Silk puts Tasmania on brink of victory
Jordan Silk put Tasmania on the path towards victory in Hobart, where they finished the third day needing only 46 more runs with eight wickets in hand
ESPNcricinfo staff
10-Nov-2014
Tasmania 253 and 2 for 154 (Silk 81*) need another 46 runs to beat Victoria 279 and 173 (Christian 46)
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Jordan Silk put Tasmania on the path towards victory in Hobart, where they finished the third day needing only 46 more runs with eight wickets in hand. Set 200 for victory after Victoria were dismissed for 173 in their second innings, Tasmania went to stumps at 2 for 154 with Silk on 81 and Jonathan Wells on 17.
Tasmania had lost Ed Cowan for 13 and Alex Doolan for 38 but Silk anchored the chase well after the Tasmania bowlers put in a team effort to keep Victoria from setting too tough a target. Victoria struggled to 4 for 34 before Daniel Christian (46) led a recovery that pushed the total up to 200.
The five main Tasmania bowlers - Andrew Fekete, Sam Rainbird, Hamish Kingston, Xavier Doherty and Evan Gulbis - picked up two wickets apiece. The Tigers had started the day at 9 for 241 in their first innings and added 12 more before the last wicket fell, denying them a first-innings lead.