Gregor Mactaggart during a MCG, Sportal
Victoria has survived a overwhelming late assign from New South Wales to measure a one-run win in a Ryobi One-Day Cup thriller during a MCG.
After Matthew Wade's third century of a deteriorate helped a Bushrangers post a challenging 6-281, a home side appeared home when a Blues were 8-244, wanting 38 runs to win from twenty deliveries.
But with their hopes of creation Sunday's last upon a line, all-rounder Stephen O'Keefe constructed a gem of an innings to roughly lift off a conspicuous victory.
The outcome equates to Tasmania will fool around Victoria in a decider, a vicious blow for a Blues who would have left by with a win.
O'Keefe was a designer as a Blues scored seventeen from a 43rd over as well as 9 from a penultimate over withdrawal NSW 8 to get from a last over, bowled by Dirk Nannes.
From a initial round of a over O'Keefe crushed Nannes for his fifth boundary, withdrawal a visitors 4 runs to get from 5 balls.
Nannes set upon behind with dual dot balls, afterwards dual wides meant a equation was dual runs from 3 deliveries.
But a Bushrangers left-arm paceman conjured a square of magic when his reduced round was miss-hit by O'Keefe as well as Nannes followed by to take a held as well as bowled, sparking triumphant scenes.
Earlier, Wade set upon 101 off 113 balls as Victoria posted a challenging 6-281, receiving his season's total to 486 runs during an normal of 69.42 during a 113-ball stay highlighted by 8 fours as well as a six.
Only team-mate Brad Hodge has scored some-more runs in a made during home one-day stage this deteriorate than Wade, who was influenced by a behind stroke which resulted in Ryan Carters receiving a gloves for a second monthly payment of a Blues innings.
Wade as well as associate opener Aaron Finch laid a winning height for a home side with a 114-run opening stand.
Finch's upon fire bat supposing 9 bounds as well as a 6 during a overwhelming 68 from 61 balls, a hit which usually came to an finish when bowled by Moises Henriques.
The partnership directed Victoria to 2-125 during a 20-over symbol as well as after a Blues could conduct usually 1-104, a home side were protected in a believe they would horde a decider.
The usually alternative subject was who they would fool around as well as which was answered as NSW were incompetent to follow down Victoria's target.
In further to Wade, a Bushrangers were well-served by profitable cameos of 43 from Rob Quiney as well as a run-a-ball 37 not out from rookie Evan Gulbis.
Gulbis common a 37-run mount with Wade prior to a centurion's exclusion as well as steadied a boat after Victoria mislaid 3-1 in a space of 5 balls as Glenn Maxwell as well as Michael Hill fell for ducks.
In tandem with an additional rising awaiting in Ryan Carters, Gulbis put upon 33 runs in usually nineteen deliveries, highlighted by his own hit which featured 6 boundaries.
Henriques was a standout bowler for New South Wales with 2-44 from 8 overs.
Needing 178 runs during a run-rate of 7.12 with 9 wickets in hand, a Blues came out overhanging with Phillip Hughes bringing up his half-century.
But a Test opener's stay lasted usually twelve some-more runs when Jon Holland constructed an Aussie Rules-style symbol during mid-on off Nannes, with NSW during 2-126.
Eight runs later, Nannes repaid a foster to a left-arm spinner after Phil Jaques unsuccessful with his try during a ramp shot, usually next in spooning a round to a opening bowler during reduced excellent leg.
That brought Blues skipper Simon Katich to a wicket in his initial vital coming given returning from an Achilles damage suffered in Dec during a Ashes series.
Katich put upon 42 with Henriques until a Portuguese-born all-rounder holed out to Holland during mid-on off Mark Cleary prior to apropos a plant of a Victorian paceman when trapped in front for 22.
Katich was a pass set upon during a duration which saw a Blues remove 4-32, slumping from 3-176 to 7-208 as Rohrer (2) gave Holland his second wicket as well as Peter Nevill was run out for 17.
But usually as a Blues hopes appeared to be fading, Scott Coyte assimilated Stephen O'Keefe as well as common a 36-run partnership which came to an finish when James Pattinson bowled Coyte (17) to have it 8-244.
O'Keefe was a comparison partner in a 23-run mount with Sean Abbott which came to an finish when his corner was taken during third male by an ecstatic Michael Hill.
That set a stage for a last over heroics from O'Keefe which came to an finish a integrate of runs as well reduced for Blues fans as well as just during a right time for any one from Victoria as well as Tasmania.
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