CRICKET NEWS - That would be the appropriate phrase to describe the performance of the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras in the first match of the second round of Sunfoil Series against the Multiply Titans last week. But ominous form and individual brilliance must be converted into 20 wickets per game for the next four Sunfoil Series clashes.
Ashwell Prince makes no bones about the performance in Benoni and the quality available for the Sunfoil Series match against the bizhub Highveld Lions at Eurolux Boland Park starting on Thursday.
“I think if it was boxing match, it would have been stopped,” he said about the performance against the Titans.
“I have no doubt that if we were not denied by bad light, we would have won that game.”
Probed about the strength of the Lions, Prince says they will be missing Aaron Phangiso and Reeza Hendricks to call-ups to the South African T20 squad, while Dwaine Pretorius is also not available.
Yet, those call-ups create opportunities for younger players eager to please and to throw their hats into the franchise arena.
The hosts will be without Vernon Philander, who had a cortisone injection into his ankle two weeks ago. Yet, in the build-up to the match against the Lions he has not had sufficient time in the nets to be selected for the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras.
Dane Paterson was justly rewarded for his excellence in the RAM SLAM T20 Challenge with a call-up to the South African T20 squad.
Prince feels upbeat about the form of his fast bowlers.
Lizaad Williams was excellent in Benoni. The 19-year old fast bowler Michael Cohen has nipped out 17 wickets in five three-day games for Western Province despite having indifferent spells and being dropped once. And in his second match for the World Sports Betting Cape Cobras, he nipped out 5-107.
