- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 and he has to go! Short ball on the stumps, Hodge doesn't move his feet as he goes for a pull, getting into a tangle, and all Ronchi has to do is stand his ground behind the stumps and safely pouch the top-edge 69/17 got em! Heal sucks Blizzard out of his crease, skipping down and looking to hit this out of the ground over midwicket, but he's beaten in the width and flights and Ronchi pulls off a simple stumping to get him miles out of his crease! Well bowled! 74/27.3 another one goes! Bear gets a bit of width and slices hard it it, but he's mistimed his square-drive and it flies up and down to the fielder at deep point, who takes a few steps back and takes it on the ropes, good bowling change for WA 74/313.4 good catch at long-on sends Hussey on his way, as he slogs a slow full toss off the middle of the bat but cant beat Ervine, sprinting around and covering good ground to pluck it on the run ... a spirited knock comes to an end 134/414.1 stumped! Heal gets another, beating him in the flight with a change of pace, the ball doesn't turn as McDonald comes down, and Ronchi whips off the bails 135/515.1 oh well taken, Bandy! Short ball, he swivels and pulls, connecting well but Bandy takes a most spectacular catch at deep backward square leg, jumping vertically and taking it one-handed just in the ropes! He managed to pluck it going backwards and land, then steady himself to not fall over the boundary! Awesome stuff! One of the best ever, I'd say 139/617.5 good work! Hastings drives it hard, Bandy collects and deftly flicks it back, underhand, to get rid of Crosthwaite, top, sharp work that in his follow-through 176/718.2 cleaned up! Full, moving yorker beats the bat and swings into middle and off 181/8Extras17 (b 5, lb 4, w 8)TOTAL203/8 (20 Overs, RR: 10.15)Did not bat: DP NannesFall of wickets: 1-69 (Brad Hodge, 5.3 ov), 2-74 (Aiden Blizzard, 6.6 ov), 3-74 (Cameron White, 7.3 ov), 4-134 (David Hussey, 13.4 ov), 5-135 (Andrew McDonald, 14.1 ov), 6-139 (Rob Quiney, 15.1 ov), 7-176 (Adam Crosthwaite, 17.5 ov), 8-181 (John Hastings, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BR Dorey 4 0 40 0 10.00 1 0 DJ McLauchlan 4 0 50 1 12.50 1 0 BM Edmondson 4 0 42 2 10.50 1 0 AK Heal 4 0 25 2 6.25 1 0 DC Bandy 4 0 37 2 9.25 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 and what a start it is! Short ball banged in, goes across Ronchi, who plays forward and then tries to pull out, the ball kisses his gloves and flies to the keeper, who dives forward and takes it very well, he says its out and a reluctant Ronchi has to go ... some start to the innings 0/118.3 and the main man goes! Its a high full toss, Marsh tries to smash it over midwicket but cannot beat White at mid-on, and a fine innings comes to an end 169/84.4 gone! Nannes gets a second, slipping in the short one and forcing Voges into a one-handed pull shot, beaten for pace, and Hussey takes an easy catch at midwicket 36/26.1 lovely delivery first up! Its tossed up and goes on with the arm, forcing Pomersbach in the crease, playing for the legbreak, and flicks back off stump 49/37.1 tossed up on leg stump, he pushes to midwicket, hesitates, then calls and sets off, but McDonald at midwicket skittles across and flicks it back to Hussey who knocks off the bails to get rid of Bandy 58/47.3 bowled em! Would you believe it, Hussey gets a wicket, sliding a quicker one straight through Ervine's defence, neither getting forward nor back 59/516.1 well snapped up! Hussey fires it in full on the stumps and Doropoulos hits it back to him for a low catch as Victoria dig in further! 151/618.2 smart throw! Hit straight down the ground, Hussey fields at long-on and fires a smart, flat direct hit to get rid of Heal ... you cant keep Hussey out of the action! 169/718.5 you miss, I hit! Dorey backs away, misses, and Nannes makes contact, simple as can be ... good piece of bowling, full and straight, and there wasn't much the tailender could do 169/919.3 all over! Harwood hits the stumps and for the third year in a row, Victoria are KFC Twenty20 winners! 171/10Extras5 (lb 4, w 1)TOTAL171 all out (19.3 Overs, RR: 8.76)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Luke Ronchi, 0.1 ov), 2-36 (Adam Voges, 4.4 ov), 3-49 (Luke Pomersbach, 6.1 ov), 4-58 (David Bandy, 7.1 ov), 5-59 (Sean Ervine, 7.3 ov), 6-151 (Theo Doropoulos, 16.1 ov), 7-169 (Aaron Heal, 18.2 ov), 8-169 (Shaun Marsh, 18.3 ov), 9-169 (Brett Dorey, 18.5 ov), 10-171 (Danny McLauchlan, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DP Nannes 4 0 23 4 5.75 0 0 SM Harwood 3.3 0 43 1 12.28 0 0 JW Hastings 4 0 39 0 9.75 0 0 BE McGain 4 0 37 1 9.25 1 0 DJ Hussey 4 0 25 2 6.25 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Western Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Victoria won the 2007/08 KFC Twenty20
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17:00 - 18.15, 18.30 - 19.45
Match days
13 January 2008 (20-over match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Man of the match adjudicator: GM Wood
- Attendance: 16589
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNannes gives Victoria third straight Twenty20 title
Victoria remained the Twenty20 kings with a third consecutive title as Western Australia were hit by a Blizzard and a Cyclone at the WACA