caught. Game over. Coulter-Nile swung hard and sliced it high out to deep point. Pollard charged in off the rope and took a comfortable catch. the Redbacks win!
South Aust vs West Aust, at Perth, Dec 29 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
WA lose 7 for 27 to get bowled out for 167.
Great victory by the Redbacks. There 196 total was set up by Pollard, Cosgrove and Borgas.
Despite Chris Gayle's whirlwind start with the bat the Warriors couldn't finish it off.
Man of the Match Shahid Afridi for his magnificent performance with the ball. 4 for 19 from four overs after a first ball duck with the bat. That's why he's a star.
The Redbacks start their campaign brilliantly. The Warriors have some concerns, aside from the result, with Chris Gayle's side injury looking quite serious.
Join us again tomorrow for NSW and Tasmania from Bellerive. Join us then.
Another 130kph yorker just dug out.
spears 131kph yorker past off stump. Wow.
pushed to cover for one.
stumped. Extraordinary. Heal ran down and missed, Manou didn't glove it, it bounced back infront of the stumps. he stepped forward and flicked it back and heal was too far out to get back.
beaten.
caught. Magnificent catch. Gayle tries to heave to leg, top edge toward third man, Manou runs back and takes an outstanding diving catch. Superb.
tucks it to midwicket.
Gayle calls for a runner.
LBW. Voges steps across, Tait spears straight and he struck plumb infront.
flicked backward of square
turned to square leg
short ball, swivel pulled over short fine legs head for four.
short slower ball pulled infront of square leg for two.
low full toss, mistimed pull to deep square leg. Gayle looks sore.
low full toss chopped back towards the bowler.
pushed way wide of off stump. Paul Wilson stretches.
short ball tucked around to deep backward square.
low full toss thumped to long on for one.
Dead ball. Pollard doesnt deliver. He then goes to chat to Gayle.
Gayle sets himself but leaves it well wide.