Katich helps NSW clinch a thriller

New South Wales 5 for 251 (Katich 92, Jacques 70) beat Victoria 5 for 245 (Moss 74, Hussey 67, Rummans 54*) by 5 wickets
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Simon Katich led the way with a fine 92 as New South Wales scraped to a last-ball win in their match against Victoria and earned their first ING Cup points of the season.

Needing 246 to win, NSW sufferred a mini-collapse once Katich fell as they lost three wickets for four runs late in the game. But Shawn Bradstreet smashed 26 from 17 and sealed the victory with a six off the final ball.

Katich said he was under pressure to justify publicly expressing his frustration at being axed from the Test squad to play New Zealand. He was quoted by AAP as saying, "I was definitely nervous today because I knew a lot of people would be viewing to see how I went, particularly after what I said last week. But I was lucky to be able to back it up."

Earlier in the day, Victoria managed to reach 245 thanks to a good allround batting display. Matthew Elliott, Jonathan Moss, David Hussey and Graeme Rummans notched up half-centuries but Victoria couldn't get the required acceleration late in the innings.