Boland down Dolphins in titanic T20

Goldrush Boland overcame the Hollywoodbets Dolphins by five runs in the second Super Over in a titanic and tense CSA T20 Challenge match at Boland Park in Paarl on Friday evening.

Both sides came into this encounter unbeaten with Boland having four wins and the Dolphins three.

The sides could not be separated at the end of normal play with Boland posting 134-8 from their 20 overs after winning the toss and electing to take first strike.

In reply, the Dolphins were bowled out with the final delivery of the match for 134, sending the match into a Super Over.

SUPER OVER 🫣🤩👏

How is everyone's hearts? 🫣

Hollywoodbets Dolphins finish on 134 which takes the game to the first super over of this year's T20 Challenge.

Hollywoodbets Dolphins will bat first.

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The Dolphins batted first and despite Leus du Plooy smashing a six, the visitors could only manage seven runs as Glenton Sturrman dismissed Gomolelo Phiri and Bryce Parsons.

The hosts could not find the boundary and ran their way to seven without loss, sending the game into another Super Over.

ANOTHER SUPER OVER 🫣👏🤩

Incredible scenes from Boland Park as nothing separates the 2 unbeaten teams in the T20 Challenge!

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This time the home side batted first with Clyde Reeves-Fortuin and Grant Roelofsen managing to add 10 runs from their six balls with the final ball going for four runs.

Keith Dudgeon managed to seal out the match for the home side, dismissing Du Plooy, caught by Jhedli van Briesies at long on, and restricting the Dolphins to five runs for one wicket.

PHIRI STEERS DOLPHINS' TAIL

Boland had struggled to get to their below-par total of 134-8 with Dudgeon (28 not out) and Fersico Adams (24) adding 42 for the seventh wicket to restore some sense of order to the home side’s batting struggles.

Roelofsen had struck four boundaries and a six from 18 balls before being caught and bowled by Jon-Jon Smuts (4-0-20-2).

Roelofsen and Lehan Botha (21) had given the hosts a small boost with a third-wicket stand of 32 from 25 balls after the early losses of Gavin Kaplan (1) and Reeves-Fortuin (10).

Aviwe Mgijima (1) and Van Briesies (7) failed to trouble the scorers along with Imraan Manack (5).

In reply, the Dolphins had sunk to 84-7 with Dudgeon (4-0-27-3) removing Parson (7) and Eathan Bosch (5).

Stuurman (4-0-30-2) accounted for Tshepang Dithole in the first over without scoring while Manack (4-0-17-1) clean-bowled Smuts for just 13.

Phiri held the tail together brilliantly, striking two fours and four maximums from just 37 balls, as Semal Pillay (7), Simelane (1), Nqobani Mokoena (6) and Aryan Gopolan (3) were swept away.

Phiri’s innings came to an end, being run out with the final ball of the match for a brilliant 53.

GOLDRUSH BOLAND: Gavin Kaplin, Grant Roelofsen, Clyde Reeves-Fortuin (capt, wk), Lehan Botha, Aviwe Mgijima, Ferisco Adams, Jhedli van Briesies, Keith Dudgeon, Imraan Manack, Glenton Stuurman, Siyabonga Mahima.

HOLLYWOODBETS DOLPHINS: Dithole Tshepang, Jon-Jon Smuts (capt), Bryce Parsons, Leus du Plooy, Eathan Bosch, Gomolemo Phiri (wk), Andile Simelane, Semal Pillay, Mokoena Ngobani, Aryan Gopalan, Anrich Nortje.