Swapnil Pote from the River EndAsad Zulfiqar plays to leg Julian de Mey spinningNic Adendorff appeals in vain Kyle Klein on the fly Mohsin Riaz drives through coverRiaz fishes outside offAsad is taken by the paceAsad goes over the top A near miss by AsadA big one for AsadAsad deals with the bowler’s responseAsad swings at a short one……and keeper Martijn Scholte takes a good catch Nic Adendorff from the Score-board End Who’s gonna catch itShoaib Minhas cuts squareHit through gully by RiazRiaz lofts a driveCaptain Barresi takes the ball… … and gets Sikander caught and bowled Meanwhile Riaz works on the score Yasir Usman plays through the covers Usman gets a thin edge… …and Scholte claims the catch Usman’s body-language suggests what he thinks of the call Riaz clips to leg Muhammad Shafiq plays an ondrive What is this shot called?Shafiq hits over pointShafiq drives straightA hundred for Riaz, who in reallity has two arms!Riaz goes for the celebration six… …but finds the safe hands of De Mey at long onShafiq plays a straight lofted drive And that’s the end of the Punjab innings Muhammad Shafiq from the River EndTobias Visee hits a straight sixVisee hits over coverVisee edges over the keeper for a boundaryBelted through point by Visee Sulaiman Tariq takes a good catch and Visee is gone A big one for Wesley Barresi Saqib Zulfiqar with his leg spin Barresi reverses but is lucky to miss the shot Barresi is too early in the shot Aalyian Mahmood with an interesting action Six more for BarresiTayo Walbrugh plays through the covers Walbrugh plays to legA straight boundary by Walbrugh Barresi flat-batting Walbrugh comes well forward to drive Barresi dispatches a short oneBarresi deals with a yorker Hit around the corner by Barresi Walbrugh finds the cow boundaryCompliments from the captain for Walbrugh on his fifty Six more for Barresi Walbrugh goes over the topWalbrugh cannot believe that he is out caught behind (Timothy Drummond turns to leg A hopeful shout by keeper Asad ZulfiqarReversed over point by Barresi Another six for BarresiBarresi comes out to driveMubashar HussainFour more for BarresiThe match for HBS and a ton for Barresi Applause for Barresi from his team-mates and the fans A disappointed Punjab side leave the field
Ali Raza plays over pointA fine cover drive by RazaRaza edges to keeper Alphonse Garnett Tarr hits high to cow Sam Ferguson belts one through point Tarr dispatches a short one in styleHidde Overdijk from the Pavillion EndFerguson ignores a bouncerA fine straight drive by Ferguson Henrico Venter bowling from the Score-board EndFerguson nutmegs himself A big six for Tarr Will Clark plays to extraSwept fine by TarrDriven square by ClarkPatient Charumbira bowlingClark goes over the topThat’s a TON for Tarr!Tarr hits a wide one for a boundary Clark is caught by Overdijk at cover Mudassar Bukhari hits outTarr clips the ball for fourA straight six for TarrFancy stuff from TarrHelped to the boundary by BukhariTarr is caught from a spoon-shot… …and regrets his shot selection Khalid Ahmadi hits his first ball for six… …but is caught by Gorlee trying to repeat the act Joost Kroesen plays high to deep mid on… …where Floyd misses the opportunity Kroesen holes out to Overdijk at deep mid on Ashan Malik is well caught by Teun Kloppenburg Manminder Singh is easily stumped by keeper Alphonse Prithvi Balwantsing hits to leg and tha innings is over at 275 for 8 A tentative start for Ratha AlphonseThe inspired appeal is turned downKhalid Ahmadi bowling from the Score-board EndFrom the Pavillion End Ashan Malik Boris Gorlee plays off the hip Alphonse drives trough TarrGorlee clips to the leg sideA power-drive by AlphonseGorlee plays at a wide one Will Clark bowlingGorlee is parked in front but not in trouble Alphonse