Australia Domestic: Sheffield Shield - 17th Match Western Australia v South Australia – Final Day’s Update
South Australia 93/289 v Western Australia 368/16 - Western Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia won the 17th match of the ongoing Sheffield Shield against Western Australia by 10 wickets after successfully chasing 15 runs to win the match at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 Cricket Association Ground, Perth on Thursday, December 08, 2011.
After posting 206 runs at stumps on the third day of four-day match, South Australia continued their second innings against rivals Western Australia in order to post a competitive total on the board early in the day.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 wanted to bowl-out their opposition on the final day for which it was imperative to score quickly and post a mammoth tally on the board which would put pressure on the Western Australian batsmen.
However, West Australia knew what they were up against and made sure not to allow the batting side to overrun their bowlers.
Nonetheless, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, who could actually subdue the Western Australian bowlers with his superior batting.
The batsman scored 113 runs at stumps on the third day and was raring to lead his team out of the hot zone by batting sensibility.
However, in the 78th over, Western Australia hit jackpot as they dismissed Ferguson and with his demise, South Australia’s hopes to achieve an upper hand against their opponents also diminished.
In the end, they managed to post 289 runs on the board, giving Western Australia a target of mere 15 runs to win the match.
South Australia blew their chance of ending the game in a draw and if only they had managed to keep wickets in hand, they could have been in a better position.
Meanwhile, Western Australia reached the required target in 5.2 overs, with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marcus-Harris-c1897 scoring seven and nine runs.
Medium pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Hogan-c1956, was named as the Player of the Match for grabbing nine wickets in the contest as he grabbed five wickets in the first innings and then incinerated the opposition in the second innings by bagging four wickets.
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