Victoria has won the toss and decided to bat in today's final of the 20/20 at the MCG Here we go, Wright to bowl to Hodge

0.1

Wright to Hodge, 2 runs, short, pulled out to deep square leg

0.2

Wright to Hodge, FOUR, short, hammered behind point to the boundary

0.3

Wright to Hodge, 1 run, short, pulled out to deep square leg, only one this time

0.4

Wright to Blizzard, no run

0.5

Wright to Blizzard, FOUR, short, pulled over mid wicket to the ropes

0.6

Wright to Blizzard, no run, defends to point

Brendan Drew to have a bowl

1.1

Drew to Hodge, no run, advances and tries to cut, getting an underedge to the keeper

1.2

Drew to Hodge, no run, smashes to short cover, well fielded by Marsh

1.3

Drew to Hodge, SIX, lofts effortlessly over mid wicket, just over the ropes

1.4

Drew to Hodge, no run, drives to cover

1.5

Drew to Hodge, OUT, short, tries to pull it, gets an edge and up in the air it goes for the keeper to take a comfortable catch

BJ Hodge c †Paine b Drew 13 (7m 8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 162.50

1.6

Drew to Blizzard, no run, aims to drive at a slower ball and misses

2.1

Wright to Quiney, 1 run, guides to 3rd man

2.2

Wright to Blizzard, no run, cuts hard to the miked up George Bailey

2.3

Wright to Blizzard, 1 run, defends to backward point, quick single taken

2.4

Wright to Quiney, 1 run, short, pulled away flat in the air through square leg

2.5

Wright to Blizzard, 1 run, short again, pulls to deep square leg

2.6

Wright to Quiney, no run, pushes to short mid wicket, good over that

3.1

Drew to Blizzard, FOUR, clips off his pads, behind square leg

3.2

Drew to Blizzard, OUT, clips again, in the air this time, well held just inside the rope at deep square leg

AC Blizzard c Bailey b Drew 10 (14m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 111.11

3.3

Drew to Quiney, 1 run

3.4

Drew to Hussey, no run, drives to cover

3.5

Drew to Hussey, no run, drives to cover

3.6

Drew to Hussey, SIX, lofts over cover, brilliant way to get off the mark

4.1

Wright to Quiney, no run, tries to work it to 3rd man and is beaten

4.2

Wright to Quiney, OUT, tries to slog over mid wicket, gets a leading edge straight up in the air, keeper takes an easy catch from his normal position

RJ Quiney c †Paine b Wright 3 (10m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

4.3

Wright to Hussey, 2 runs, clips off his toes behind square leg

4.4

Wright to Hussey, no run, drives to short mid wicket

4.5

Wright to Hussey, no run, pushes to short mid wicket, who moves to his left

4.6

Wright to Hussey, no run, digs out a yorker back to the bowler

5.1

Drew to Klinger, no run, pulls to short fine leg

5.2

Drew to Klinger, 2 runs, clips behind square leg, Anderson saves well on the boundary line

5.3

Drew to Klinger, no run, drives to Marsh at short cover

5.4

Drew to Klinger, no run, short and wide of off stump, nearly a wide, but not quite

5.5

Drew to Klinger, no run, slower ball, aims a drive and misses

5.6

Drew to Klinger, FOUR, clips over mid wicket, lands just inside the line for the first boundary in 12 deliveries

6.1

Butterworth to Hussey, no run, pushes back to the bowler

6.2

Butterworth to Hussey, 1 run, clips off his pads to deep square leg, Bailey does well to prevent the second

6.3

Butterworth to Klinger, FOUR, drives a wide half volley through the cover, lovely shot

6.4

Butterworth to Klinger, 1 run, works off his pads behind square leg

6.5

Butterworth to Hussey, 1 run, slower ball, guided to a fine 3rd man position

6.6

Butterworth to Klinger, no run, digs out an excellent yorker to point

7.1

Polkinghorne to Hussey, 1 run, clips a full toss to mid wicket

7.2

Polkinghorne to Klinger, no run, drives to cover

7.3

Polkinghorne to Klinger, 1 run, drives to cover point on the fence

7.4

Polkinghorne to Hussey, 1 run, pushes to 3rd man, 50 up at last for Victoria

7.5

Polkinghorne to Klinger, FOUR, short, pulled behind square leg, short boundary down there

7.6

Polkinghorne to Klinger, 1 run, drives to long off

8.1

Butterworth to Klinger, 1 run, drives a knee high full toss to long on

8.2

Butterworth to Hussey, 1 run, drives to long off, no chance of more than a single

8.3

Butterworth to Klinger, no run, digs out a yorker

8.4

Butterworth to Klinger, no run, drives to backward point

8.5

Butterworth to Klinger, 1 run, drives to long on

Good full bowling here

8.6

Butterworth to Hussey, 1 run, drives a full toss to long on

Great effort so far by Tassie here

9.1

Polkinghorne to Hussey, 1 run, works to deep square leg, again only a single possible

9.2

Polkinghorne to Klinger, 1 run, digs out a yorker to mid wicket, throw there from Divenuto, if it hit he was home anyway

9.3

Polkinghorne to Hussey, 1 run, drives to long on

9.4

Polkinghorne to Klinger, OUT, aims to slog over the in-field ends up at cover, easy catch

M Klinger c Marsh b Polkinghorne 20 (19m 19b 3x4 0x6) SR: 105.26

Very disclipined effort here from the visitors

9.5

Polkinghorne to McDonald, 2 runs, drives a full toss to deep point

9.6

Polkinghorne to McDonald, 1 run, slower ball, pushes to 3rd man, halfway now through the Vics innings

