Johan van der Wath and Ryan McLaren led a fine bowling display by the Knights on Saturday as they completed a dramatic turnaround to end day three of their SuperSport Series match against the Dolphins on top.
The pair shared six wickets between them in Durban to dismiss the hosts for 160 after they threw away their overnight advantage during an early morning collapse which saw them lose five wickets for 32 runs.
A mediocre batting display from the Dolphins set the visitors a target of just 296 to win – far less than they would have expected after a first innings lead of 135.
The visitors had reached 53 without loss when stumps were drawn, thanks to Reeza Hendricks (16 not out) and Dean Elgar (35 not out), with bad light curtailing play 28.1 overs early.
Earlier, the Dolphins began the day on 16 without loss, but captain Imraan Khan (five) fell with just four runs added, before Divan van Wyk and Ahmed Amla shared in a 33-run partnership, the highest of the innings.
Once they fell for 29 and 16 respectively, the rest of the line-up offered little resistance.
Number four Glen Addicott was out for eight, while Loots Bosman managed just 15 and it was left to Daryn Smit (20) to marshal the tail and help set a near-300 target.
Van der Wath ended with 3/26 and McLaren bagged 3/58, while Shadley van Schalkwyk (2/32) also contributed.
The Knights needed 243 runs for victory, with 10 wickets remaining, heading into the final day.– Sapa