Match Report: Dark View Explorers vs La Soufriere Hikers – 11th Match VPL 6.0
Explorers won the toss and chose to bat. Explorers is the only team so far to win the toss and bat first.
Explorers had a quick start, despite a maiden wicket first over bowled by Othneil Lewis, something he has done more than any other bowler in VPL. The next 3 overs brought the Explorers 44 runs, with Ethan Gibson playing a superb hand, driving and pulling the spin with authority. He made 40 off 16 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Pienaar played a cameo, scoring 14 from 7 deliveries and hitting 2 sixes. However, they both fell two balls apart with the score on 54 and 56. The scoring slowed after the loss of those key wickets but Kemar Smith added some useful runs in the backend, scoring 27 not out from 19 deliveries, which contained 1 four and 2 sixes. Explorers finished their innings on 99/4, quite a decent total. O-Jay Matthews picked up 2/12 from his lone over, taking the wicket of Gibson and Pienaar who were both in wonderful touch.
Dejourn Charles led the assault for Hikers at the top, scoring 32 from 12 deliveries and smoking 4 sixes in the process. Dillon Douglas, the most prolific batsman in VPL history, scored an entertaining 34 from 15 deliveries, hitting 1 four and 4 sixes. His innings was innovative, ramping and scoping boundaries. Hikers took 14 deliveries to polish off the final 13 runs, but it was a very comfortable win which put them at the top of the table. Bennitton Stapleton 2/16 was the pick of the bowling for Explorers. Dejourn Charles was adjudged man of the match.
Explorers 99/4 (10 overs)
Hikers 100/4 (9.2 overs)