Uphill battle ahead for Dragons
The Dragons are currently following-on in the second innings with the score on 77/1 after 22 overs.
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The North West Dragons will need to bat out of their socks for the next day and a half to save their 4-Day Series match against the Dolphins at the J.B. Marks Oval.
The Dragons are currently following-on in the second innings with the score on 77/1 after 22 overs.
Grant Mokoena (37* off 63 balls) and Lesiba Ngoepe (0 off 2 balls) are currently at the crease. Mokoena limped off before tea after hitting the ball onto his foot.
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The Dragons still trail by 284 runs after they were dismissed for 282 in their first innings this morning.
The top scorer for the Dragons was Lesiba Ngoepe with 96 (122 balls). Rubin Hermann (44 off 92 balls), Wihan Lubbe (33 off 90 balls) and Taheer Isaacs (33 off 84 balls) also added decent scores without kicking on. Okuhle Cele (4/51) and Daryn Dupavillon (3/29) were the top bowlers for the Dolphins.
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The Dolphins are in pole position after smashing 643/8 in their first innings.
Centuries from Bryce Parsons (191 off 179 balls) and Jon-Jon Smuts (156 off 176 balls) paved the way for the massive total.