Published: Nov 08, 2015, 08:17 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 08, 2015, 09:09 PM (IST)
Johannesburg: Kevin Pietersen failed Sunday to score a third consecutive South African Twenty20 Challenge ton after being dismissed for 68 in Durban. The former England skipper and batting star slammed an unbeaten 115 for Durban franchise Dolphins last Wednesday followed by an undefeated 100 two days ago. South Africa-born Pietersen was caught by Warriors’ Basheeru-Deen Walters off the bowling of Colin Ackermann at Kingsmead Stadium after a knock including six fours and four sixes. It was the fourth appearance for Dolphins in eight days by the T20 batsman-for-hire, who came to South Africa from the Caribbean and will play in the Australian Big Bash League this month. An outspoken cricketer who often clashed with officials and team-mates, Pietersen last played for England on a 2013-2014 tour of Australia.
Earlier, Pietersen continued his Twenty20 run feast in the South African Challenge Friday with an unbeaten 100 for Durban franchise Dolphins. The former England skipper and star batsman struck seven sixes and nine fours off 45 balls at the Diamond Oval in northern Cape city Kimberley. Batting at No. 3, the controversial South Africa-born cricketer came to the crease with Dolphins 35-1 chasing a 167-4 total posted by Knights. Combining with Dolphins skipper Morne van Wyk, Pietersen took Dolphins to 170-1 off 16.4 overs for a nine-wicket triumph.
Batsman-for-hire Pietersen hit 22 in his opening match last Sunday against Titans in Centurion and slammed an undefeated 115 against Highveld Lions in Durban two days ago. He will play twice more for Dolphins, this Sunday and next Sunday, before heading to Australia and another T20 competition, the Big Bash League. An outspoken figure who often clashed with officials and team-mates, Pietersen last played for England on a 2013-2014 tour of Australia.
