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Dosti vs Salland at Drieburg | Round 5 | 15.05.2022
De toss met Mahesh Hans, Adriaan van den Dries , Nithin Bathi, Victor Lubbers Captains Hans en Lubbers Umpers Nitin Bathi and Adriaan van den DriesVictor Lubbers opens from the Football End Vinoo Tewarie drives to the covers And it’s Reinder Lubbers from the Korfbal End Vinoo Tewarie dispatches one in styleA fine boundary by Tewarie Tewarie’s castle is flattened by Victor LubbersShadaab Ghori is lbw next ballAnd he’s not happy about it! Achween Hanoemon plays an elegant pull shot Waqas Raja plays to leg Gul Nasir bowls on instinctWaqas Raja drives square Achween Hanoemon edges to the slips But Reinder Lubbers can’t get to the ball A lofted drive by Hanoemon Hashim Khan bowling for SallandHanoeman plays at a wideA power-shot by HanoemanRahil Ahmed on the drive Sri Visnu Elam BharathiAhmed plays to legWaqas Raja attempts a risky cut shotVenka GanesanAhmed skies a non-shot to short leg And Reinder Lubbers coming over from second slip steals the catch from his keeperMahesh Hans has added some style to his repertoireStay on your toes Waqas! Raja drives through cover Hans sweeps fineThat’s fifty for Raja!Soon after Raja loses his off-stump Kuldeep Diwan livens things up with some hard hittingForced from the backfoot by Hans Hans helps a bouncer along Waheed Masood cuts at a wide ball Huzayl Bhutta holes out to Elam Bharathi at point Asief Hoseinbaks attacksHoseinbaks skies a big shotWhen the ball comes down it’s an easy prey for Victor Lubbers The innings over, what’s the planHuzayl Bhutta opening from the Football EndTalha Khan sweeps Piyaranga Pottachchige plays a cover driveKhan plays through pointNever bowl too short to a lefty! Pottachchige plays a solid innings Hoseinbaks cleans PottachchigeWahid Masoed Asief Hoseinbaks Touseef AhmadVictor Lubbers ducks under a beamer Pulled away by Lubbers Elam Bharathi hits a straight four A big chance given by Elam Bharathi Elam Bharathi is well insideElam Bharathi bowled by HoseinbaksA fine yorker stops Victor Lubbers in his tracks That’s the big one for Lubbers Lubbers and Van der Molen celebrate the winLubbers teaches Van der Molen to always look for the camera man