Zondo earns Proteas ODI squad call up:
Durban – Hollywoodbets Dolphins skipper Khaya Zondo has received a call up to the Standard Bank Proteas squad for the first three of five Momentum ODIs against India starting at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on 1 February.
The middle order star has been in the Proteas set-up before, but is yet to make his national debut and the upcoming series against one of the world’s best one day teams will provide a stern challenge for the 27 year-old and the rest of the Proteas side.
“Obviously I am really excited to be a part of the national team and hopefully to start my international career,” Zondo said. “I can’t really describe the feeling but I am looking forward to being a part of the set-up.
“It would be great to make my debut at Kingsmead but I am a new player in the squad so we will just have to wait and see what happens with selection.”
Zondo has been on the fringes of selection as he led the SA A 50 over side on their recent tour of England this past winter. He has been in charge of a Dolphins side that made it to the RAM SLAM T20 Challenge final this season and has qualified for the Momentum One Day Cup semi-finals.
Zondo will join fellow Hollywoodbets Dolphins Andile Phehlukwayo and Imran Tahir in the 50 over squad and Chief Executive Officer of KZN Cricket Heinrich Strydom is excited by yet another player being included in the highest rank of cricket in the country.
“It’s always a great moment for us when one of our players is selected for the Proteas for the first time,” Strydom mentioned.
“Khaya has had a long, consistent career with the Dolphins and we wish him all the best as he makes his way into international cricket.”
Former Hilton College schoolboy and recent test sensation Lungi Ngidi is the only other uncapped player in the 50 over squad.
Standard Bank Proteas ODI squad: Faf du Plessis (Multiply Titans, capt), Hashim Amla (World Sports Betting Cape Cobras), Quinton de Kock (Multiply Titans), AB de Villiers (Multiply Titans), JP Duminy (World Sports Betting Cape Cobras), Imran Tahir (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Multiply Titans), David Miller (VKB Knights), Morne Morkel (Multiply Titans), Chris Morris (Multiply Titans), Lungisani Ngidi (Multiply Titans), Andile Phehlukwayo (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Kagiso Rabada (bizhub Highveld Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Multiply Titans), Khayelihle Zondo (Hollywoodbets Dolphins).
FIXTURES
February 1: D/N @ 13h30 1st Momentum ODI, Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban
February 4: Day @ 10h00 2nd Momentum ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion
February 7: D/N @ 13h30 3rd Momentum ODI, PPC Newlands, Cape Town
February 10: D/N @ 13h30 4th Momentum ODI, Bidvest Wanderers, Johannesburg
February 13: D/N @ 13h30 5th Momentum ODI, St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
February 16: D/N @ 13h30 6th Momentum ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion
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Dolphins secure MODC top three finish:
Durban – A clinical seven wicket win for the Hollywoodbets Dolphins against the bizhub Highveld Lions, guaranteed them a top three spot on the final Momentum One Day Cup log with one game to play in the round robin stage this Friday.
Veteran opener Morné van Wyk was the star of the show as he continued to defy his age, when he put together a calculated 83 not out for the Dolphins as they chased down the 194 to win with six overs to spare.
The Lions won the toss and decided to bat first. The opening pair of Jannaman Malan and Reeza Hendricks were circumspect against some relatively tight bowling up front from the Dolphins. The former was the first wicket to fall when he was dismissed for 20 off left arm seamer Athi Maposa.
Hendricks and his name-sake Dom Hendricks started to put together a promising partnership for the visitors before Reeza Hendricks was bowled by Prenelan Subrayen for a well-played 47. He was quickly followed by Wiaan Mulder who chipped one back to Subrayen for a duck.
The Lions were 92/3 in the 24th over with Dom Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen attempting to steady the ship. They added 39 for the fourth wicket before Hendricks became Subrayen’s third victim, chipping one tamely to SJ Erwee at midwicket for 42.
Van der Dussen didn’t last long after that; he was well caught at short third man by Athi Maposa attempting the reverse sweep on 23. That was the first of three wickets that Senuran Muthusamy collected on the day.Kagiso Rapulana (24) and Ryan Rickelton (26) tried to give the Lions innings some momentum; however some good bowling through the middle overs from the Dolphins and regular wickets meant that the Lions went into the final ten overs on 161/5.
Muthusamy picked up the wicket of Rapulana in over 43 with the score on 185/6, after that it became a procession for the Johannesburg-based side as they lost four wickets for nine runs.Two of the Dolphins’ spinners, Muthusamy and Subrayen bagged three wickets apiece, while Rob Fylinck, Imran Tahir and Maposa all took home one stick.
The chase from the Dolphins was not a rushed one as they knew a win would ensure them a spot in the top three. Despite this their chase started fairly poorly when they lost SJ Erwee early, and the Lions would have felt they were in with a shout if they picked up a few more quick wickets.The experienced duo of Van Wyk and Vaughn van Jaarsveld put together a mature partnership of 73 before Van Jaarsveld was bowled by Wiaan Mulder for 41.
Dane Vilas came in next and tried to look busy until he was run out for three coming back for a second run. The Dolphins were 107/3 in the 22nd over when captain Khaya Zondo joined Van Wyk at the wicket.Poise was the key for the pair as they chiselled away at the deficit and took their side over the line with six overs to spare.Zondo’s 46 not out played a critical role in the 88 run stand between the two as they cruised over the line and give their side their first win over the Lions in white ball cricket this season.
The Dolphins travel to SuperSport Park Centurion on Friday to take on the Multipy Titans in their final game of the round robin phase of the Momentum One Day Cup.
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