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Ford Ranger Cup: SpeedBlitz Blues vs. West End Redbacks at North Sydney Oval (Sun)
New South Wales made 5/291 in their innings and South Australia is making a hard effort in pursuit of it, 2/140 off 27 overs. They require 9.20 an over from here on in.
The Blues stayed at a steady rate of 5 RPO for basically the whole innings until the last seven overs when Moises Henriques cut loose with 43 from 24 balls and lifted the run rate to almost 6. Aaron O'Brien made a steady 58 from 60, but the other batsmen Jaques, Simmons, Haddin, Thornely and Christian only really made starts of 20s and 30s. Shaun Tait took two wickets but that was really the only spark the South Australians had in the innings.
After the break, Matty Elliott and Mark Cosgrove got straight into the task, travelling smoothly at 6 an over before Cosgrove got confused by a Nathan Hauritz delivery in the 11th over and was bowled for 31, then the run rate slowed somewhat as Greg Blewett plodded along to a 43-ball 26. He became Hauritz's next victim as he put a delivery down Simmonds' throat. Callum Ferguson has just come in and has set about lifting the run rate with two quick boundaries. Ferguson is currently in with Elliott who has taken himself to 78 from 85.
New South Wales made 5/291 in their innings and South Australia is making a hard effort in pursuit of it, 2/140 off 27 overs. They require 9.20 an over from here on in.
The Blues stayed at a steady rate of 5 RPO for basically the whole innings until the last seven overs when Moises Henriques cut loose with 43 from 24 balls and lifted the run rate to almost 6. Aaron O'Brien made a steady 58 from 60, but the other batsmen Jaques, Simmons, Haddin, Thornely and Christian only really made starts of 20s and 30s. Shaun Tait took two wickets but that was really the only spark the South Australians had in the innings.
After the break, Matty Elliott and Mark Cosgrove got straight into the task, travelling smoothly at 6 an over before Cosgrove got confused by a Nathan Hauritz delivery in the 11th over and was bowled for 31, then the run rate slowed somewhat as Greg Blewett plodded along to a 43-ball 26. He became Hauritz's next victim as he put a delivery down Simmonds' throat. Callum Ferguson has just come in and has set about lifting the run rate with two quick boundaries. Ferguson is currently in with Elliott who has taken himself to 78 from 85.