Queensland clinched a spectacular one-wicket win over New South Wales (NSW) within the eighth match of the Marsh Cup 2023, whereas Western Australia (WA) secured a commanding six-wicket victory over Victoria within the ninth recreation on Monday.
Within the eighth recreation, NSW took the crease first, however their efficiency was beneath par as they posted a complete of 217/10 in 44.1 overs on the North Sydney Oval in Sydney. Captain Moises Henriques was the star with the willow, scoring 82 runs off 84 balls, together with seven fours and 4 sixes.
In response, Sam Heazlett shined with the bat for Queensland, scoring 58 runs off 46 balls. Nevertheless, their innings took a flip for the more serious as they stored shedding wickets at common intervals. At one stage, they have been staring down the barrel at 146/9 in 26.5 overs.
Finally, Gurinder Sandhu (46* off 45) and Kane Richardson (36* off 34) placed on a present for the final wicket, guiding Queensland to victory with 12.4 overs to spare. Jack Edwards was the wrecker-in-chief for NSW, choosing up 4 massive wickets, however in useless.
Within the ninth recreation, Victoria batted first and obtained bundled out for simply 107 runs in 21.1 overs. At one stage, they misplaced eight wickets for simply 62 runs. Nevertheless, Fergus O’Neill and Todd Murphy scored 20-plus apiece to take their facet previous 100.
Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye have been the standout bowlers for Western Australia, scalping three wickets every. Jhye Richardson and Lance Morris bagged two wickets apiece.
Within the chase, Western Australia chased down the full in 23.4 overs. D’Arcy Brief scored 39 runs off 39 balls with 5 fours and two sixes. Sam Whiteman, batting at No. 4, scored 38* runs off 51 balls to seal the deal for WA.
On that word, let’s check out the highest run-scorers and wicket-takers of Marsh Cup 2023.
Marsh Cup 2023 Most Runs Checklist
Western Australia’s No. 4 batter Sam Whiteman jumped to the second place on the batting charts, scoring 189 runs from three innings with Beau Webster, the Tasmania batter, main the charts with 190 runs.
NSW batter Daniel Hughes is the third-ranked batter with 186 runs from three innings at a median of 62. Southern Australia batter Daniel Drew occupies the fourth slot, amassing 172 runs.
Tasmania’s middle-order batter Jordan Silk took the fifth place, accumulating 147 runs from three innings at a median of 49.
Marsh Cup 2023 Most Wickets Checklist
Marsh Cup 2023 Most Wickets Checklist
NSW medium pacer Jack Edwards is the main wicket-taker with eight scalps from three innings. Western Australia pacer Lance Morris secured the second rank, scalping six wickets from two innings.
Victoria pacer Will Sutherland climbed to the third spot, racking up six wickets. Western Australia pacer Andrew Tye moved as much as the fourth rank, bagging six wickets. NSW left-arm pacer Hayden Kerr scalped 5 wickets to take the fifth place.
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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee