Category: 2021

Punjab vs VCC at Zomercomplex | Final | 05.09.2021

Today’s umpires: Nitin Bathi and Rizwan Akram
Stephan Myburgh hits a straight four
Viv Kingma from the Harbour End
Myburgh cuts square
Rehmet Zulfiqar in two minds
Just missed the edge
An impatient shot by Myburgh
Easy catch for Bas de Leede
Logan van Beek from the Clubhouse End
Asad Zulfiqar has a shaky start
Rehmet goes over the top
Asad gets a sharp one
Hit away by Asad
A fancy spoon shot by Asad
A big four by Asad
Saqib plays a square drive
Saqib slogs straight
Saqib pulls for a boundary
Saqib survives an lbw appeal
Rehmet skies the ball to deep squarish…
…where Aryan Dutt takes a good catch into the sun
Aryan Dutt bowling
Philippe Boissevain
Saqib looks a bit puzzled by the turn
Bas de Leede bowling
Asad is lbw to de Leede
Irfan Ul Haq bowled by de Leede
Mohsin Bajwa swings at a wide one
Bajwa get a nasty lifter
Tom de Grooth just can’t get to the ball
Sohail Bhatti is shocked to be given caught behind
Yasir Usman plays a high drive
Slogged straight by Usman
Hoiked to cow by Usman
Usman hits the ball into the clouds and is caught by Hingorani
Captain Tariq attacks
Tariq gets the ball where it hurts
Tariq plays a soft blob…
…and Boissevain takes a good catch
Hussain edges
Hussain gets an extra life
Sohail Bhatti bowling
Bas de Leede gets himself caught at gully
Sybrand Engelbrecht plays fine to leg
Slogged straight by Engelbrecht
Logan van Beek comes in at 27 for 4
Put away to square by Van Beek
Played over gully by Aryan Dutt
Sulaiman Tariq bowling accurately
Van Beek hits a fine six
Van Beek is yorked by Sikander Zulfiqar
Dutt plays to point
Saqib with his very special action
You can always ask
Karl Nieuwoudt plays from the hip
Nieuwoudt goes for the pull…
… and Asad takes the catch at fine leg
Dutt scores over long on
Philippe Boissevain tries to hit a wide
Next ball is an edge to second slip…
…and Saqib makes no mistake
Sikander Zulfiqar on his way to another matchwinning feat with 4 for 22
Vivian Kingma waits for a better one
Good crowd today (
Kingma hits it high…
…and Hussain takes a fine running catch
Dutt cuts late
Stef Mulder is last man in
Mulder hits a boundary
The pundits
The game is over and Punjab are champions!
Let the celebrations begin
A press moment for Rehmet
Congratulations from opposing captain Bas de Leede
Nine-time Dutch champion Sohail Bhatti over the moon
And there is the Cup!
Chaos of joy
The Champions with the Cup and Flowers. Congratulations!

VCC vs VRA at Westvliet | Semi Final | 04.09.2021

VCC in the huddle
Viv Kingma from the Paddock End
Vikram Singh almost chokes on that one!
Luke Scully hits a boundary over point
Singh gets away with a skyer
Logan van Beek bowling
Ben Cooper plays around his legs
Cooper ducks under a not so high ball
Singh plays through gully
Cooper on his toes
Cooper plays high and is caught by Dutt at deep point
Eric Szwarczynski plays a hook shot
Philippe Boissevain looking for turn
Singh is done by Dutt with a slower ball
Szwarczynski survives an lbw situation
A classic drive by Szwarczynski
Jack Balbirnie plays through point
Balbirnie gets a sharp one
Aryan Dutt bowling from the Pavilion End
Balbirnie is caught behind off Boissevain
A good save at the rope
A stumping gone wrong
itch Lees just smiles at the appeal
Driven by Lees
Szwarczynski comes out to drive
Lees bowled on a no ball
Szwarczynski is well inside
Lees drives square
Szwarczynski pulls stylishly
Dangerously played by Lees
A square drive by Szwarczynski
Lees plays through gully
Szwarczynski plays past point
Swept away by Scwarczynski
Szwarczynski is bowled by Kingma last ball of the innings
Mohit Hingorani gets a close shave
Quirijn Gunning asks the question…
…and Hingorani is gone
Tom de Grooth plays a cover drive
Bas de Leede tucks one to leg
De Leede must go after a brilliant run out action of keeper Lees
De Grooth plays one-handed
Sybrand Engelbrecht forces from the backfoot
A power drive from Engelbrecht
Even in great form you have to stay alert
Engelbrecht plays to midwicket
Engelbrecht uses his foot to keep the ball out of his stumps
Vikram Singh bowling
De Grooth lifts the ball to Scully at gully
Engelbrecht shows his determination
Logan van Beek on the drive
Played square by Engelbrecht
Engelbrecht tries a cheeky shot
Never left his ground
There’s a big one!
Van Beek still has to get his eye in
A quick adjustment by Van Beek
Van Beek charges…
…but Ben Cooper patrolls at the rope
Jack Balbirnie bowling
Another boundary for Engelbrecht
Engelbrecht reverses
Karl Nieuwoudt hits out
A Ton for Engelbrecht
Nieuwoudt on the drive
Engelbrecht shows his strength
A straight drive for four by Nieuwoudt
A couple more for Engelbrecht
Another four for Nieuwoudt
And VCC have won this nail-biter
Match-winner Engelbrecht gets a deserved ovation
Shake-hands after a fine game