da betobet： A frustrating day for both teams in Durban as light allowed only 25 overs tobe bowled on the third day of the SuperSport Series Final between theDolphins and the Titans
Cricinfo staff08-Apr-2006
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsA frustrating day for both teams in Durban as light allowed only 25 overs tobe bowled on the third day of the SuperSport Series Final between theDolphins and the Titans.The first interruption occurred before a ball was even bowled, when the Dolphinsopening batsmen accepted the offer of the light. Play did get under wayafter nearly fours hours but was eventually called off just before 15:00with the Dolphins progressing to 176 for 1 with the loss of Imraan Khan for71. Together with Doug Watson (88*) they had set a new Dolphins opening partnership record of 176. The irony was that the two batsmen had declined the umpires’ offer to take the light the ballbefore Khan was dismissed. With the new batsman arriving at the crease the offer was once again made, one that they couldn’t turn down. As the players left the field a slight drizzle started to fall.The Titans will not be pleased with their bowling performance after wastingthe new ball and the conditions by bowling far too wide outside of the offstump allowing the Dolphins to leave in excess of 75% of balls bowled.With much of the same weather expected tomorrow, play will hopefully start30 minutes earlier on day four with the Dolphins leading by 83.