plays through the slip area Played elegantly by Gorlee Prithvi BalwantsinghJoost Kroesen with leg-spin Gorlee is lucky that the ball is too wide for keeper RazaAlphonse pullsGorlee is well inside Swept to square by GorleeGorlee plays into the gapAlphonse skies the ball… Keeper Raza makes no mistake Danger-man Vandiar plays through point Vandiar belts the ball to the score-board Vandiar gets an extra life from FergusonAn allmost casual pull-shot by Gorlee A well-deserved hundred for Boris GorleeSharp running by Gorlee Teun Kloppenburg hits straight Kloppenburg is way too late to beat Ahmadi’s direct hitClayton Floyd holes out to Ferguson at midwicket Gorlee keeps the scorers busy The chase is really on for Gorlee Slogged for four by Gorlee Good running by Hidde OverdijkOverdijk hits the penultimate ball for four… …and HCC have done it! Gorlee and Overdijk are over the moon Gorlee is applauded for his match-winning 134 not out A lot to think about for this very good Sparta eleven
Daniel Crawley from the Manor End Rahil Ahmed fishes outside off Ahmed is bowled by Henrico VenterThomas Hobson in the defenceHobson has a shakey startShreyas Potdar points at a wide oneHeino Kuhn hooks to squareA fine cover drive by KuhnPotdar returns over the bowler’s head Put away over midwicket by Kuhn Henrico Venter goes all outA square drive by KuhnSpin from Daniel Doram Ali Raza comes out to driveRaza takes one on the helmetSome improvisation by Raza A classic drive by Kuhn Raza reversesHidde Overdijk from the Scoreboard EndA high edged shot by RazaMahesh Hans is a bit unlucky to be out lbwRaza cuts squareAmmar Zaidi plays through pointRaza goes after a bouncerA cut shot by ZaidiDoram gets through Raza’s defence Zaidi attacksMark Wolfe pulls for a couple Zaidi is bowled by Clayton FloydDriven by WolfeWolfe is castled by CrawleyRuns through the slip area for Devanshu Arya Joseph Reddy drives squareDoram’s throw is accurate and Reddy has missed the bus Thomas Hobson opens the bowling for ACCRatha Alphonse starts aggressively (Risky business outside offAlphonse comes well over a short one Driven through cover by Alphonse Devanshu Arya Tonny Staal whacks one into the bushes That one is even further Mahesh Hans bowling for ACCStaal clips the ball to legA good cover drive by Boris Gorlee Jonathan Vandiar comes down for a big one Six more for VandiarAlphonse lofts a straight drive… Vandiar sweeps fineTeun Kloppenburg defendsA nice square drive by Kloppenburg Played to the leg side by Kloppenburg A relatively gentle shot by VandiarAnother boundary for VandiarThe sixes keep comingRaza bowlingPlayed to leg by Hidde Overdijk A controled slog by Clayton FloydAnxious looks from OverdijkAn easy single for FloydFloyd holes out to Hans at cowDaniel Doram scores a boundary Overdijk sweeps Hans for the winning runsA disappointed ACC side leave the field
Today’s umpires: Exchange Guest D. Sebola from SA and Nitin Bathi Arnav Jain is late cutting Tom Heggelman from the Airport End Max O’Dowd plays through point Jain lofts a cover driveO’Dowd enjoys the power play An off cutter surprises JainPlayed off the hip by O’Dowd Michael Hart from the Pavilion EndJain gets a sharp lifterPulled square by Jain… ..and The Excelsior men celebrate Umar Baker’s catch Rens van Troost perhaps a bit expensive today Lane Berry likes to hit’m hard A relatively sedate start by O’DowdBerry belts one through the covers Umar Baker spins it O’Dowd is done by Baker Scott Edwards plays his favourite paddle shotA straight power drive by Berry Berry plays a reverse sweepEdwards plays to cowHart dismisses Berry with a flying catch… …but has an awkward landing Tim de Kok steers the ball through gully Francois Fourie gives Ingram an easy catchIf there’s a ball on a leg… … the chorus singsJelte