SA vs Vic - Sheffield Shield

[Jim05]

Vics are going to win.

No chance
2 quick wickets, Handscombe and White gone.
Now 3 fa and still 58 behind. They wont set us any more than 60-70

[Squids]

Vics will win easy, Redbacks will crumble

[therisingblues]

Vics going at a snail's pace this morning. Handscomb made 19 off 82 balls in a partnership of 57 for the second wicket.
Finch's 88 is off 220 balls.
They're trying to bore us into surrendering outright I think.

[Jim05]

Vics will win easy, Redbacks will crumble

Not even the Redbacks would crumble chasing 60-70.
Id only be worried chasing 160+ but they wont set us that many. Very flimsy batting lineup, we are only 1 more wicket away from running through them

[Squids]

Vics must be favourites now.

[therisingblues]

Finch falls for 97 FOW 194
Vics currently 4/196

[Jim05]

Vics must be favourites now.

For the spoon?

[therisingblues]

Vics closing in on our 1 st innings total 5/211.
Maxwell 25no.

[Squids]

Vics still favourites

[Jim05]

Vics still favourites

I wish I could find a bookie this generous

[therisingblues]

Vic 4/222
3 runs to equal our total.

[therisingblues]

Vic 4/229 off 88ov
Maxwell 33
Wade 16

[RustyCage]

Maxwell is the big wicket. A much as most of us don't like him, he is their second best bastman in this game behind White. Has the same batting average as Klinger, and not through having red ink

[therisingblues]

4/233
Partnership currently 39
Sayers on 0/44 off 12.5ov 1 maiden

[therisingblues]

THE BIG BOTHAAAAAHHH!!!
ON YOUR BIKE WADE!

[RustyCage]

Botha gets the wicket on the tea break, Wade gone for 16

Vic 5/235

[norwood8]

Can I hear some South Aussies in the crowd? people over there for the soccer? Sounds like the old home in a barrel chant .

[therisingblues]

Yes, big wicket there, right on the tea break. Those two looking as though they could perhaps stave off this SA quest for victory. If they could've seen it through to tea they'd be looking to build afresh after the break, but along comes the Big Botha and snuffs out that hope.
SA to push for outright tonight!
Go you Redbacks!
Carn' Botha!
Carn' Putland!
CRUSH THEM!!!

[Squids]

16 the lead now, getting worried.

[therisingblues]

16 the lead now, getting worried.

Yes, and while we've managed to keep the runs down, no wickets have fallen during the tea break. Worrying signs for the Backs?