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Western Australia beat South Australia by 2 wickets (with 9 deliveries remaining)
Josh Inglis 85(70), Josh Philippe 55(61) | Andrew Tye 2/53
Henry Hunt 103(137), Jake Lehmann 37(25) | Henry Thornton 3/57, Nathan McAndrew 2/42
Riding on an exceptional knock by Josh Inglis (85 off 70), Western Australia managed to chase down the tricky target of 267 despite a stutter towards the latter stages of the run-chase. Just a two-wicket victory in the end, but Western Australia will definitely take that. They have just managed to prevail in this game.
The openers needed to provide a good start to Western Australia and it was exactly what Josh Philippe and D’Arcy Short did. They took their time initially but once set, they brought their full array of shots and made full use of the fielding restrictions in the first 10 overs. The opening partnership of 65 runs came to an end when Nathan McAndrew breached through the defense of Short with a peach of a delivery.
Cameron Bancroft came out all guns blazing and looked in great touch right from the outset. Philippe had to depart after scoring a fine half-century but couldn’t quite convert it into a big one. From there on, it was some sensible batting by Bancroft and Josh Inglis which put Western Australia firmly on top.
They rotated the strike and found the boundaries whenever there was an opportunity presented by the South Australia bowlers. Bancroft had to depart when he played one onto his stumps after sharing a 65-run stand with Inglis. Ashton Turner and Hilton Cartwright had a poor day in the office, scoring 8 and 0 respectively.
However, Inglis ensured that WA was still on top as he played some exceptional shots and never allowed the required rate to creep up. He smashed 9 fours and a six during his 70-ball 85 which laid the foundation for the run-chase. However, his dismissal at a crucial juncture of the game made things interesting.
Aaron Hardie and Matthew Kelly were also dismissed cheaply and all of a sudden, Western Australia were 8 down and needed some sensible batting from Joel Paris and Andrew Tye to get them over the finishing line. Andrew Tye was the man to hit the winning runs, smashing Ben Manenti over the mid-off fence for a maximum to take WA home in the penultimate over.
Earlier in the day, South Australia managed to post a competitive score of 266 in their allotted 50 overs. Henry Hunt played the sheet anchor’s role, scoring a well-composed 103 off 137 deliveries. Jake Lehmann provided some late impetus, scoring 37 off 25 deliveries to get South Australia to a score of some semblance.
48.3 Ben Manenti to Andrew Tye, SIX! Tye seals it for Western Australia with a big hit over long-off. Manenti pitches the ball up but it ended up in the slot, Tye smacks it with ease and it goes all the way for a maximum
48.2 Ben Manenti to Andrew Tye, drags the length back again, Tye pulls it short mid-wicket. No run
48.1 Ben Manenti to Andrew Tye, on a good length on middle stump, Tye pushes it back to the bowler
48.1 Ben Manenti to Andrew Tye, WIDE! Quicker and flatter delivery but it's going down the leg-side
48
overs
263/8score
1
1
1
1w
4
1lb
0
runs
Joel Paris*
15(11)
Andrew Tye
5(5)
Harry Conway
0/50
47.6 Harry Conway to Joel Paris, short of a length delivery angling on middle stump, Paris sways out
47.5 Harry Conway to Andrew Tye, low full toss going down the leg-side, Tye shuffles across and tries to clip but the ball ricochets off his pad and goes to fine leg
47.4 Harry Conway to Andrew Tye, FOUR! Back of a length delivery angling in, Tye slams the pull in front of the square on the leg-side. The ball beats the diving deep mid-wicket fielder and races to the fence
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W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Joel Paris
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Harry Conway
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