JLT Cup Results: Victoria enter the semi-finals on NRR after the rain-affected qualifying-final against New South Wales.
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Rain played spoilsport in which was anticipated to be a riveting contest of 50-overs cricket in the ongoing JLT Cup, Australia’s premier domestic One-Day competition. Scheduled to be played at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney, the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The adverse weather conditions took a toll on the home team’s prospects of progressing in the tourney for they needed a win to qualify.
With both the teams winning two and losing five matches so far, they were tied on nine points each. That being said, a better Net Run Rate saw Victoria qualifying for the semi-finals where they will be locking horns against table-toppers and the undefeated Western Australia (23 points) on Sunday at the Junction Oval.
The funny game that cricket is, it saw Victoria qualifying for the next stage with a slender lead of 0.02 in their NRR. Had NSW scored one more run in their match against Victoria, they would have qualified for the semi-finals.
The first semi-final will be played between Tasmania and Queensland at Drummoyne Oval tomorrow. In a qualifying criteria which allowed all six teams to qualify for the finals, it has witnessed the No. 6 ranked team in Queensland defeating the No. 3 ranked team in South Australia.
The eliminated team will not be preparing for the Sheffield Shield, whose first round is scheduled to start from October 16.
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