Dan Christian put up some impressive resistance but South Australia went down to Tasmania by three runs in their one-day cup clash at Adelaide Oval on Sunday evening.
Off-spinner Jason Krejza followed a batting cameo with a star showing with the ball.
Chasing 222 to win, the Redbacks were bowled out for 218 with one ball remaining.
Krejza claimed four wickets after earlier smacking three sixes in a vital 33 in the Tigers' 9 for 221 from 50 overs.
Krejza's return with the bat was the second-highest contribution in Tasmania's innings behind Ricky Ponting's top score of 47.
But Krejza's feats with the ball, taking 4 for 35 from 10 overs, proved match defining despite a sterling knock from South Australian all-rounder Christian.
Christian made an unbeaten 81 but could not conjure victory when needing 11 runs from Ben Laughlin's final over.
South Australia was in relative comfort at 1 for 71 in the 16th over only to lose five wickets in the next 20 overs.
But from 6 for 143 in the 37th over, Christian paced the chase despite frequently losing partners, only to ultimately fall short.
Earlier, Ponting was in fine touch before falling to a freakish catch when just short of a half-century.
The ex-Australia captain drove a Jake Haberfield delivery straight, hard and head high, and the paceman instinctively stuck out his right hand on his follow through.
The ball whacked into Haberfield's hand, popping out of his initial grasp before lobbing up and falling softly into his hands.
Ponting stood bewildered for about 30 seconds - either in disbelief at the catch, or at bunch of bees surrounding Haberfield as he delivered the wicket ball.
Ponting, who struck three boundaries and two sixes in his 63-ball knock, was the sole batsman in Tasmania's top six to pass 20.
The Tigers instead relied on handy late order contributions from Krejza and James Faulkner (32).
Redbacks skipper Johan Botha claimed 3 for 43 and paceman Daniel Worrall took two wickets on debut for South Australia.
AAP
Tags: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, hobart-7000, tas, australia First posted October 14, 2012 21:57:54
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