10.1

Butterworth to McDonald, 1 run, digs a yorker out to mid on

10.2

Butterworth to Hussey, 2 runs, drives a full toss just to the right of cover, easy two down to Doherty at wide long off

10.3

Butterworth to Hussey, 1 run, guides a slower ball towards short 3rd man

10.4

Butterworth to McDonald, no run, slower ball ,half volley - big drive attempted no contact made

10.5

Butterworth to McDonald, 1 wide, bouncer, tries to hook, slightly down leg, wide given, poor decision

10.5

Butterworth to McDonald, 1 run, drives a slower ball to long off

10.6

Butterworth to Hussey, 1 run, lofts a drive to long on

11.1

Polkinghorne to Hussey, 1 run, drives to long on

11.2

Polkinghorne to McDonald, 1 run, drives a wide half volley to long off

11.3

Polkinghorne to Hussey, 1 run, full and worked to mid wicket, where Divenuto dives and prevents two

11.4

Polkinghorne to McDonald, 1 run, drives to long off

11.5

Polkinghorne to Hussey, 2 runs, drives hard first bounce to long off, Drew knocks it down and saves the boundary

11.6

Polkinghorne to Hussey, OUT, drives hard to long off, Drew takes an AFL mark to put Victoria in real bother

DJ Hussey c Drew b Polkinghorne 24 (31m 23b 0x4 1x6) SR: 104.34

12.1

Butterworth to McDonald, 1 run, drives to long off

12.2

Butterworth to Crosthwaite, 1 run, clips forward of square leg

12.3

Butterworth to McDonald, 1 run, gets a bit of a lifter, worked off his body behind square leg

12.4

Butterworth to Crosthwaite, FOUR, drives behind square on the off side, first four for since the 8th over

12.5

Butterworth to Crosthwaite, 1 run, pushes to mid wicket

12.6

Butterworth to McDonald, 1 run, digs a yorker out to cover, Butterworth has a ping and misses, well backed up

13.1

Doherty to McDonald, 1 run, cuts off the stumps to backward point

Doherty may have to bowl the last four overs from this end

13.2

Doherty to Crosthwaite, 1 run, drives out to deep point

13.3

Doherty to McDonald, no run, pushes back to the bowler

13.4

Doherty to McDonald, 2 runs, lofts a full toss to deep mid wicket, Polinghorne saves and flicks to Anderson who throws it in

13.5

Doherty to McDonald, 1 run, drives to long off

13.6

Doherty to McDonald, OUT, lofts to long off

AB McDonald c Drew b Doherty 14 (15m 12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

14.1

Marsh to Moss, 1 run

14.2

Marsh to Crosthwaite, no run

14.3

Marsh to Crosthwaite, 1 run

14.4

Marsh to Moss, 1 run

14.5

Marsh to Crosthwaite, no run

14.6

Marsh to Crosthwaite, 1 run

15.1

Doherty to Crosthwaite, 1 run

15.2

Doherty to Moss, 2 runs, sweeps to deep square leg, misfield allows two

15.3

Doherty to Moss, 1 run, forces off the back foot to cover

15.4

Doherty to Crosthwaite, 2 runs, lofts over cover, falls just short of the fielder there

15.5

Doherty to Crosthwaite, 2 runs, lofts a full toss wide of long off

15.6

Doherty to Crosthwaite, 2 runs, lofts over mid wicket

16.1

Marsh to Moss, 2 runs, sweeps hard to deep square leg

16.2

Marsh to Moss, SIX, sweeps in the air over square leg

16.3

Marsh to Moss, 1 leg bye, tries to pushs to leg, balls rolls to point

16.4

Marsh to Crosthwaite, FOUR, lofts over cover, fine shot, the Vics getting a move on now

16.5

Marsh to Crosthwaite, SIX, advances and lofts over mid wicket for the 4th six of the innings

16.6

Marsh to Crosthwaite, 1 run, backs away and lofts into the air to deep point

17.1

Polkinghorne to Crosthwaite, FOUR, lofts a drive over the bowlers head

17.2

Polkinghorne to Crosthwaite, no run, can't score, try to slap it over the infield, drags it into his pad

17.3

Polkinghorne to Crosthwaite, FOUR, advances and square drives in the air over point

17.4

Polkinghorne to Crosthwaite, no run, slower ball, tries to run it to 3rd man and misses

17.5

Polkinghorne to Crosthwaite, 2 runs, slogged behind square leg, well run two

17.6

Polkinghorne to Crosthwaite, no run, tries to drive a yorker and misses

18.1

Wright to Moss, 1 run, drives a yorker to cover

18.2

Wright to Crosthwaite, 2 byes, tries to drive a yorker and misses, the keeper has a ping as they try to get a bye, he misses and they get an overthrow

18.3

Wright to Crosthwaite, 2 runs, drives to long off, Moss does well to come back for a couple

18.4

Wright to Crosthwaite, no run, aims to drive over cover, just misses the stumps, looked like it might have gone through them

18.5

Wright to Crosthwaite, SIX, advances and lofts over cover, struck superbly, great knock this

18.6

Wright to Crosthwaite, SIX, advances and makes room - drives in the air for six, 50 up from just 29 balls

19.1

Drew to Moss, 1 run, drives to cover, Marsh fields and has a ping with no luck

19.2

Drew to Crosthwaite, no run, advances and tries to drive, gets a underedge to the keeper

19.3

Drew to Crosthwaite, 1 run, drives to long off

19.4

Drew to Moss, no run, slower ball, aims to drive and misses

19.5

Drew to Moss, 2 runs, drives to long on, Crosthwaite somehow gets back for two, he was out tough call for PR Reiffel

19.6

Drew to Moss, 3 runs, steps to the offisde, flips it over the head of Wright at short fine leg, they run three, Tassie need just over 8 an over to win

Match State: Innings Break