DURBAN: An unbeaten century by Jordan Hermann helped the Dafabet Warriors make a strong start to their 1 Day Cup campaign with a commanding 126-run victory over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Durban on Sunday.
There was also a significant five-wicket win for Goldrush Boland over Momentum Multiply Titans in Paarl – a match in which Imran Manack and Shaun Von Berg played key roles with six wickets between them – with both winners walking away with bonus-point triumphs.
Hermann was the centurion at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium by carrying his bat for a fine 148* (145 balls, 14 fours, 4 sixes), but there were also telling contributions by Beyers Swanepoel, who thrashed five sixes and six fours in a 43-ball unbeaten 73.
Matthew Breetzke, back from his record-breaking performance with the Proteas in Pakistan, was also in impressive form after plundering 62 off 59 balls (3 fours, 3 sixes) as the Warriors won the toss and batted.
The only wickets to fall were those of Diego Rosier (32) and Breetzke after he put on 116 for the second wicket with Hermann. Swanepoel and Hermann then added an unbroken 150 for third wicket in just under 15 overs to punish the Dolphins and set 344.
In reply, the hosts could only manage 217 all out in 40.2 overs. Former Warriors captain Jon-Jon Smuts top-scored with 58 (46 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes), while former KwaZulu-Natal all-rounder Andile Mogakane claimed a fine four for 23 in 5.5 overs.
Meanwhile in Paarl, Manack and Von Berg blew away the Titans for just 110 at Boland Park.
Opting to bowl after winning the toss, the former produced stunning figures of 7.4-2-12-3 and the latter was also excellent with 10-0-27-3 to leave the visitors stunned in 41.4 overs.
Dayyaan Galiem top-scored with 45 and the only other player to reach double figures was Roelof van der Merwe with 23.
The veteran spinner then took two for 28 and was supported well by fellow slow bolwer Tsepo Ndwandwa (3/21), but the 111 target was too low to defend as Boland got to their target in 36 overs, thanks largely to Gavin Kaplan (42*).
Source: cricket.co.za
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