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Port Elizabeth - The Warriors dominated the day’s play to hold the Dolphins to 98 for three in their second innings at stumps on the third day of their SuperSport Series match at the Sahara Oval St George’s in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
When stumps were drawn the Dolphins were left needing an unlikely looking 300 runs to win the match with the Warriors needing to claim seven wickets on the fourth day for a win of their own.
The Dolphins made the worst possible start to their innings as they slipped to 36 for two in the eighth over with seamer Mario Oliver picking up both wickets to fall.
Imraan Khan and Ahmed Amla then combined to put on 44 runs for the third-wicket before Amla was out lbw to seamer Andrew Birch for 26 with the Dolphins on 80 for three.
Khan, on 38 off 87 balls, and HD Ackerman, on 12, then saw out five overs to reach stumps unbeaten.
Oliver had innings figures of two for 35 to go with the five wickets he captured in the Dolphins’ first innings.
Earlier, the Chevrolet Warriors declared their second innings closed on 358 for eight at tea after half-centuries from Jon-Jon Smuts and Davy Jacobs had helped establish a 397-run lead over the Dolphins.
The Warriors began the day on 141 for two with Smuts, on 58, and Zander de Bruyn, on one, at the crease.
Warriors’ opener Smuts has yet to score a first-class century, in his 15 first-class matches and he fell short once again when he was bowled by seamer Nic Hewer for 77 off 171 balls with seven fours and one six to leave the Warriors on 169 for three.
De Bruyn was next to depart, for a painstaking 17 off 98 balls, when he drove a ball from seamer Vyash Gobind straight to David Miller in the covers.
De Bruyn’s dismissal left the Warriors on 209 for four before Ashwell Prince and Jacobs injected a touch of urgency into the Warriors run-gathering as the pair added 30 runs for the fifth-wicket at a touch under three and-a-half runs to the over before Prince was run out by Miller for 43 off 68 balls with the Warriors on 239 for five.
Jacobs went to his 21st first-class century off 88 balls, before he smashed a delivery from leg spinner Daryn Smit to Saidi Mlongo at a wide long-on to be dismissed for 64 off 108 balls with four fours and a six.
Jacobs and Riaan Jeggels had put on 61 runs for the sixth-wicket before Jeggels was caught and bowled by Smit shortly after the drinks break.
Jeggels was out for 26 with the Warriors on 300 for six with Jacobs being the next wicket to fall with the home side on 317 for seven.
Smit picked up his fourth wicket of the innings when he produced another caught and bowled effort to remove Rusty Theron for one before Andrew Birch, 25 not out of 23 balls, and Darryl Brown, on 14 not out, shared in a 40-run ninth-wicket partnership off 33 balls as the Warriors went in search of quick runs to facilitate their declaration.
Smit ended the innings with figures of four for 88.
Teams:
Warriors: Ashwell Prince, Jon-Jon Smuts, Zander de Bruyn, Arno Jacobs, Davy Jacobs (captain), Rusty Theron, Andrew Birch, Darryl Brown, Riaan Jeggels, Mario Olivier, Craig Thyssen
Dolphins: Ahmed Amla (captain), Imraan Khan, Cameron Delport, David Miller, Jon Kent, HD Ackerman, Daryn Smit, Kyle Abbott, Vyash Gobind, Nic Hewer, Saidi Mlongo
When stumps were drawn the Dolphins were left needing an unlikely looking 300 runs to win the match with the Warriors needing to claim seven wickets on the fourth day for a win of their own.
The Dolphins made the worst possible start to their innings as they slipped to 36 for two in the eighth over with seamer Mario Oliver picking up both wickets to fall.
Imraan Khan and Ahmed Amla then combined to put on 44 runs for the third-wicket before Amla was out lbw to seamer Andrew Birch for 26 with the Dolphins on 80 for three.
Khan, on 38 off 87 balls, and HD Ackerman, on 12, then saw out five overs to reach stumps unbeaten.
Oliver had innings figures of two for 35 to go with the five wickets he captured in the Dolphins’ first innings.
Earlier, the Chevrolet Warriors declared their second innings closed on 358 for eight at tea after half-centuries from Jon-Jon Smuts and Davy Jacobs had helped establish a 397-run lead over the Dolphins.
The Warriors began the day on 141 for two with Smuts, on 58, and Zander de Bruyn, on one, at the crease.
Warriors’ opener Smuts has yet to score a first-class century, in his 15 first-class matches and he fell short once again when he was bowled by seamer Nic Hewer for 77 off 171 balls with seven fours and one six to leave the Warriors on 169 for three.
De Bruyn was next to depart, for a painstaking 17 off 98 balls, when he drove a ball from seamer Vyash Gobind straight to David Miller in the covers.
De Bruyn’s dismissal left the Warriors on 209 for four before Ashwell Prince and Jacobs injected a touch of urgency into the Warriors run-gathering as the pair added 30 runs for the fifth-wicket at a touch under three and-a-half runs to the over before Prince was run out by Miller for 43 off 68 balls with the Warriors on 239 for five.
Jacobs went to his 21st first-class century off 88 balls, before he smashed a delivery from leg spinner Daryn Smit to Saidi Mlongo at a wide long-on to be dismissed for 64 off 108 balls with four fours and a six.
Jacobs and Riaan Jeggels had put on 61 runs for the sixth-wicket before Jeggels was caught and bowled by Smit shortly after the drinks break.
Jeggels was out for 26 with the Warriors on 300 for six with Jacobs being the next wicket to fall with the home side on 317 for seven.
Smit picked up his fourth wicket of the innings when he produced another caught and bowled effort to remove Rusty Theron for one before Andrew Birch, 25 not out of 23 balls, and Darryl Brown, on 14 not out, shared in a 40-run ninth-wicket partnership off 33 balls as the Warriors went in search of quick runs to facilitate their declaration.
Smit ended the innings with figures of four for 88.
Teams:
Warriors: Ashwell Prince, Jon-Jon Smuts, Zander de Bruyn, Arno Jacobs, Davy Jacobs (captain), Rusty Theron, Andrew Birch, Darryl Brown, Riaan Jeggels, Mario Olivier, Craig Thyssen
Dolphins: Ahmed Amla (captain), Imraan Khan, Cameron Delport, David Miller, Jon Kent, HD Ackerman, Daryn Smit, Kyle Abbott, Vyash Gobind, Nic Hewer, Saidi Mlongo
