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Sparta vs Punjab at Bermweg | Round 4 | 07.05.22
At the tossA moment of silence at the passing of Sparta’s Henk van der Linde Mudassar Bukhari bowling for SpartaSharafat Khogyani slashes through the covers Khogyani is surprised by a rising deliveryNot well-timed but safe for Khogyani Khogyani holes out to Gohil at long onAshan Malik from the Pavilion EndAsad Zulfiqar drivesAsad edges to keeper Raza and is out A big shout from Bukhari… …and Rehmat Zulfiqar sees the dreaded finger Teja Nidamanuru hammers one to square Pro-bowling from Samit GohilNidumanuru has a close shave Nidamanuru on his toesNidumanuru comes out to drivePlayed around the legs by Nidumanuru A big hit by NidumanuruNidumanuru goes over the topJoost Martijn Snoep bowling Manminder SinghNasratulla IbrahimkilSaqib Zulfiqar just missed that one That’s Fifty for Saqib Siqander Zulfiqar pulls to square A square drive by Saqib Siqander is caught by Allen at deepish midwicket And the Sparta boys are glad he’s goneYassir Usman plays an elegant pull shot Mubashar Hussain plays through cover Captain Tarik hits out Sulaiman Tarik steady as everAllen hit by a rising oneRaza is bowled by TariqTeja Nidamanuru has dropped Gohil on nought Samiullah Salacazai gives his all Rikus Allen edges through the slip-gap Samit Gohil plays through cover Is that a boundary or notAllen plays a half-harted shot Gohil is trapped in front by Tariq Celebration of the important wicket Umpire Akram besieged A big hit from Mudassar BukhariMamoon Latif belts one around the corner A big edge for Bukhari Saqib took 4 for 28 from 10Manminder Singh cuts squareMubashar HussainNasratullah Ibrahimkil is caught behind off SaqibSquare driven by SinghSingh plays to leg Singh’s castle is ruined by SiqanderPrithvira Balwantsingh lobs a slower one Siqander comes in to bowlPrithvira Balwantsingh plays off the hipKhalid Ahmadi drives for a couple Balwantsingh edges for a boundary A nasty blow from a beamer for Balwantsingh Ashan Malik on the drive Joost Martijn Snoep is bowled and Sparta fall 61 runs shortIn the end a regular win for Punjab