Dolphins seek to derail Lions
Updated | By Michael Owen-Smith
Interim Sunfoil Dolphins coach Roger Telemachus has set his sights on an upset against the Highveld Lions when the two sides come together in their Sunfoil Series contest in Pietermaritzburg starting on Friday.
The coastal
side ran the top-of-the-table Unlimited Titans close last week when they fell
18 runs shy of victory in their drawn affair in Durban.
This time around they will be hoping to go all the way and beat the Lions, who themselves are still licking their wounds following a disappointing defeat to the VKB Knights in the previous round.
“Unfortunately we couldn’t quite go all the way on Sunday, but that’s cricket sometimes,” Telemachus, one of two co-coaches of the Dolphins alongside Yashin Ebrahim, said. “Our batters are coming to the party and the bowlers are sticking to their plans, hopefully that can continue for the next three games!”
The hosts are presently fourth on the table, but a win, coupled with a few other results going their way, would push them right into the title mix.
“This weekend we have another tough game, in different conditions up in Maritzburg, but we have our plans and hopefully things can go well for us,” Telemachus added.
Opposite number coach Geoffrey Toyana saw the defending champions lose ground in their title bid last week when they were crushed by the VKB Knights.
“It was quite disappointing, we didn’t play well at all and we don’t have any excuses for it,” he said. “We’ve chatted about it and will be looking to move on in Pietermaritzburg.”
And Toyana is now wary of the dangerous Dolphins, adding: “There’s still three teams in it and maybe even four if you consider we are playing the Dolphins. They’re playing some really good cricket, so we’ll have to be wary of them as well.
“It’s a key stage of the season now and every result is important. I'm confident we will bounce back.”
HEAD TO HEAD – Sunfoil Dolphins v bizhub Highveld Lions
Matches Played 23
Dolphins Win 05
Lions Win 09
Draw 09
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