Schoonheim is always good for some fireworks Played from the backfoot by SchoonheimAnother six by Schoonheim Schoonheim is adjudged ‘Something Before Wicket’Tim de Kok loses his middle stump to Hart VOC-quick Max Hoornweg has to swallow his own medicineHoornweg skies to no man’s land Hoornweg misses a big hoikHoornweg hits to long on… .. into the hands of Roel Verhagen Mixed feelings by Excelsior. Is 218 reachable? Arnav Jain opens the bowling for VOCLuuk Kroesen pushes the ball through point Tim Etman plays to legOptimistic appeal by Hoornweg Kroesen experiments outside off Asief Hoseinbaks in full action Roel Verhagen middles a cover drive Verhagen has lost sight on the ball Jelte SchoonheimLorenzo Ingram hits a straight six Kroesen plays a fine driveKroesen attacks Pierce Fletcher back in the sideForced from the backfoot by Kroesen Michael Hart hooks for fourHart comes well over the ball Tucked around the corner by HartIngram is spun out by Hoseinbaks Tim Etman comes out to drive Stan van Troost is in for a patient 30Hart goes for a big one Clipped to leg by HartVan Troost belts one through extra Hoornweg keeps his nerve to run Van Troost out A boundary brings the target in reach A sloggish square drive for four and Excelsior have won a hard-fought gameHart and Shankar leave the field loudly applauded
Fraser Bartholomew opens the bowling for Salland Vikram Singh fishes outside off Johan Smal lets one go byPlayed to leg by SmalVikram works one over square Smal misses a pull shot Sahir Naqash from the City EndDriven with power by Smal A well-timed drive by VikramA great shot by VikramSri Vishnu Elam Barathi looking for turnCould Gijs van der Molen get the break-through Smal turns to leg Smal goes over the topA fine ondrive by SmalTeja Nidamanuru tries a leg-nudgeVikram hits through the coversTeja scores with his favourite paddle shotA forcing sweep shot by Vikram Teja lobs over the keeperA fine cut shot by Teja Stylishly driven by VikramBlasted over the square boundary by Vikram Teja is well beaten by Talha Khan’s throw Jack Balbirnie turns one to leg Tyler van Luin takes a moment to meditate after being bowled Sachin Peiris chargesBalbirnie belts the ball through point Leon Turmaine goes after a short oneA hook shot by Turmaine and the innings is over at 284 for 6Ashir Abid opening the bowling for VRAVenkatraman Ganesan is not set yet Piyaranga Ottachchige helps the ball to the fine leg boundary Ganesan easily pulls the ball for four A fine drive by GanesanFinn Raxworthy pulls with power Talha Khan plays a pull shot Khan is bowled by TurmaineVictor Lubbers is surprised by the paceLubbers scores from the backfootSahir Naqash with a solid defence Leon Turmaine on his way to 3 for 24 from 10 Naqash attacksNaqash struggles to make good contact No problem there for Victor Lubbers Lubbers lets one go by Lubbers goes after the bowling A gently placed shot by Lubbers Fraser Bartholomew points at a very high no ball Bartholomew’s footwork is tested Van der Molen is in power mode Jack Balbirnie loops one up to buy a wicketBartholomew joins the assault Van der Molen pushes the ball around the corner A square drive by Van der Molen Tobias Machiavello plays to the slip area Bartholomew holes out to Eddie Visser at long on No points today for SallandBut it is smiles for VRA captain Leon Turmaine and his men
