NSW have overcome a nervous run chase against a Queensland bowling attack left without key paceman Michael Neser, scoring a five-wicket win in a rain-affected domestic day-night clash at the Gabba.
Set a revised 101 runs from 24 overs after Queensland made 7-105 in 24.2 overs, NSW reached their target with 18 balls to spare.
Queensland were forced to defend the total without Neser, who succumbed to an apparent side strain after one legal delivery of the NSW innings.
Picked in Australia’s squad to tour Pakistan in March, Neser seemed to hurt himself as he warmed up to bowl during the innings break.
NSW made heavy work of the run chase, slumping to 5-66 when opener Hayden Kerr was bowled by Mark Steketee (1-12) for 31 off 51 balls.
But dashing young batter Ollie Davies steadied the innings with 26 from 29 balls and he found an able partner in 22-year-old wicketkeeper Baxter Holt.
Holt made a quickfire 21 runs from 14 balls to help put the game out of Queensland’s reach.
Jason Sangha, in his first match as NSW captain, won the toss and sent Queensland in on a seaming Gabba pitch under grey skies.
Bulls openers Usman Khawaja and Sam Heazlett made watchful starts before rain stopped play after the third over with Queensland 0-8.
It didn’t take long for NSW to make the breakthrough when play resumed as Heazlett (10) edged a delivery from Ben Dwarshuis that was eagerly accepted by Holt.
Fourth Ashes Test hero Khawaja followed soon after, caught at second slip off Chris Tremain (3-25) for seven.
Tremain struck again in the same over as he caught and bowled Matthew Renshaw for a duck, leaving the Queensland innings in disarray at 3-23.
Queensland lost a further four wickets, including Marnus Labuschagne (13) and former Test opener Joe Burns (18), before rain intervened again in the 25th over.
Jimmy Peirson top-scored for home side with an unbeaten 26 from 37 balls.
Already missing key regulars Moises Henriques and Daniel Sams because of international Twenty20 duties, NSW also had to deal with two 11th hour withdrawals.
Daniel Hughes was ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19 while Kurtis Patterson continues to recover from a broken finger.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
Bye Don.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
So needy.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
You're really not very intelligent after all are you Don. Oh well, it sure was fun pretending. :laughing:
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Good grief! Try the left hand/right hand thing.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
Ok Don, no reply is forth coming, and maybe I understand you may not know the exact number of overs and balls remaining at that 5 for 66 point, but from what I can work out, they needed 35 (with 5 wickets still in hand) from 50 balls (8.2 overs) to reach that bogus D/L blanket target. What it should have been was this: 16 runs losing no more wickets, 28 runs losing 1 more wicket, 39 runs losing 2 wickets, 51 runs losing 3 wickets, 63 runs losing 4 wickets. At the point they got to the bogus blanket D/L target, the equation should have read play out three maidens losing no more than 1 wicket, 4 runs losing 2 wickets, 16 runs losing 3 wickets and 28 runs losing 4 wickets. The other alternatives off those last three overs that would be bowled under a proper system would be: 1. NSW score 40 runs or 2. Qld take 5 wickets. It appears NSW coasted it in, but think about what the pressure would have been had the proper system been in place as per the 2nd paragraph above in this comment. It could have gone either way. Maybe NSW would have won. Rellum’s whinge about the D/L is not unfounded at all, nor does it prove Qld would have won.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Read my first comment and run that conversation. You are talking about something totally different. Understand that. Apparently, if you type a question with your dominant hand, then type your response with your non-dominant hand, your sub-conscious dictates your response. If you want a conversation with yourself, try this.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
With 18 balls to ‘spare’ right? _____ I also need to know how many overs remained when they were 5 for 66.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
5 is the answer to your question. Cruised in. Why try to argue a point that doesn't exist? Qld was done like a dinner.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
How many wickets did NSW lose Don? And when they were 5 for 66, how many overs remained of the 24 they would get to face?
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
That's not even close to the point. D/L brought NSW's target back to Qld's. The rain saved Qld from an even worse loss. That was the original point. You've come in with silly re-statements of D/L that that everyone is aware of but has nothing to do with the fact that Qld were gone and without rain, NSW would have got those runs with 20 overs to spare. Rellum complaint was unsustainable. Your response is unrelated.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
Yeah but yeah and yeah. Whatever T2 has to score off the overs it gets to face and the wickets it ultimately loses must be directly mathematically proportionate to T1 under the same parameters.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Yeah but nah. You obviously didn't watch it. They had nothing. Anyone can do a mathematical progression but that's not how cricket happens.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
On average, a team 7 for 105 at the halfway point will make around 140. That inaccurate blanket target set should have been comfortably chased down losing no more than 6-7 wickets as is the case most times.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
They would have been all out for 110. D/L had no impact. How can you possibly think it did?
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
They were 7 for 105 and the correct projection is all out for 140.
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
The side fielding second pretty much always gets dudded by D/L except when a match is prematurely terminated without prior warning. This is because in such situations, it goes on the wickets still standing, and this should always be the case – a correct blanket target when the number of overs for the chasing is pre-determined is as mathematically impossible as dividing a number by 0. Just over a year ago, I highlighted in great depth here on the roar the many flaws in D/L blanket targets, but was met with a startling, even staggering lack of interest – but people love to whinge the next time it happens, in between times, they are apathetic, and I don’t specifically mean you there, just talking generally. Anyway, the correct way to handle the situation in this particular match would have been: 1. Queensland’s 7 for 105 off 24.2 overs when innings terminated gets projected to a 50 over team total of 140. 2. Par target for NSW off 24 overs set at 3 for 64. 3. Below par targets are 4 for 70, 5 for 82, 6 for 94, 7 for 105, 8 for 117 and 9 for 129. 4. Above par targets are 0 for 53, 1 for 57 and 2 for 61. 5. If NSW reach 141, then they win the game irrespective of how many wickets lost. Game continues until either 24 overs are faced, NSW bowled out for less than 141, or they reach 141 however many wickets down. 6. There are no restrictions on Queensland’s bowlers, other than the normal maximum of 10 each.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
It won't be a concern for Australia. Hopefully Steketee goes but he won't get to play.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
They were 7/101. DL made it easier for them. They would have been all out for 110 and NSW would have needed 2 an over.
Paul
Roar Guru
much would depend on what sort of pitches CA expects to get over there. Presumably they'd have someone doing some forward scouting. I'm guessing too, Neser's value with the bat would be in his favour. I know Abbott can also bat, but he's not being doing much of that lately
Pierro
Roar Rookie
steketee and abbot alot quicker than neser with pace though