Australia 1-Day 2024/25, TAS vs QLD 4th Match Match Report, September 25, 2024

Queensland 128 for five (Renshaw 51, Hearne 35, Bell 2-12, Webster 2-27) vs Tasmania

Matt Renshaw‘s first half-century of a brand new summer time was the one shining gentle on an in any other case gloomy day in Melbourne as Queensland and Tasmania shared the One-Day Cup factors on provide after rain and dangerous gentle meant solely 16 overs had been doable.

Renshaw made 51 off 36 balls with 4 fours and three sixes as Queensland posted 128 for five from the one play doable on a day the place rain delayed the beginning by four-and-a-half hours and dangerous gentle ended it early.

Persistent rain fell on the Junction Oval on Wednesday making certain no play was doable till 2.30pm. The rain meant the match was shortened to a 20-over affair, albeit with 50-over powerplay guidelines in place. Tasmania unsurprisingly despatched Queensland in having been skittled by Victoria on the identical floor two days earlier.

They made early breakthroughs with Gabe Bell eradicating Ben McDermott whereas Beau Webster picked up Max Bryant. Renshaw and new Queensland recruit Lachlan Hearne then shared a 79-run stand in simply 8.4 overs. They struck seven fours and 4 sixes between them earlier than Webster broke the stand.

Matt Kuhnemann bought his first wicket for his new state towards his previous facet, bowling former team-mate Jack Wildermuth for 8. Hearne holed out to deep midwicket off Bell within the fifteenth over earlier than the umpires checked the sunshine after 16 overs and referred to as a halt to proceedings. Play by no means resumed and the factors had been shared.

Queensland will stay in Melbourne and face Victoria on Friday with Australia Take a look at opener Usman Khawaja set to play after lacking the conflict with Tasmania.