Di Venuto guides Tigers to easy win

Tasmania 2 for 189 (Di Venuto 97) beat South Australia 8 for 185 (Elliott 32, Butterworth 3-32) by 8 wickets
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Michael Di Venuto has steered Tasmania to a comfortable victory over South Australia after the Redbacks posted a tame 8 for 185 from their 50 overs. The Tigers were in control all day and reached the target with only two wickets down in the 40th over thanks largely to Di Venuto's 97.

He hit 12 fours and one six in his 103-ball innings but fell to the part-time medium pace of Cameron Borgas with 13 runs still required. Dane Anderson helped get the Tigers across the line with 40 not out after Tim Paine made 36 in a 107-run opening stand with Di Venuto.

South Australia were unable to build any partnerships of substance as the Tasmania bowlers made scoring very difficult. Luke Butterworth set the tone for the Tigers and claimed three of the most important wickets. Butterworth had Matthew Elliott caught and bowled for 32, Graham Manou caught for 15 and Darren Lehmann caught behind for 27, to finish with his best one-day figures of 3 for 32.

Borgas and Dan Cullen each made an unbeaten 27 as they put together South Australia's most productive partnership of 42 but the Tigers had already done enough to put themselves on top. The win gave Tasmania a vital bonus point as they earned their third win from six one-day matches this season. South Australia remain on the bottom of the table with only one win from their first three games.