Monday, September 20, 2010

Victoria Vs Wayamba



Wayamba - 106 allout (16.3 overs)
Jayawardene - 52
Mubarak - 44

Victoria - 108/2 (13.2 overs)
David Hussey - 47
Aaron Finch - 38
Victoria Bushrangers won by 8 wickets.
David Hussey: I thought we were in deep trouble when they were 81/2, but all credit to Pattinson and Siddle. Both of them were fantastic, exciting Test prospects. I was looking at finishing things off in 7 or 8 overs since our NRR was very poor, but hopefully rain will favour us at PE. We will sit up and watch that clash keenly. We will be quite nervous until then.
Mubarak: This was probably our worst performance of our tournament. Losing the last 8 wickets for 25 is just not acceptable at this level. The wicket was a bit up and down, wasn't the best but once the batsmen were in, they should have made it count. We are all good cricketers, we need to draw from that. We have to also look at how we approach the game, the decisions we make out there in the middle with the bat. We also have a lot of soul searching to do.
Siddle: I didn't start well, I was a bit frustrated, but it's funny how things work, it fell in place for me later on. Pattison bowled superbly as well. It is a fresh wicket and a bit different from the last one we played on. Fresh wickets like this is always a fast bowler's delight. Nice to see some bounce and pace on this wicket.
Peter Siddle is the MoM for his figures of 4/29
Finch: Wasn't the best wicket to bat on, but our bowlers did a great job to restrict them after they were 81/2. I've had a bit of luck at the Centurion. We just wanted to get off to a good start, a win was what we aimed at initially and then boost the NRR towards the end if we could. Hopefully the Warriors could beat Chennai and do us a favor.
A crushing win for the Bushrangers who have raced away to a thumping victory. Once Wayamba were bowled out for 106, it was never an even contest and Victoria just had to bat out their overs to get to the target - which they did quite well. In spite of winning handsomely tonight, the Victoria side will have to rely on the game between Warriors and Chennai on Wednesday to know their fate.If Warriors win then Victoria will go through. Stay tuned for the presentation..


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