Sunday 15 November 2015 17:06, UK
Kevin Pietersen hit another fifty, but couldn't prevent Sunfoil Dolphins slipping to a five-wicket defeat to Nashua Cape Cobras in his final game in this year's Ram Slam.
Pietersen has hit two hundreds and only failed to pass fifty once in his five-match stint, with the Dolphins winning the first four, but he now flies out to Australia to play in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Stars.
Pietersen's 59 from 39 balls against the Cobras contained six fours and three sixes but after he fell in the 12th over, the Dolphins could only muster 148-9 from their 20 overs.
West Indies' Dwayne Bravo fell first ball after Pietersen's dismissal as the impressive Wayne Parnell (4-20) found himself on a hat-trick, but David Miller (35 off 29) and Ryan McLaren (26no off 17) helped fire the Dolphins to a competitive score.
Richard Levi made light work of the run-chase in the early overs, smashing five fours and five sixes to score 61 from 28 balls.
After his wicket the Cobras stumbled slightly, and when overseas star Kieron Pollard was the fourth wicket to fall, stumped for seven, they still needed 41 from the final six overs, but managed to reach their target with two balls to spare.
In the second game of the afternoon in Centurion, The Unlimited Titans beat Chevrolet Warriors by five wickets to keep pace with the Dolphins at the top of the table.
South African international Quinton de Kock smoked 60 from only 34 balls with six fours and three sixes to help the Titans chase down their 150-run target in 17.1 overs, but not quite quick enough to earn a bonus point.
David Wiese earlier took 3-23 to help the home side restrict the Titans restrict the Warriors after Glamorgan's Colin Ingram had got them off to a great start with 28 off 15 balls.
VKB Knights fell to a fifth straight defeat to start the tournament, with a 20-run defeat to bizhub Highveld Lions in Bloemfontein
The Lions batted first and scored only 112-7 in a low-scoring affair, with Dwayne Pretorius 35 off 28 the stand-out knock of the innings.
But the Knights fared far worse, crumbling to 92 all out in 19 overs as leg-spinner Eddie Leie took match-winning figures of 5-15.
Watch continued coverage of the Ram Slam on Sky Sports with our next live action between the Sunfoil Dolphins and The Unlimited Titans on Wednesday at 4pm on Sky Sports 2HD.
