Titans cruise to victory in rain-hit game

A collective bowling effort followed by a brace of half-centuries from Heino Kuhn and Graeme van Buuren set up Titans' seven-wicket win in a rain-hit game against Dolphins in Centurion.

Chasing a D/L target of 174 in 37 overs, Titans lost their openers early and were struggling at 19 for 2 in 4.5 overs. Kuhn and van Buuren turned the innings around with a 137-run stand for the third wicket in 19.5 overs. Kuhn remained unbeaten on 63 off 68 balls after van Buuren had been dismissed for 84 off 71 and Titans achieved the target in 27.1 overs, with 59 balls to spare.

That Titans had such a manageable target to chase was down to their bowlers, who had dismissed Dolphins for 171 in 32.2 overs. Having been put in to bat, Dolphins got off to a quick start, with Cameron Delport smacking 21 off 15 balls before being dismissed by Albie Morkel. They were 63 for 2 at the end of 10 overs and 88 for 3 when rain interrupted the game after 17.1 overs.

The match was then reduced to a 37-over fixture and Dolphins collapsed shortly after the resumption. They slipped from 130 for 3 in 25 overs to 141 for 7 in 28.2, and were eventually bowled out for 171. Opener Vaughn van Jaarsveld top scored with 66 for Dolphins, while Henry Davids' 3 for 30 were the best figures for Titans.