28 Aug 2010
Double whammy for Oz sides
It wasn’t a good day for either of the Champions League T20 hopefuls from Australia, Victorian Bushrangers and South Australian Redbacks. The two teams were beaten by the Queensland Bulls on the same day in the Top End Twenty20 challenge in Darwin.
In the first match of the day, the Bushrangers were beaten by three wickets in the last over. The Bushrangers could only muster up 109 from their allotted 20 overs, losing seven wickets in the process. But the Big Bash champions staged a comeback of sorts making a game of a relatively small target. Despite all the Bushrangers’ efforts, the Bulls eventually reached their target with three balls to spare.
The Bushrangers’ batting is a cause for concern as the batsmen haven’t found form in the tournament so far.
In the second match of the day, the Bulls continued to be the in-form team beating the Redbacks by four wickets. The Big Bash runners up started well with Michael Klinger’s second half- century in as many days. But despite Klinger’s efforts, the Redbacks finished with 7-129. And the Graham Manou-led side couldn’t stop the Bulls’ charge as the Queensland side reached 6-133 from 18.1 overs to complete a comfortable victory.
Both the Bushrangers and the Redbacks will be looking to lift their performances before the start of Champions League Twenty20 on September 10. And they’ll have a chance to redeem themselves on Sunday when the Redbacks take on the Bushrangers and Bulls on a Super Sunday in Darwin.
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