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VCC vs HCC at Westvliet | Preliminary Final | 03.09.22
Reinier Bijloos from the Paddock End Musa Ahmad defends A good save by Yash Patel Andre Malan drives straightAn on drive by AhmadMalan hits high to midwicket… …and Tonny Staal makes no mistake Hidde Overdijk from the Pavilion EndMohit Hingorani hooks a short one Hingorani gets one on the legs Clayton FloydHingorani is lbw to Bennet Sybrand Engelbrecht plays to leg Tim Pringle out for a spin Bas de Leede plays well outside off De Leede gets to the ballEngelbrecht reverses Engelbrecht comes out of his corner A fine drive by Engelbrecht Engelbrecht reaches outDe Leede drives through extra Try to hit that one!Driven square by De Leede Shariz Ahmad belts one over the top A quick single for AhmadAli Ahmad hits one out of the groundFelix BennetPhilippe Boissevain goes for a big one Shariz Ahmad opens the bowling for VCCZac Worden hits through the slip area Tonny Staal scores over the covers Staal half-hits to pointWorden hits over midwicketA straight drive by WordenBas de Leede bowling A boundary by WordenStaal hits through gully Andre Malan bowlingWorden turns to legKeeper Hingorani stops a bouncer Boris Gorlee plays at a wideWorden plays a square driveGorlee has lost his footwork Gorlee ducks away from a good bouncer A tentative shot by GorleeTim Pringle sees a single… … that isn’t thereWorden plays a power-drive Patel is out lbw to Boissevain Kingma compliments Boissevain on his good spell Felix Bennet hits one over point Stijn de Leede cannot hold on to a difficult chance… …so Clayton Floyd holes out to him next ball with the same shotBennet plays to midwicketJust inJustin Trijzelaar looks where the ball went Trijzelaar misses a sharp short one Bennet keeps scoringReinier Bijloos in a do-or-die effort Bijloos caught by EngelbrechtAnd it’s the win for VCC! Modest celebrations by the players ’cause the job is not done yetCaptain Bas de Leede leads his team off the fieldAnd then there is music!