Sam Truloff stars on one-day debut before Gurinder Sandhu sinks Victoria
After a rapid opening stand the home side's chase fell away then collapsed after Nic Maddinson's run out
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Feb-2022
Sam Truloff impressed on his one-day debut • Getty Images
Queensland 6 for 285 (Truloff 80, Renshaw 57, Peirson 56) beat Victoria 193 (Maddinson 52, Sandhu 4-42) by 92 runs
Sam Truloff enjoyed a memorable one-day debut as he top-scored for Queensland and produced a brilliant run out in a convincing 92-run victory over Victoria in the Marsh Cup.
Truloff's 80 helped lift Queensland from an uncertain 4 for 126 in the 28th over in a 102-run stand with captain Jimmy Peirson who struck three sixes in his 56 off 47 balls.
Victoria raced out of the blocks in the chase as MacKenzie Harvey and Jake Fraser-McGurk added 58 in less than nine overs but from there things fell away.
Glenn Maxwell, playing his first game for Victoria since October 2019, was bowled by a superb delivery from Gurinder Sandhu which nipped back between bat and pad then he had Jonathan Merlo caught behind two balls later.
The in-form Nic Maddinson became key to Victoria's hopes and he added 55 in 10 overs alongside Sam Harper before a final collapse decided the game. It started when Maddinson was caught short by Truloff's direct hit from backward point and three wickets would fall with the score on 157 before Sandhu went on to finish with four.
The day had not started well for Queensland when Max Bryant was caught behind in the first over. Matt Renshaw, who is a standby player for the upcoming Pakistan tour, anchored the early part of the innings with 57 off 76 balls before he was caught behind off Henry Thornton.
Truloff and Peirson initially took their time before accelerating. Truloff's fifty came from 63 balls while Peirson skipped to his from 45. James Bazley's rapid 28 helped add the finishing touches as the final ten overs brought 95 runs.