Aussies v. Zimmers - VB. Adelaide

[Go_The_Mighty_Magpies]

The game starts at 2:15

[Donny]

After 8 overs, Australia is 1/37. Marto went for 9, to Streak.
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Ponting (26 n.o.) looks in fine form as the score goes quickly to 1/61 from 11 overs.
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2 more overs - 1/84. Ponting is 42 n.o.
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Blignaut comes back on and claims Hayden with his first ball, caught at point for 20.
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Ponting hits his 11th. 4 to go to 52 from 47 balls. 2/102 after 16 0vers.
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Ponting was run out for 63. It's 3/154 from 29 overs. Bevan is 37 n.o. and Clarke, 12 n.o.

[Donny]

Bevan holes out for 75 and Clarke was run out for 36.

After 44 overs, it's 5/237. 300 is still on but 280 + is a touch more realistic.
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5/254 with 3 overs to come. With Symonds and Haddin at the crease, you'd expect a 6 or two. Come on boys.
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With one over to go, the score is 5/271.

Streak to Haddin. Out lbw. Single to Hoggy. Symonds out for 34 from 30. Lee comes to the crease with the crowd screaming for a sixer !!

Lee crunches a four from a fully. 7/276. 2 from the 5th. ball.

Last ball. 2 needed foe the 280. A bye. The Zimmers need 280 to win.

[Johnson#26]

After 15 overs, Zimbabwe 1/40:
Flower: 27
Friend: 2
Tatenda Taibu was bowled by Brad Williams for 9.

[Johnson#26]

Travis Friend Out!!! Bowled by Lee for 8.
Zimbabwe 2/56 with Hogg now into the attack.

[Donny]

Irvine (35) was dismissed by Hoggy and Flower out for 94. Caught behind from Gillespie.

5/169 in the 37th. over.

The ask is now over 8 r.p.o.
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It proved too much and The Zimmers scored 8/266 to fall short by 14. It always intrigues me when a team gets that close but still has wickets in hand.

All the Aussie bowlers has some success. Williams and Symonds got 2 wickets each.