Bushrangers & Redbacks Beaten by the Bulls.

It wasn’t a good day for either of the Champions League T20 hopefuls from Australia, Victorian Bushrangers and South Australian Redbacks. The two teams were beaten by the Queensland Bulls on the same day in the Top End Twenty20 challenge in Darwin.

In the first match, the Bushrangers were beaten by three wickets in the last over. The Bushrangers could only manage to sum up a 109 runs from their 20 overs, and lost seven wickets in that time. Despite all the Bushrangers’ efforts, the Bulls eventually won the match with three balls to spare.

In the second match of the day, the Bulls continued to be the in-form team beating the Redbacks by four wickets. The Redbacks runners up started well with Michael Klinger’s second half- century in as many days. But despite Klinger’s efforts, the Redbacks finished with 7-129. And the Graham Manou-led side couldn’t stop the Bulls’ charge as the Queensland side reached 6-133 from 18.1 overs to complete a comfortable victory.

Both the Bushrangers and the Redbacks will be looking to lift their performances before the start of Champions League Twenty20 on September 10. And they’ll have a chance to redeem themselves on Sunday when the Redbacks take on the Bushrangers and Bulls on a Super Sunday in Darwin.