{"id":27894,"date":"2024-04-27T22:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T13:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=27894"},"modified":"2024-04-28T22:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T13:34:21","slug":"%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bd%9c%e3%83%95%e3%83%a5%e3%83%bc%e3%83%81%e3%83%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b02024-%e5%88%9d%e6%97%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bd%9c%e3%83%95%e3%83%a5%e3%83%bc%e3%83%81%e3%83%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ba%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b02024-%e5%88%9d%e6%97%a5\/","title":{"rendered":"Vipers Top After Futures League Day One"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vipers won two nail-biters on the first day of Futures League III, and will have high hopes of making their first final.<\/p>\n

Coach Reo Sakurano-Thomas had words of warning for his group however, reminding them that they were in this same position two years ago<\/a> and still ended up with the wooden spoon.<\/p>\n

In the morning they successfully chased a target of 116 against defending champions Gorillas, sneaking home with two wickets and two balls to spare<\/a>, captain Charlie Hinze taking home the MVP aware for his four wickets for 17 runs.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon Kazumasa Hiratsuka was the hero as his bowling changed turned the game in their favour after the Dragons looked set to comfortably chase down a target of 131.<\/p>\n

With the score 102 for two after 14 overs and Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake on a half-century, the Vipers took seven for 21 in the remaining 36 balls to win the game by seven runs<\/a> with Hiratsuka taking three for 14 and effecting a run out.<\/p>\n

\"\"In the other games of the day, former champions Turtles and Gorillas each finished with a win apiece. The Gorillas have never failed to make the final, and they bounced back from their morning defeat to the Vipers thanks to a virtuoso performance from captain Nikhil Pol.<\/p>\n

Opening the batting, Pol made a run-a-ball 39 as his team ended the first innings on 167 for two, before his five for 15 with the ball had the Turtles in disarray.<\/p>\n

It was credit to the team in green that they got as close as they did, captain Kazuma Kato-Stafford striking 44 from 25 balls to help his team to 159 for nine, falling short by just eight runs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Kato-Stafford had starred in the morning game for the Turtles, as they defeated the Dragons by four wickets<\/a> in a low-scoring affair thanks to his 34 breaking the back of the chase.<\/p>\n

The action returns on Day Two, don\u2019t forget to tune into the\u00a0JCA YouTube Channel<\/a>, or Fancode in the Indian Subcontinent, to catch all the action.<\/p>\n

Match Summaries:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n