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Kyle Simmonds Crowned Overall Division 1 SACA MVP

The 2025/26 domestic cricket season concludes with Western Province all-rounder Kyle Simmonds named Division 1 Overall SACA MVP. Simmonds earned…

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Liam Alder Named Overall SACA MVP for Domestic Division 2

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TWELVE YEARS OF RESEARCH-BASED PLAYER SERVICE

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Dolphins, Warriors share MODC CUP

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins and the Warriors will share the Momentum One-Day Cup after the reserve day on Saturday, as was the case with the clash on Friday, was abandoned due to rain.

No play was possible on Saturday as the outfield was drenched after steady drizzle throughout the morning.

On Friday, the Dolphins accumulated 154 for six in 39.4 overs, and Senuran Muthusamy produced a composed half-century to rescue them after Andrew Birch, with 2-29, had rocked the top-order and had them wobbling on 48 for four.

On Saturday, it rained steadily during the morning and a wet outfield denied the finalists any on-field action.

Remarkably, two teams shared the spoils in the Momentum One-Day Cup competition in 2012-13 and 2013-14 due to rain.

It was the first time since 2010 that the Warriors got their hands on the trophy. The Dolphins had never won or shared the 50-over showpiece since the franchise-system was birthed in 2004-05.

During the first decade of the new century, KwaZulu-Natal did win the one-day competition in 2001 and 2002.

Jon-Jon Smuts, the captain, applauded the character displayed by the Warriors to come out on top in what was effectively a quarterfinal and subsequently a semifinal.

Keshav Maharaj, the Dolphins skipper, said they were thrown a lifeline when the weather interviewed on Friday and the Warriors were in the pound seats. Sharing the trophy is the result of years and years of hard work, he added.

This season, Dolphins finished third in the competition and subsequently accounted for the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras in the second semifinal by 49 runs.

The Warriors stunned the defending champions, the Multiply Titans, by eight wickets in the first semifinal.

Gihahn Cloete, with 56, and Smuts, with an unbeaten 74, were the executioners in ensuring a comprehensive win.

Cloete was the leading run-scorer for the Warriors with 546 runs. Smuts also revived the innings of the Dolphins on many occasions and finished with 384 during the series.

Sisanda Magala nipped out 18 batsmen during the campaign. Ayabulela Gqamane captured 17 wickets.

The Dolphins batsmen Sarel Erwee (415 runs) and Dane Vilas (362) were stand-out performers.

Imran Tahir, Senuran Muthusamy and Mthokozisi Shezi struck 13 times each in the domestic 50-over competition.

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KNIGHTS EDGE PAST DOLPHINS IN TENSE THRILLER

The VKB Knights will host the Momentum One-Day Qualifier on Sunday after they beat the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in a low-scoring thriller at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday night.

In a see-saw affair, the visitors made heavy work of a modest 205 target and had to rely on an unbeaten last wicket stand of 27 to get them over the line with four balls to spare. Sammy Mofokeng (17) and Marchant de Lange (7) were the heroes in a remarkable game that could so easily have gone either way.

Dillon du Preez and Imran Tahir claimed 4/31 apiece for their respective sides, but it boiled down to nerves at the end as the Knights held theirs in what was essentially a quarter-final meeting.

The Central franchise will now host the Warriors in Bloemfontein in the next round, with the Multiply Titans awaiting the winner in the March 31 final.

But they had to work hard to get there, despite a disciplined performance with the ball after they had lost the toss and were asked to bowl first.

The home side were in trouble from the outset after losing in-form openers Morne van Wyk (11) and Vaughn van Jaarsveld (8) inside the first six overs. The visiting bowlers continued to chip away through the likes of Shadley van Schalkwyk (2/34) and Mofokeng (2/45).

Despite the efforts of top-scorer Sarel Erwee (44), the Dolphins were in a defensive mode for most of their innings, but did manage to pass 200 thanks to Andile Phehlukwayo (39), Robbie Frylinck (36) and Prenelan Subrayen (25).

The Knights then looked to be cruising to victory thanks to an opening stand of 61 between Rudi Second (39) and Tumelo Bodibe (20). But a collapse of five wickets for 12 runs saw the visitors plunge from 61/0 to 73/5 – David Miller amongst the wickets to fall when he was dismissed by Tahir for a first ball duck.

