Cobras deny Dolphins victory
Omphile Ramela scored a century as the Cape Cobras batted out the final day of their Sunfoil Series clash against the Sunfoil Dolphins at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday.
The
visiting captain, who scored 89 in the first innings, made 107 with his side
following on, helping them reach 361 for six before shaking hands with opposite
number Khaya Zondo on the stroke of tea.
Only 64 overs were bowled on the final day, with the match seemingly going nowhere on a slow pitch and the Cape side 202 ahead.
It was only Ramela's seventh career century and first of the season, while both his scores in the match improved on his previous best score of 46 during the current campaign.
He did not do it all by himself though, with the Cobras having good contributions from Justin Ontong (74), Dane Vilas (54) and an unbeaten 53 from 22-year-old Keegan Petersen.
Andile Phehlukwayo (2-37) and Keshav Maharaj (2-130) picked up two wickets apiece - the latter collecting seven in the match from a mammoth 93.2 overs.
Ramela was named man of the match and his Cobras side walked away with 5.2 points compared to the 7.9 for the Dolphins.
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