Victoria has been set up for a big chase in the JLT final
Victoria is Chasing 345 after Blitz by
South Australia
The Redbacks
plundered 117 off of the last eight overs, setting Victoria up for a big chase
in the JLT elimination final. A century from Jake Weatherald and some brutal blows
later on from Tom Cooper assisted the South Australians in setting a sizable
total for Victoria to pursue in the One-Day Cup in Hobart.
After being sent
to bat, the Redbacks managed to reach 5 for 339 at the Bellerive Oval from a
diminished 48-over innings that was cut short by a brief delay due to rain.
Victoria Boosted by Internationals’
Return
Victoria,
improved by the return of internationals Dan Christian, Aaron Finch, and Glenn
Maxwell, have to chase a total of 345 off of 48 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern
method in order to earn a place in the final on Saturday against the Western
Australians at the same grounds.
Weatherald Crashes Vital Elimination
Final Ton
Weatherald, who
was dropped early on, went on to score 116 off of 121 balls, and shared a
partnership of 215 runs with Alex Carey, the Ashes hopeful, for the first
wicket. This player proved once again why he so strongly features in the kind
of online sports betting guide offered by various internet-based
bookmakers.
Carey fell
excruciatingly short of a maiden one-day ton, and edged Scott Boland, placeman,
behind for 92. Cooper then managed to smash a half-century off of 22 balls,
making for the equal third-fastest in the history of one-day cricket, before he
got holed out for 59.
Cooper Set the Vics Ablaze with a
Record-Equalling 50
The South
Australians managed to smash 117 off of the last 48 balls of their innings with
Travis Head and Alex Ross pinching with strong cameos. Head managed 29 of 16
balls, and Ross 18 off of 6. Boland was the only bowler for the Victorians to
go at less than a-run-a-ball, with 1 for 51 off of 10 overs.
The Redbacks Go Crazy in Death Overs
Victoria won the
toss earlier on, and chose to bowl first as they were welcoming back an array
of international talent that had performed well in training. Travis Head, Adam Zampa, and Kane
Richardson returned from foreign duty, having been on the Australian
limited-overs tour in India.
The return of
these star players means that Victoria has entered the final without Blake
Thomson, Will Sutherland, and Seb Gotch from their last start, a contentious
DLS victory against New South Wales at the North Sydney Oval that was deserted
due to a dangerous pitch 26 overs into the game’s second innings.
South Australia made the difficult decision to
drop Jake Lehmann for Head, with coach Darren Lehmann’s son
scoring 179 runs at 35 in the competition. Dan Worrall has made a surprising
return to the game after limping off of the field with a knee issue in the win
against the Western Australians. An MRI cleared him of damage, and so he will
be taking his place in the XI today. Chadd Sayers has been shunted out of the
starting XI for Richardson’s return, and Zampa replaces Tom Andrews.P
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