Victoria cruise to third victory

Sep 20, 2010

A must-win game for both sides started badly for Wayamba as opener Jeevantha Kulatunga fell for a second successive duck•Associated Press

Jehan Mubarak then steadied the innings with a series of boundaries•AFP

In his next over, McDonald got another wicket as Matthew Wade pulled off a quick stumping•Associated Press

That was too small a target for the powerful Victoria batting. Aaron Finch was not his usual big-hitting self, making a subdued 38•Associated Press

Two balls later, Clint McKay effected a stunning run-out from mid-on to send back Mahela Udawatte•Associated Press

He combined with Mahela Jayawardene to put on 73 for the third wicket as Wayamba surged to 81 for 3 by the halfway stage of their innings•AFP

Jayawardene was bowled attempting a cute shot and Wayamba's innings unravelled•AFP

His captain, David Hussey, was far more aggressive, smashing 47 off 28 to lead Victoria to an eight-wicket victory with nearly seven overs to spare•Associated Press

Andrew McDonald broke the stand by removing Mubarak•AFP

Peter Siddle was the wrecker-in-chief, finishing with career-best figures of 4 for 29 as Wayamba lost their final eight wickets for 25 runs•Associated Press