Brad Hodge’s third ton of the season gives Victoria 4-run win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834
Brad Hodge's third ton of the season’s Ryobi Cup bagged Victoria a victory in the rain-interrupted clash against Queensland at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Bad weather interrupted the second stage of Queensland’s innings several times and heavy showers forced the match referees to call off the game, the Bulls were 140 for 2 - just four runs short of the 144-run target, as per Duckworth
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lewis-c72807 calculations.
170-run partnership between Aron Finch and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 put the Bushrangers on their way to daunting total of 297 for 6 from the allotted 45 overs.
After winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Victoria-c859 top-order was not bothered by the clouds. The opening pair of wicketkeeper batsman
Wade and Finch gave the side an aggressive start of 70 runs from less than 11 overs before the former was caught by Ryan Harris off his own bowling. Wade’s 43-ball 45 contained five fours and a six.
After Matthew Wade’s dismissal, Hodge and Finch took the Bushrangers to a powerful total of 297 for 6. Hodge’s 98-ball 108 was laced with 9 muscular boundaries and 4 lofty sixes while Finch scored 84 runs from 93 balls.
Ryan Harris led the attack with four wickets followed by one wicket each from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cameron-Boyce-c1213. But Ryan Harris’ 4-wicket haul failed to impact the match result as all the four wickets came towards the end of the
Victorian innings when the irreparable damage was done.
In reply, the run chase by the Bulls got off to an impressive start with the openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Dunk-c1133 and skipper Chris Hartley sharing a solid opening stand of 99 runs. Dirk Nannes earned the home side their first breakthrough in the 19th
over when the wicketkeeper batsman and the Bulls’ skipper Hartley was caught behind for 44.
That became 126 for 2 when Ben Dunk followed Hartley after being bowled out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Harwood-c2497 for 60 just four overs later. Dunk’s loss gave the Bushrangers Duckworth-Lewis edge. After Dunk’s dismissal, the game of two more overs was
played before the match-ending showers arrived. The game was abandoned and the Duckworth Lewis method declared Victoria the winner by 4 runs.
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