South Australia has pulled off one of the most remarkable wins in the Sheffield Shield's 132-year history, beating Tasmania by two runs on the final ball of the match.
South Australia has pulled off one of the most remarkable wins in the Sheffield Shield 's 132-year history, beating Tasmania by two runs on the final ball of the match.
Riley Meredith hit to deep cover, but with the ball fielded he came back for a second and was run out after being sent back by batting partner Lawrence Neil-Smith.The last-ball wicket allowed South Australia to claim the equal-tightest Shield victory ever in terms of runs, in a match that went past 6pm on the final day.
Owen blasted 53 from 39 balls, while Hope finished on 69 in a 72-run partnership that lasted just 10 overs. But when Owen was caught on the long-on boundary a few balls later and Matt Kuhnmann was out first ball, South Australia was back in the game.This summer, ABC Sport is looking for the most memorable cricket moment between Australia and India, as voted by the readers. Cast your votes now in our online poll.
With Jake Weatherald and Jordan Silk each hitting 65 for the Tigers, Ward struck 16 boundaries in his knock, including a cracking cover drive off Agar to bring up his ton.
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