CAPE TOWN – The Cape Cobras will travel to SuperSport Park on Thursday with the firm commitment to restore pride in their jersey.
In order to do that, a few inspirational performances are needed to help the visitors to avoid the wooden spoon by beating the table-topping Titans at Centurion in the final round of league matches of the Momentum One-Day Cup competition.
Ashwell Prince, coach of the Cobras, said one of the reasons that the Cobras found themselves on 12 points after nine matches and at the bottom, is that the team has not responded well when their opponents blasted 300 runs.
The Cobras have been frantic in their approach, almost as if they wanted to chase down this score in the power plays. The truth, though, is that 300 has been about par for all teams in the 50 over competition.
The cape side will need a calm and measured plan when they start batting against a team bolstered by the presence of Chris Morris and AB de Villiers. Another of the Cobras’ problem areas has been their fielding.
"During a match against the Dolphins at Boland Park, there were a number of players waiting for a ball that was struck aerial. Every fielder could have caught it, but not one of them attempted to take the catch and the ball fell between them," said Prince.
Had the Cobras taken their catches against the Dolphins in Paarl, they would have moved to second on the log. Those spills in Paarl were one of the turning points of the Cobras’ campaign.
The squad is: Andrew Puttick, Andrea Agethangelou, Niel Botha, Dayyaan Galiem, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Khomari, Eddie Leie, Aviwe Mgijima, Dane Paterson, Zakhele Qwabe, Jason Smith, Dane Vilas (W/Keeper), Lizaad Williams.
African News Agency