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Bennett, Patel bowl Wellington into final
- Updated: January 5, 2017
Wellington 155 for 7 (Papps 45, Marshall 36, Astle 3-18) beat Canterbury 151 for 7 (Bowes 56, Nicholls 34, Bennett 3-18, Patel 2-22) by three wicketsScorecard
Hamish Bennett and Jeetan Patel, along with the Wellington openers, came to the fore to give the home team a hard-earned three-wicket win over Canterbury in the preliminary final of the 2016-17 Super Smash at the Basin Reserve. Wellington chased down 152 with three wickets and four balls to spare, and set up a final date with Central Districts that takes place on Saturday in New Plymouth.
Bennett, who took a career-best 3 for 18, and Patel took five wickets and gave …