A stunning final over from Newport-Digman against St Albans was the highlight of the second round of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition.
In the group B1 match, the game went down to the final ball.
The Bulls made 119 after being sent in with Christopher Campbell top scoring with 28. Akila Isanka took 4-18 for the Saints.
At 4-116 the Saints were well and truly in control of the run chase.
They then lost 6-4 to be bowled out for 118 on the final ball.
Michael Formosa took 6-15 to be the key destroyer.
Joshua Hine was the top scorer for the Saints with 40.
In other matches in that group, Deer Park got home in the final over against Altona North.
Altona North made 6-116 from its overs.
Stanley Mcalidon top scored with 54.
Aaron Ayre led the way in the run chase for the Lions.
At 2-89 they were in control before losing five quick wickets.
The Lions did enough to get the winning runs with five balls remaining, finishing 7-119.
Grand United was the other winner on Tuesday night in that group.
Sunshine United batted first and made 7-103 with Tiam Afsar top scoring with 20 for the Tigers.
Leo Turnbull-Gent and Hamza Ali took two wickets each for the Gorillas.
The Gorillas got the winning runs in the last over, finishing 5-104.
Will Rhodes top scored with 20.
In group A1, PEGS made it two from two with victory against West Coburg St Andrews
PEGS made 5-198 from its overs with Nilanka Rukshitha making 64 off 39 balls.
The Redbacks got off to a flier before PEGS fought back to restrict them to 7-186.
Shakeem Clarke took two wickets for PEGS.
In group C1, Druids got its first win of the T20 competition, beating Keilor.
The Wizards made 8-126 with Ashen Perera top scoring with 26.
Ryan Metz and Malith Cooray took two wickets each for the Blues.
Keilor seemed headed for victory but lost a couple of quick wickets.
The Blues fell just short, finishing 6-118.
Noah Panala top scored with 47.
Three players took two wickets each.
Westmeadows made it two from two with victory against Oak Park St Francis de Sales.
The Warriors won the toss and decided to bowl first and restricted the Saints to 107.
Angus Price took three wickets for the Warriors.
The Warriors got the winning runs with an over to spare, finishing 6-112.
Captain Donovan Pell top scored with 27.
Sunbury opened its account with victory against Footscray United.
The Bulldogs were bowled out for just 69, with no batter reaching double figures.
Jack McGann took four wickets for the Roar while Jason McGann took three wickets.
The Roar made the runs with ease, finishing 2-73.
In A4 group, Sunshine upset Yarraville Club.
The Crows won the toss and decided to bat, making 9-145 from their overs.
Avishka Chenuka top scored with 46 for the Crows.
Matthew Doric took three wickets for the Clubbers.
Outside of a second wicket partnership, the Clubbers batters failed to fire and were restricted to 7-132.
Viraj Lakshitha scored 53 for the Clubbers.
Seddon got the win against Sydenham-Hillside on Wednesday night.
In group B1, Greenvale Kangaroos had a big win against Pascoe Vale Hadfield.
The Kangaroos made 4-178 from their overs, with Tarek Moughanie turning back the clock with 70 off 31 balls.
Pascoe Vale Hadfield made 8-129 in reply.
In B2, Bellbridge continued its good form with victory against West Newport.
The Lions won the toss and decided to bat making 3-111.
Brock Davey-Smith top scored with 56 not out.
The Bears made the runs with nearly four overs remaining, finishing 5-115.
Henro Dias top scored with 47 not out.
Davey-Smith took three wickets.
It was a day for the bowlers between Burnside Springs United and Werribee Centrals.
Burnside was restricted to 8-90 from its overs with Sumedha Gamage top scoring with 41.
It was all single wicket takers for the Centurions.
The Centurions struggled to get going and while they batted out their overs, they fell well short,finishing 9-54.
Gamage took 5-5 for Burnside.
Barkly St Uniting got the job done against St Andrew’s Footscray.
The Saints made 109 as they were bowled out with an over to go.
Thomas Stoneham top scored with 38 at the top of the order.
Jaskaran singh Gill took three wickets for the Dragons.
The Dragons top order got the job done, finishing 2-113 off 16.4 overs.
Raj Aiyappan top scored with 32 not out.
In B3 group, it was a family affair for Sunshine Heights in its win against Point Cook Centrals.
Heights had not one but three Hatzoglou’s playing, led by former BBL star Peter.
The side made 110 after winning the toss.
Max Rouvray took three wickets for the Sharks.
It was tough going for the Sharks with the bat with Navi Deol the only one to show any resistance as they were bowled out for 89
Kingsville also got the win as it accounted for Laverton.
Kingsville made 4-149 from its overs with Laverton bowled out for 73 in reply.
