South Australia Redbacks 178 for 7 (Klinger 78, Ferguson 47) beat Lions 167 for 8 (Petersen 56, Tait 3-36) by 11 runs
Highveld Lions skipper Alviro Petersen had made it clear on Friday itself that his team preferred to chase a target.Our batting is our strength, he had explained in the post match conference that followed his sides defeat of the Mumbai Indians.On Sunday,at a packed,colourful Centurion,Petersen walked the talk by inserting the South Australian Redbacks in,but then save for his own batting,the rest of the chase was a nonstarter.It all boiled down to a 11-run defeat for the South African team,a scoreline that doesnt reflect the picture properly as it was actually a heavier defeat than that.
The Redbacks,powered by a 48-ball 78 from opener Michael Klinger that saw him strike as many six fours and five sixes and his 97-run third-wicket association with Callum Ferguson (47,27b,7x4),made 178 for six,using the short boundaries to good effect.The Lions,in reply,got off to a furious start,Petersen (56,35,7x4,1x6) leading the charge.Until he was there the Lions way ahead of the asking rate but once he was trapped in front by an incutter from Daniel Christian,the trouble began.
For the Redbacks,the bowling was good and the fielding outstanding,as can be expected from any Australia side it seems,and although the express Shaun Tait went for 36 from his four overs,his three blows played its part in the eventual result.
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