ING Cup: Match 4
Victoria (User) vs New South Wales
MATCH INFORMATION
- Normal Pitch
- Humid Weather
- 50 Over Match
- Hard Difficulty
SQUAD
M. Elliot
J. Moss
B. Hodge
I. Harvey
D. Hussey
G. Rummans
S. Warne
C. White
D. Berry
M. Lewis
M. Inness
MATCH REPORT
Berry won the toss and put NSW into bat. The two opening batsmen made a decent start, putting 28 runs on the board until Lewis frustrated Brad Haddin into hitting over top, and subsequently getting caught in the outfield. Mark Waugh was facing next over, and didn't get a run on the board, when he was run out. Steve Waugh wanted to make quick runs, and ended up chopping the ball back onto his stumps for only 1 run. NSW were now in trouble at 3/35. Simon Katich and Michael Clarke were going along nicely, keeping the run rate above 3.5 runs and over till Shane Warne got his first victim. He was first turned down for an LBW appeal for Katich's wicket, but next ball had another LBW appeal, and it was given. Katich was out for 62 off 92 deliveries. 9 runs later Clarke was dismissed to a similar ball that got Katich, he was out for 31 off 62. The tail was now exposed and it didn't look good for NSW. Brett Lee made 1 run till his wicket fell and NSW were at 6/104. A handy little partnership between Bracken and Bevan got the score to 6/128. From then NSW lost 4/4, and had a final score of 132. Bevan finished the innings on 21* (43). The hi-lights in this innings were Katich's 62 (92), Clarke's 31 (62), Warne's 3/22, and Lewis' 3/29.
Victoria had a good start, losing their first wicket of Matthew Elliot for 33 runs, Including 16 runs off one Glen McGrath over. Elliot was dismissed for 25 (16) mistiming a cover drive. A handy 18 run partnership between Moss and Hodge got Victoria to 1/51 and they looked like they were going to sail home. Harvey was in for the wicket of Hodge, he didn't last long, only making 1 (5). Another 18 runs partnership for Victoria had Victoria at 3/70. They only needed an extra 63 runs with 7 wickets in hand. But they lost 3/9 and looked in trouble. Warne and White conjured up a 31 run partnership before Warne was out with a mistimed leg glance. White was on a well made 29 (46), before he was runout half way down the pitch, it was a suicidal run out. Darren Berry: 14 (16) and Michael Lewis: 1 (2) finished off the game, with with 2 wickets to spare. The lower order batsmen had done what the NSW's lower order batsmen couldn't do. Of the 134 runs scored in the second innings, the bottom Five made 73. The Standouts in this innings were Moss' 29 (28), White's 29 (46), and Clark's 3/40. The "Man of the Match" was awarded to Shane Warne with bowling figures of 3/22, and a score of 19 (29). Victoria's next match is against the Western Warriors at Perth.