SCC LOSS AT HOME

SCC captain Kabelo Khaas is leaving the field after dismissal

The shoshanguve cricket club was hoping to move to the fourth place before playing the police team cricket club from Pretoria West. But the game was not on their side after losing by four wickets.

The police team won the toss and decided to boul. The SCC opens that game as the batter. The police team fielded the strong player mentally and physically. The SCC player was so young and not physically strong.

SCC started the game with confidence hoping to reach 200 runs from 45 overs. The first two players have made plenty ones and twos. The captain Khaas steps inside the field to bat after the second player was dismissed. He partner with chilamramonwa. They play very well and make few runs together. The moment after break, Khaas was dismissed. The players seem to be under pressure. Chilamramonwa was the only player from SCC to reach 54 runs from 88 balls out.

1^st inning over roll results was 190 for 7 from 45 overs. Police team was targeting 191 runs from 45 overs in the 2^nd inning. This was the score that gave police team confidence. They went in the field with a positive mind for victory.

The 2^nd inning Police team shows some experience as they were dominating. Some young boys from home side were catch and dropping the balls because of their pace. Police team captain Marlin Esau start batting. He was partner with Lee Roy Engelbrecht. SCC was all over the oval, picking the balls that made fours and sixes. Marlin Esau was dismissed after reaching 54runs from 84 balls. Lee Roy Engelbrecht reaches the highest score of 70 not out.

Police team won the game by 191 runs for 6 from 35.5 overs. This was second consecutive loss to SCC. SCC lost their previous encounter away to Eesterust, at Eesterust oval, in Mamelodi.

“The is few things really that we need to fix on going back to drawing board and focus on them and taking on forward”. Khaas said that he is of the squad performance even if they couldn’t be victorious.

Their next game will be away to Hammanskraal cricket club. This would be the tough encounter as well. Sosha captain promises to bring positive results at to fans. Both 1^st and 2^nd team seem to be struggling. They lost their weekend league encounter against their fellow counterparts.  They would like to turn things around, and win their upcoming games.  They have promise not letting down Soshanguve area.

The administrator Mr Jabu Khubeka slams the boys of not performing well. But he gave them words of encouragement. “They have to pick where they have left from and win the next game. “They should have composure so that they would win”.

SCC technical team is proud of their four boys who represent them provincially. But one of those boys is currently injured. They are looking forward to be represented by other boys nationally.   

SCC needs the Soshanguve people to stay behind them. Their support will lead the team to be victorious.

By: Patrick Mothapo