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South Aust vs Queensland, at Adelaide, Jan 20 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
(N), Adelaide, January 20, 2011, Twenty20 Big Bash
South Australia FlagSouth Australia

#1

159/6
Queensland FlagQueensland

#5

(20 ov, T:160) 149/9

South Aust won by 10 runs

dan-christian
Player Of The Match
Dan Christian
, SOA
41 (25)
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Over20
13 runs
QLD 149/9CRR: 7.45
Nathan Rimmington 3 (2b)Ben Cutting 23 (13b 1x4 1x6)
Dan Christian0/31 (4)

The Redbacks hold on and win by 10 runs to go back to the top of the table.

The slower bowlers of SA getting the job done strangling to Bulls. The three spinners took two wickets each.

A lot of Bulls made starts in the middle order but no one went on

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The Redbacks now take on Tasmania in a top of the table clash on Monday at Bellerive. The Bulls need to win at least two of their last three matches if not all three to make the finals.

Dan Christian is Man-of-the-Match for his 41 off 25 balls.

Thanks for your company tonight. Thanks to Sajan Nair for his support. This is Alex Malcolm saying so long from Adelaide.

19.6
2
Christian to Rimmington, 2 runs

sliced high over cover for two

19.5
1
Christian to Cutting, 1 run

driven hard to deep cover for one

The Redbacks are home

19.4
1
Christian to Rimmington, 1 run

yorker steered away behind point for one

19.3
1
Christian to Cutting, 1 run

yorker length driven to deep cover for just one

16 off 4 balls. Surely not

Christian goes around the wicket

19.2
6
Christian to Cutting, SIX runs

length slower ball, Cutting swings it magnificently high over long on into the stands! Wow.

19.1
2
Christian to Cutting, 2 runs

crunched straight of long on and they scamper back for two

Over19
8 runs, 1 wicket
QLD 136/9CRR: 7.15  RRR: 24.00
Ben Cutting 13 (9b 1x4)
Kieron Pollard2/31 (4)
18.6
W
Pollard to Ipson, OUT

Bowled him! Great slower ball at 94kph. It looked like a high full toss and it dropped like a stone, yorker length and Ipson was bowled, completely deceived

Bradley Ipson b Pollard 16 (12b 2x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
18.5
1
Pollard to Cutting, 1 run

yorker driven to cover

18.4
2
Pollard to Cutting, 2 runs

94kph wider delivery, Cutting drives off the toe to long off and they run two

18.3
•
Pollard to Cutting, no run

slower ball, Cutting swings and misses and it passes over middle stump

18.2
1
Pollard to Ipson, 1 run

full toss bunted through square leg for a single

18.1
4
Pollard to Ipson, FOUR runs

advances and crunches a drive wide of long off for four! Great shot

Over18
13 runs
QLD 128/8CRR: 7.11  RRR: 16.00
Nathan Rimmington 10 (6b 1x4)Bradley Ipson 11 (9b 1x4)
Aaron O'Brien2/27 (4)
17.6
2
O'Brien to Rimmington, 2 runs
17.5
•
O'Brien to Rimmington, no run

big swing and miss from Cutting

17.4
2
O'Brien to Rimmington, 2 runs

dragged through midwicket, Christian comes in, Ipson comes back, he wouldve been short if O'Brien had gathered

17.3
4
O'Brien to Rimmington, FOUR runs

Cutting backs away and flat bats powerfully down the ground to the sightscreen for four more

17.2
1
O'Brien to Ipson, 1 run

cut to deep cover-point

17.1
4
O'Brien to Ipson, FOUR runs

tossed up and Ipson thumps this hard and straight back over the bowlers head for four. Superb shot!

Over17
3 runs, 1 wicket
QLD 115/8CRR: 6.76  RRR: 15.00
Nathan Rimmington 2 (2b)Bradley Ipson 6 (7b)
Kieron Pollard1/23 (3)
16.6
2
Pollard to Rimmington, 2 runs

92kph slower ball, Cutting drags it through midwicket and they pinch two

16.5
•
Pollard to Rimmington, no run

Cutting backs away, Pollard follows with the slower ball bouncer and Cutting ducks

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