Titans coach Mark Boucher has reacted angrily to suggestions that he gave away a game by fielding a weakened side against the Dolphins when they were bowled out for 79 in their final Ram Slam T20 Challenge round robin fixture on Sunday. With a home semifinal secured‚ Boucher decided to field a team without captain Albie Morkel‚ AB de Villiers‚ Farhaan Behardien‚ Aiden Markram‚ Lungi Ngidi‚ Chris Morris‚ Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock in their 89-run defeat to the Dolphins in Durban. As a result of their victory‚ the Dolphins secured a home semifinal against the Cape Cobras in Durban on Thursday. The Titans will host the Warriors in Centurion on Wednesday. "I haven’t given away a game. We had one‚ two‚ three‚ four Proteas players‚ four SA A players‚ two SA under-19 players and one up-and-coming player from the franchise system‚" Boucher said on Wednesday at SuperSport Park as the Titans prepared for the Warriors. "I will never put out a side just to go out there and lose." Boucher sa...
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