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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 EndMyburgh cuts square Rehmet Zulfiqar in two minds Just missed the edgeAn impatient shot by Myburgh Easy catch for Bas de LeedeLogan van Beek from the Clubhouse End Asad Zulfiqar has a shaky start Rehmet goes over the top Asad gets a sharp oneHit away by Asad A fancy spoon shot by Asad A big four by AsadSaqib plays a square drive Saqib slogs straightSaqib 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 turnBas 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 lifterTom 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 UsmanUsman hits the ball into the clouds and is caught by Hingorani Captain Tariq attacksTariq gets the ball where it hurts Tariq plays a soft blob……and Boissevain takes a good catchHussain edgesHussain gets an extra lifeSohail Bhatti bowlingBas 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 DuttSulaiman Tariq bowling accurately Van Beek hits a fine six Van Beek is yorked by Sikander ZulfiqarDutt 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 onPhilippe 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 boundaryThe punditsThe 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 moonAnd there is the Cup!Chaos of joyThe Champions with the Cup and Flowers. Congratulations!