Dolphins claim Domestic Series title to end franchise era on winning note
The Dolphins drew the curtain on the franchise era by surging to the 4-Day Domestic Series title with an emphatic innings and 76-run victory over the Titans in Durban on Monday.
Senuran Muthusamy claimed four of the remaining six wickets required on the final day of the contest.
The Proteas all-rounder sent down 28.2 overs for a return of six for 79 to help dismiss the visitors for 166 in their follow-on innings, taking their match aggregate to 219 following their dismal first-innings 53.
Muthusamy was aided by Player-of-the-Match Prenelan Subrayen after he finished with four for 56 – meaning that 19 of the 20 Titans’ wickets in the match fell to spin.
The former ended with a match analysis of nine for 92 and the latter bagged his maiden 10-for with an even better haul of 10 for 80 in 60 immaculate overs.
Imraan Khan’s charges entered the final day in the box seat as the visitors resumed on 92 for four.
Twelve runs into the day and they lost their remaining key batsmen in captain Grant Thomson (2) and Neil Brand (10), both falling to the slow left-arm wizardry of Muthusamy.
The bowler then outfoxed Dayyaan Galiem (10), with Subrayen’s double strike wrapping up his 10-for. The match then ended with Muthusamy dislodging top-scorer Rivaldo Moonsamy (41) rounding off a resounding victory for the hosts.
