Chasing nine a over was always going to prove difficult and their task was made more arduous after CLT20 debutant Jake Haberfield trapped Travis Dowlin right in front of the wicket to get his side the early breakthrough. But fellow opener Richard Ramdeen displayed his qualities proficiently combining attack and defence to perfection.Ramnaresh Sarwan, meanwhile, was just getting his eye in hoping to make his final innings count.
Steven Jacobs came like a breath of fresh air, taking the responsibility of keeping the required rate under check. But unfortunately for Guyana Aaron O’Brien got the better of the young Jacobs but not before he plundered 32 off just 19 balls. The runs were coming in abundance and Sarwan was finding his touch. Christopher Barnwell, though, came and went without making an impression. Despite wickets falling at the other end, Sarwan kept at it with his lofted off drives clearing the boundary with ease. But even his resistance was broken in the 18th over as he holed out at long on from a Daniel Harris delivery. And that was it as Guyana could eventually only manage 176/7.
After being asked to bat, Redbacks skipper Michael Klinger and Daniel Harris looked to continue their good opening form. But the Guyanese had other plans as Paul Wintz ensured that the deadly Aussie opening duo didn’t stay together for long. Harris was the first to go after he dragged a Wintz delivery onto his stumps. Klinger was looking good as usual, creaming three exquisite boundaries. But his stint was ended by a clever slower ball by Christopher Barnwell. Wintz was again in the thick of things after he bowled Graham Manou with a pacy Yorker. The sudden fall of wickets kept the Redbacks’ run rate under check and it was down to Callum Ferguson (55) and Cameron Borgas (48) to get things back on track.
The middle order duo put on a brilliant 88-run partnership for the fourth wicket which gave the Aussie side a platform to accelerate at the end. Assad Fudadin broke the threatening partnership by dismissing Borgas. But Daniel Christian’s entry brought a flurry of runs for the Redbacks as the 27-year-old hammered 23 off 10 balls to start the end overs power-hitting. The 19th over saw both Ferguson and Christian perish thanks to some brave bowling from leg spinner Devendra Bishoo. However, the wickets couldn’t keep the scoring down as the Redbacks managed to post a formidable total of 191/6.
Brief Scores – South Australian Redbacks 191 for 6 (Callum Ferguson 55, Cameron Borgas 48, Devendra Bishoo 2-29) beat
Guyana (Ramnaresh Sarwan 70, Richard Ramdeen 35,Daniel Harris 3-33) by 15 runs
Man-of-the-match – Callum Feguson for his attacking 55 off 37 balls
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