da apostebet： On a below-par pitch at Boland Park, the Cape Cobras were soundly beatenby four wickets by the Warriors
Cricinfo staff18-Dec-2005
ScorecardOn a below-par pitch at Boland Park, the Cape Cobras were beatenby four wickets by the Warriors. Without any wins in seven Standard BankCup matches, one more loss will put them out of the running for asemi-final spot. The Warriors, with this win are right back in thepicture for one of the final four spots.The Cobras were sent into bat, but they struggled to come to gripswith a pitch that produced awkward bounce. Thanks to 63 fromsuper-sub Gerhard Strydom and a partnership of 71 with Thami Tsolekile(28) they recovered from 44 for 5 to reach 172 for 9 in their 45 overs.Tyron Henderson was the major wicket-taker with 3 for 23, but it wasJustin Kreusch who had put the brakes on the scoring with nineconsecutive accurate overs of 2 for 18.Kreusch, who won the Man-of-the-Match award, scored an invaluable 58 opening theinnings and once he and Robin Peterson (47) had taken the score to 127for 2 the Warriors could almost afford to coast home, scoring the 176needed with six wickets down and seven balls to spare. Monde Zondekipicked up three late wickets for a return of 3 for 43.