Match Report: Botanical Gardens Rangers vs Dark View Explorers – 14th Match VPL 6.0
Rangers won the toss and chose to field.
Ethan Gibson and Jacobus Pienaar got Explorers off to a solid start and set a good platform for them to build on. When Pienaar fell with the score on 59/2 after 5.2 overs, it was setup for a big finish from Explorers but they faltered and could only get to 94/6 from their 10 overs. Jonathan Carter top scored with 29 from 26 deliveries. The standout batsman was Ethan Gibson with 28 from 10 deliveries, which had 4 sixes as he continued his dominance against spin in this edition. Roneil Jeffrey was the pick of the bowlers for Rangers, taking 3/13, which including a hat trick across two different overs.
Rangers were off to a horror start with the bat as Fletcher and Cottoy were dismissed for golden ducks off the first two deliveries of the innings, bowled by Pienaar. Roland Cato gave the innings impetus by hitting 3 sixes in his innings of 21 which came from 10 deliveries. When he was dismissed, it became the Roshon Primus show. Primus was on a powerful six hitting spree, hammering fiercely down the ground. He scored 63 not out from 31 deliveries, with a solitary four and 8 maximums. He took the man of match award and helped Rangers to their first win of the season.
Explorers 94/6 (10 overs)
Rangers 95/3 (8.3 overs)