2/46)

Hollywoodbets Dolphins 159/9 (M Ackerman 42 J Smuts 35 R van der Merwe 4/31)

Titans won by 51 runs

SUMMARY OF SCORE – Dolphins Ladies v Titans

Fidelity Titans 116/8 Jade De Figueiredo 3/16 Alex Candler 2/16 Robyn Searle 38)

Hollywoodbets Dolphins 118/8 (Nondumiso Shangase 33 Yasmeen Khan 21)

Dolphins win by two wickets