Bosch bosses Warriors on Day One at Kingsmead

A career-best six wickets by Eathan Bosch put the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in a powerful position after the opening day of their 4-Day Domestic Series encounter against the Warriors in Durban on Monday. The right-arm quick grabbed six for 38 in 16.1 superb overs to roll over the visitors for 175 at Kingsmead, before the hosts replied with 64 for none by stumps. It completed the best day of the 2018/19 campaign thus far for the men from KwaZulu-Natal as they seek a first win. Helped by overcast conditions at the start, they opted to bowl first after winning the toss, although the initial decision seemed to backfire. In-form openers Eddie Moore and Gihahn Cloete put on 76 for the first wicket, with the latter striking the only half-century of the match thus far with his 63 (145 balls, 9 fours). The former, though, was first to fall when he edged Robbie Frylinck (2/33) behind to wicketkeeper Dane Vilas for 37. Colin Ackermann (4) also fell to the same bowler, before Cloete was the third wicket that followed after a 45-run stand with Yaseen Vallie (29). Prior to his wicket, the Warriors had reached 129 for two, but it was then the Bosch show as he ran through the middle and lower order to lead a collapse that saw the remaining eight wickets all fall for 46. He also ran out Clyde Fortuin (11) on what was an excellent day for the 20-year-old as he nabbed his maiden franchise five-for and improved on his previous best figures of five for 41 taken for KZN against Northerns last season. After the opposition were dismissed in 68.1 overs, Sarel Erwee (31) and Vaughn van Jaarsveld (28) ensured that all 10 wickets were intact by the close with the Dolphins ending day one trailing by 111.