South Australia slip into more trouble

South Australia 134 and 8 for 195 (Lewis 3 for 19) lead Victoria 249 (Mash 77, Hodge 70, Gillespie 4-50) by 80 runs
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An absorbing contest between bat and ball unfolded at the Adelaide Oval with 17 wickets falling for over 300 runs during the second day of the Pura Cup match between South Australia and Victoria. South Australia's batsmen failed to complement the hard work done by their bowlers, accumulating a lead of only 80 with two second-innings wickets in hand. Jason Gillespie continued his roaring form, bagging 4 for 50 off 20 overs.

Brad Hodge and Lloyd Mash began the proceedings for the Bushrangers adding 124 for the second wicket before Hodge was bowled by Paul Rofe for 70. From then on, Victoria's hopes of piling on a huge first-innings lead were dashed when Gillespie and Cullen Bailey triggered a batting collapse, sharing seven wickets between them.

Gillespie ran through the middle order, accounting for the wickets of Cameron White, Adam Crosthwaite and Shane Warne, in quick succession, all caught behind the wicket. Bailey snared Mash with a biting legbreak for 77, the top score of the innings. Victoria slipped to an embarrassing 8 for 194, after which Harwood and Denton helped take the final score to 249, with a lead of 115. Bailey finished with 3 for 90 off 25 overs.

South Australia's batsmen failed to convert their starts in the second innings, having lost half their side before the deficit was erased. Michael Lewis bowled a penetrative spell, claiming 3 for 19 off just 11 overs. Shaun Tait, coming in with the score at 8 for 140, carted the bowlers, slamming three sixes and four boundaries. He finished not out on 50 off just 41 balls with Bailey, batting on 6.