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