Warriors lose playoff spot following sanction

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced that the Dafabet Warriors will lose their spot in the 1-Day Cup playoff after being docked match points due to a breach of the CSA Administrative Conditions.

Following a comprehensive review and investigation, the CSA Board has determined that the Warriors failed to meet the stipulated transformation requirements during their match on 16 February against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Durban.

The breach pertained specifically to Clause 3.2.2 of the CSA Administrative Conditions, which requires teams to field a minimum of three Black African players in the starting eleven.

The sanctions imposed include loss of match points.

Thus, Warriors will forfeit all match points for the match in question and Dolphins will be awarded four match points from the fixture.

However, no bonus points will be allocated.

A monetary fine has also been included, with  50 per cent payable before the end of the current financial year.

The remaining 50 per cent will be suspended for five years and will only be activated if a similar breach occurs within that period.

As a direct consequence of this sanction, Warriors will no longer qualify for the 1-Day Cup playoff, altering the competition’s final standings.

Dolphins now move to second place on the log and will host the Momentum Multiply Titans in the playoff on Wednesday.