Redbacks fall painfully short of Tigers' total

Updated October 14, 2012 22:34:58

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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Warner leads Australia to commanding total

Updated March 04, 2012 23:02:13

Considered fortunate to keep his place in the side, David Warner now looks irreplaceable after his 163 guided Australia to 6 for 321 in the opening tri-series one-day finals clash with Sri Lanka at the Gabba on Sunday.

Warner had to wait until his 19th ODI to notch his maiden ton - and he made it count by hitting the third-highest ODI score in Australia.

He became the seventh Australian to break through the 150 barrier in one-dayers and he struck the sixth biggest 50-over score by an Australian - and highest ever at the Gabba.

However, the big-hitting opener would have been forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief after being named this weekend.

Someone had to make way for returning captain Michael Clarke on Sunday - and Warner would have been nervous after a modest series return of 195 at 24.37 ahead of the finals opener.

But Peter Forrest - the only Australian batsman to have hit a ton this series ahead of the Gabba clash - was the odd man out when the XI was confirmed.

Warner may not be dropped for some time after his 157-ball, three-and-a-half-hour knock which featured 13 fours and two sixes.

Warner's remarkable hand ended on the last ball of the innings when he was bowled by Dhammika Prasad (2 for 51).

Warner did not quite match his third Test fireworks in Perth against India where he reached triple figures in 69 balls - the equal fourth fastest century ever.

But Warner appeared to have no complaints when he brought up his century in 111 balls on Sunday with yet another four.

An ecstatic Warner jumped for joy and punched the air after he bottom edged Farveez Maharoof past keeper Kumar Sangakkara to the third-man boundary.

Warner had a willing partner in crime in Matthew Wade (64) who helped light up the gloomy Gabba conditions in a 136-run opening stand.

It seemed only something special was going to break their entertaining partnership - and Rangana Herath duly delivered.

Wade stood gobsmacked when Herath pulled off a spectacular one-handed diving catch on the long-on boundary, in front of a delirious pocket of Sri Lankan fans, off Nuwan Kulasekara.

Two brief rain delays came and went before wickets began falling.

Australia lost Shane Watson (21), Dan Christian (10) and David Hussey (1) before Clarke (37) and Mike Hussey (19 not out) helped re-start the batting fireworks.

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First posted March 04, 2012 18:33:39

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