DDCC One Day Round 6 Review

Palmerston defeated Southern Districts
 
Palmerston have secured a spot in the finals in stunning fashion after a nail-biting one-run win over Southern Districts at Cazalys Oval on Saturday.

As the Crocs were cruising at 3-199 at the 40 over mark chasing 256, Palmy turned it on in front of home fans, taking 7-56 from the last 10 overs to defend their total by a run.

It was purely a team effort to get the Power over the line.

Power off spinner Rommel Shahzad got the big wicket of Lachlan Bangs (13) in the 40th over to break a 39-run partnership and kick-start the Crocs collapse.

Skipper Hamish Martin kept the pressure on the Crocs as the next over - with opposition captain Tim Garner coming to the crease as the new batter - went for just four runs with four singles.
 
The same thing happened in the 42nd over runs-wise thanks to another tidy Shahzad six-balls, making it 48 runs required from the last seven overs with six wickets in hand.
 
Martin then came to the party with the enormous fifth wicket of 2021 Ralph Wiese medallist Jackson Isakka, who was bowled sweeping for a well-made 89. After Martin’s big over, the situation was 44 runs from 36 balls with five wickets in hand.
 
Garner then took control for a few moments, scoring back-to-back fours through the off side before getting a single off the fifth delivery of the over. But Power quick Alex Bleakley had Joshua Gawthrope (2) driving out in front as he was caught behind on the last delivery leaving the 6-222 Crocs needing 35 runs from the final 30 deliveries.

In the 46th over, left-arm off spinner Martin was in the action again with yet another bowled to a sweeping Croc – this time Daniel Mylius (2).
 
But tough-nut skipper Garner was still at the crease and he put together a handy partnership with Patrick Nagel as the pair made it 18 runs to win off 17 balls after putting on 14 runs.
 
But it ended there with Martin yet again claiming a sweeping Croc – this time Nagel (11 off 6) trapped LBW as he tried to play across the line.
 
Martin’s outstanding 47th over to finish with figures of 3-48 had the Crocs needing 17 runs to win from the final two overs.
 
Having not bowled since the 28th over, opening quick Matthew Scoble was clutch in the second-last over, going for a tidy six runs, making it 11 runs to win from the last.

Then it was some of Darwin’s most experienced cricketers going head-to-head for the first two balls of the final over in Garner and Bleakley.
 
Again through the off side like he did earlier, Garner struck a four; the next ball was a single – let’s call that contest a draw – six to win off four balls.
 
The next ball was clearly a Bleakley win as he had doubleheader round hero Christopher McEvoy edging to keeper Caleb Montague. It was now six to win off three balls with a wicket in hand.
 
The next ball was a dot to No.11 bat Andrew Bourne and then a single to make it five runs to win off the final ball. It could have potentially been four to win as the ball went finely to third man, but Garner wanted the strike.
 
Garner had to execute one of the hardest tasks in the game – a six off the last ball to win the game, or five runs somehow.
 
He smashed the ball head-height through cover but it wasn’t enough to go over the rope as Bourne cheekily tried to run a fourth run for the draw, calling through Garner, although he was run out by two metres. The unselfishness from Garner to attempt the run, sacrificing his own wicket, was admirable.
 
Bleakley finished with figures of 4-67 in a top win for the Power which has them a point clear in second position on the table with a 3-2 record.
 
Meanwhile the Crocs will now need to face Darwin at Kahlin Oval in a virtual elimination final.
 
In the first innings, Bleakley scored an unbeaten 43 while Montague top-scored for his side with 69 opening the batting. Youngster Harshtik Bimbral was impressive with 52. Crocs quick Nagel took three wickets.
 
Waratah defeated Darwin
 
Waratah made light work of Darwin’s total of 149 at Gardens Oval on Saturday, chasing it down in 38 overs with nine wickets in hand to lock in a spot in the finals.
 
The Warriors were led by opening quick Himesh Silva who took a 4-15 off eight overs including the huge wicket of back-to-back centurion Jacob Dickman for a duck.
 
Silva bowled a seed of a delivery to shatter the off stump of Dickman who was sent packing in the second over of the game.
 
Silva told NT News Sport he went with several inswingers before bowling an outswinger to “deceive” Dickman who missed the ball as he tried to defend.
 
Eagles skipper Dan Kerber stepped up with 54 but wickets continued to tumble as the visitors were bowled out in 42.2 overs in the end.
 
Mitchell Jamieson (27) and Atharv Deshpande (26) were the next best contributors for the Eagles.
 
Warriors coach and spinner Udara Weerasinghe took 3-27 and Madura Weerasingh claimed 2-42.
 
In the run chase, it was smooth sailing for the home side thanks to skipper Jagadesh Koduru and Isaac Conway who both put on a 141-run second-wicket partnership to win the game.
 
Koduru struck 75 from 106 balls and Conway hit 68 off 118 balls as the pair walked off unbeaten full of smiles following their team’s third win of the 50-over season.
 
The Eagles are now in a do-or-die battle against the Crocs next week with the winner to claim a spot in the finals and the loser to miss out.
 
Nightcliff defeated Tracy Village
 
Just when you thought the batting of Connor Carroll and Douwtjie Hoogenboezem was enough of a challenge, Nightcliff have found a new man in Mansukh Singh.

The star batter got the call up to open for the first time this season in the 50-over competition and certainly made the most of it.
 
Singh thrashed an incredible 195 off 146 deliveries at Nightcliff Oval on Saturday to power his side to the competition’s biggest total of the season.

Singh smacked 29 boundaries including six maximums in his near-century to lead the Tigers to a posting a mammoth score of 5-327.
 
Tracy spinner Arjun Sehrawat (2-45) ended the opener’s destructive knock in the 44th over with a solid caught and bowled.
 
Before this game, the right hander had scores of 1, 0, 85*, 9 and 8, highlighting what a surprise his knock might have been to teammates.
 
In reply, Tracy opener Ansh Tiwary was gallant with 83 but had limited support with no.6 Darcy Gregory-Francis (35*) and no.7 Tom Campbell (26) the next best contributors. 

The Villagers fell 135 runs short in the end to have their chances of making finals dashed as the Tigers complete their regular 50-over campaign with a 6-0 record and top spot on the ladder.

Tigers no.4 bat Paul Wasiewicz, who scored 43 and put on 145 runs with Singh said he (Singh) was hitting the ball everywhere. 

"It was great to watch Manu dispatch the ball to all parts of the ground," he said.

"It was a match-winning knock that enabled us to effectively bat Tracy Village out of the game."
 
Nicholas Fleming (2-19), Andrew Richards (2-31) and Connor Carroll (2-44) were the leading Tigers bowlers as skipper and captain Michael Kudra claimed two stumping.

PINT had the bye.