Ram Slam: Sunfoil Dolphins lose to bottom-placed VKB Knights
Titans beat Warriors to book place in Ram Slam final
Sunday 29 November 2015 10:29, UK
Sunfoil Dolphins continued their Ram Slam struggles without Kevin Pietersen as they succumbed to bottom-placed VKB Knights by eight wickets.
The Dolphins won their first four matches of the campaign, during which time Pietersen, who is now gearing up for a stint in the Big Bash with Melbourne Stars, clobbered two centuries.
But the Durban side have now lost three of their last four games since the former England man's exit - as well as their final one with him - following Saturday's thumping in Port Elizabeth.
Dolphins could only muster 82-9 from their 20 overs as Knights seamers Malusi Siboto (3-14) and Andre Russell (3-15) shared six wickets and medium pacer Shadley van Schalkwyk bowled three overs for eight runs.
Knights chased down their target in 13 overs - Theunis de Bruyn (42no) and Aubrey Swanepoel (30no) posting an unbroken third-wicket stand of 75 from 61 balls - to pick up just their second victory of the campaign following Wednesday's 29-run triumph against Lions.
Dolphins remain in second spot, 12 points behind leaders The Unlimited Titans, who increased their winning streak to seven matches with a 40-run tonking of Chevrolet Warriors that all but booked their place in the final.
Mangaliso Mosehle crunched 65 not out from 36 deliveries in Titans' 167-3, before the leading wicket taker in the competition, Chris Morris, snared 3-15 as Warriors were dismissed for 127 in 18.4 overs.
