Ram Slam 2015/16: Warriors fail to clinch semi-final place

Chevrolet Warriors missed out on a spot in the Ram Slam semi-final after crumbling to defeat against bizhub Highveld Lions.

Warriors needed to beat Lions to dump Nashua Cape Cobras out of the play-off places but collapsed to 106 all out to lose by 21 runs.

Cobras will now visit second-placed Sunfoil Dolphins on Wednesday for the right to face runaway leaders The Unlimited Titans in Saturday's final.

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Basheeru-Deen Walters (3-21) took three wickets and a superb diving catch in the deep as Warriors restricted fifth-placed to Lions to 127-9.

But Colin Ingram's men soon sunk to 34-5 and their hopes were pretty much extinguished when Christiaan Jonker (45 from 30) fell in the 16th over with 34 runs still required, spinner Eddie Leie (4-32) and seamer Dwaine Pretorius (3-19) sharing seven scalps for Lions.

Cobras and Dolphins will have been been buoyed by Titans' four-wicket defeat to rock-bottom Knights, with the table-toppers' eight-match winning streak coming to a grinding halt courtesy of an inspired Andre Russell.

The West Indies international biffed 66 from just 23 balls, an innings that featured seven sixes and four fours, having earlier bowled a superb spell of 4-11 from four overs to hold Titans to 136-9.

Watch the Ram Slam semi-final from 4pm, Wednesday, Sky Sports 2 and then catch the tournament final on Saturday at 4pm on Sky Sports 4.