But a 56-run sixth wicket stand between captain Pite van Biljon (44) and Aubrey Swanepoel (42) looked to have steadied the ship, and they looked in more control after the latter was part of a 42-run seventh wicket stand.

More drama followed with three more quick wickets leaving the Knights on 180/9, but Mofokeng and De Lange squeezed their side home.

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RAMELA SECURES COBRAS DRAW

Omphile Ramela scored a century as the Cape Cobras batted out the final day of their Sunfoil Series clash against the Sunfoil Dolphins at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday.

The visiting captain, who scored 89 in the first innings, made 107 with his side following on, helping them reach 361 for six before shaking hands with opposite number Khaya Zondo on the stroke of tea.

Only 64 overs were bowled on the final day, with the match seemingly going nowhere on a slow pitch and the Cape side 202 ahead.

It was only Ramela’s seventh career century and first of the season, while both his scores in the match improved on his previous best score of 46 during the current campaign.

He did not do it all by himself though, with the Cobras having good contributions from Justin Ontong (74), Dane Vilas (54) and an unbeaten 53 from 22-year-old Keegan Petersen.

Andile Phehlukwayo (2-37) and Keshav Maharaj (2-130) picked up two wickets apiece – the latter collecting seven in the match from a mammoth 93.2 overs.

Ramela was named man of the match and his Cobras side walked away with 5.2 points compared to the 7.9 for the Dolphins.

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BOOSTS FOR COBRAS AS LEVI MAKES A COMES BACK

Richard Levi has provided a welcome boost to the Cape Cobras ahead of their crucial encounter with the Sunfoil Dolphins at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead after he was given the all-clear by a neurologist.

Levi suffered a mild concussion after taking a blow to the temple while fielding last weekend, but recovered swiftly and showed no ill effects during a 40-minute session of throwdowns at PPC Newlands on Wednesday.

As such he has been passed fit to play in Friday’s televised affair – a major fillip for the Cobras as they look to bounce back from a disappointing loss to the Warriors on Wednesday.

Despite that result, the Cobras remain second on the table and can seal a home play-off by beating the Dolphins, who currently trail them by two points.

Having shot out of the blocks early in the tournament, winning their first four games in the competition, the Dolphins have subsequently hit a wall and find themselves crawling towards the finishing line.

Despite that, they could still earn a home play-off should they beat the Cobras and have other results go their way.

“It has been difficult,” admitted coach, Lance Klusener. “I think we’ve been pretty hard on ourselves and taken some of the losses a bit personally.

“But we’re still in a position to qualify and the nice thing is that qualification is still in our own hands. We’re upbeat about that, but we’re not shying away from the fact that we need to lift our game.”

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MORRIS SENDS DOLPHINS PLUMMETING TO DEFEAT

Chris Morris  consigned the Sunfoil Dolphins to their lowest ever Twenty20 total as The Unlimited Titans shot to the top of the RAM SLAM T20 table with a comprehensive victory at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead.

 

The Titans looked to have fallen short of a good total when they were limited to 136 for nine on a slow Durban wicket, but Morris returned figures of 4 for 9 in three overs as the Dolphins were rolled for 70 to give the visitors a bonus point.

 

While the droughts around the country have led to drier pitches that have aided spin in the competition, that trend changed on Wednesday as the pacemen found a surface to their liking.

 

The short ball claimed a handful of victims on either side, while the yorker also proved a deadly weapon.

 

With most batsmen failing to deal with the change, Quinton de Kock’s 38 at the top of the Titans order made all the difference in the end, even with Ryan McLaren using the conditions wisely to bounce out Albie Morkel and york David Wiese and finish with figures of 3 for 28.

 

Six of the Titans top seven reached double figures without going any further, a statistic that appeared glum at the innings break but then looked like a luxury at the end of the game.

 

The Dolphins batting line-up had been powerful in the first half of the competition but there was a suspicion it was being held together by Kevin Pietersen, and so it proved in the first game after the Englishman’s departure.

 

David Miller (12) and Dwayne Bravo (27) were the only players to reach double figures, as Morris claimed two wickets up front and two later on.

 

With Morkel (2 for 14 in four overs) and Junior Dala (2 for 13 in 2.4 overs) also chipping in – the former using the short ball to good effect and the latter bowling fuller – the Dolphins were bowled out in just 15.4 overs, finishing short of their previous lowest total, which was the 82 they made against the Knights at the same venue last season.

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