Muhammad Shafiq from the Paddock End Michael Levitt hits outNehaan Gigani lofts a straight driveGigani is well insideLevitt goes over the topBig shouts but no result Levitt sweeps fine‘Good old’ Sohail Bhatti still at itLevitt cuts squareNoah Croes forcing from the backfootCroes survives a serious lbw appeal Nehaan Gigani lost sight on this oneGigani plays high over point Driven square by GiganiGigani drives to the midwicket boundary Musa Ahmad deals with a yorker Aalyan Mahmood spinning it Sybrandt Engelbrecht tries a late cutShariz Ahmad plays an ondrive Engelbrecht hits through cover Shariz has to run for itCut square by EngelbrechtShariz plays through cover A tricky moment for Engelbrecht A sloggish drive by EngelbrechtRyan Klein bamboozled by Saqib’s wrong oneSaqib Zulfiqar on his way to 4 for 37 from 10Viv Kingma plays a square drive Easy shot to the leg side by KingmaKingma hits through pointA big six for KingmaToo much footworkKarl Nieuwoudt attacksNieuwoudt and Kingma are happy with their unbroken 9th wicket stand of 53 Vivian Kingma very motivated as allways That’s four through the cordonRehmat Zulfiqar does not seem comfortableRehmat edges Nieuwoudt……and Boissevain takes a good diving catchNewcomer Mees van Vliet flies in from the Pavillion EndEntering the arena … Shoaib MinhasSaqib Zulfiqar plays a straight drive Minhas plays through gullyPulled by Saqib for fourKarl Nieuwoudt bowling for VCC Minhas sweeps extremely fineMinhas clears his viewClipped to square by Minhas A big blast by SaqibSaqib holes out to Engelbrecht at cowElegantly played by MinhasMichael Levitt in bowling action Sikander hits a big six over long on Minhas nears his hundred but also the target to winA big six wins it for Punjab… …and a well-deserved hundred for Shoaib personallyThe proud winners leave the field… …under the applause of the VCC players
Ferdi Vink opening the bowling Damian Crowley hits to coverAnd Reece Mason celebrates his catch An anxious moment for Tonny Staal Four over the top for StaalBoris Gorlee deals with a short one Tonny Staal hits out Staal gets away with a miscue Gorlee pulls for a boundarySafely edged by GorleeGorlee comes down to driveQuick start for a quick single Cut away by StaalGorlee plays through the slip areaStylish knee-shot by GorleeGavin Kaplan bowling for HBSGorlee plays at a leg-wide Staal is caught by MasonJulian de Mey looking for some turnHidde Overdijk belts the ball through coverRyan Klein bowlingYash Patel pulls for fourPatel leaves the shot late and earns 5 wides Wesley Barresi bowlingPatel tries a sweep shotHidde Overdijk off the toesA lofted straight drive by PatelPatel aims for cow Patel hits hard and highOverdijk hits the ball into the stand Clayton Floyd plays over square Jan-Wieger Overdijk hits to midwicket for a coupleMixed feelings for the boys in black; can they chase HCC’s 206Gavin Kaplan shuffles the ball to leg (Put over the bowler’s head by Kaplan Hidde Overdijk from the Clingendael End Tayo Walbrugh breaks the Curse of the DuckKaplan scores easily Clayton Floyd bowls very economicallyWalbrugh scores from the edgeHit to the old Pavilion by KaplanWalbrugh , Kaplan and Singh are out within 4 runs. HCC celebrateReece Mason comes in to steady the ship Jan-Wieger Overdijk from the Ciy EndWesley Barresi tests the airHooked by BarresiFelix Bennet bowling with zest A reverse sweep shot by Barresi Barresi plays to cow Mason plays to squareFloyd has castled Mason Barresi holes out to Bennet on midwicketFloyd is down with cramp. Can de Mey save himTim Pringle strikes and Ryan Klein is gone Kyle Klein is looking for boundaries Meanwhile Julian de Mey scores well Another couple for Klein A little pull shot by De MeyPatel keeps waiting for Klein to lose his balance Crowley traps Klein in frontFerdi Vink can’t reach the boundaryVink keeps attackingDe Mey has brought HBS to 5 runs from their targetVink is caught by Zac Worden and the target is one boundary awayInjured last man Stephan Vink holes out to Pringle who jumps for joy The match is over and the party can beginAnd party they do!HBS Captain Ferdi Vink thanks the HBS fans for their support
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!
