RAM SLAM T20
Rain gods dictate as dripping Dolphins make final
The Dolphins squelched into the T20 final without so much as removing their raincoats at Kingsmead on Thursday. Intermittent drizzle condemned their semifinal against the Cobras to a washout, which means the KwaZulu-Natalians are in the decider by dint of finishing second on the log. Thursday’s nonevent marked the fifth time in the six T20s scheduled in Durban this season that the weather has prevented a result being reached, four times without a ball being bowled. But, this time, the home side were not complaining — not with a shot at glory awaiting them in Centurion on Saturday, when they play the Titans in the final. The Cobras will be less than pleased, having spent the week in a petulant funk about the Titans fielding a weakened XI against the Dolphins on Sunday. In the only T20 at Kingsmead this summer in which a result was reached, the Dolphins prevailed by 89 runs to record their biggest win in the competition’s history. That earned the Dolphins a bonus point, which put them...
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