The Dolphins defeated Boland by four wickets to win the One-Day Cup domestic cricket final in Paarl on Sunday.
Dolphins batters Jon-Jon Smuts and Khaya Zondo during the One-Day Cup final against Boland. Picture: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images
Set a target of 248 runs to win, the visitors were anchored by opening batter JJ Smuts, who hit 91 runs off 111 balls in an innings which included 11 fours.After Zondo and Smuts fell, Hanu Viljoen carried the Dolphins over the line with a patient 35 not out, as he guided his team to 248/6 with five balls to spare.
Boland managed to launch a recovery, however, led by middle-order batters Clyde Fortuin , Ayabulela Gqamane and Imran Manack who all contributed half-centuries.
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