Victoria 277 for two (Maddinson 108, Pucovski 69*, Handscombv 65*, Lyon 2-92) lead New South Wales 252 (Edwards 99, Gilkes 51, Sutherland 5-51, Boland 3-47) by 25 runs
The previous Take a look at participant hit an excellent 108 from 136 balls to place Victoria right into a commanding place at stumps on day two towards New South Wales on the SCG on Saturday.
Maddinson’s seventeenth first-class century comes two weeks after he hit a dominant 104 towards South Australia in his first Protect innings since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in a BBL sport on New Yr’s Day 2023. It was additionally his ninth for Victoria and his third towards his former state. He averages 52.09 in his final 37 Protect innings since transferring states in 2018.
Regardless of struggling for type throughout his return to cricket within the BBL for the Melbourne Renegades, Maddinson has shortly returned to his greatest within the longer type of the sport.
But it surely has been robust going within the discipline for the Blues, rotating via seven bowlers as they seek for breakthroughs.
Pucovski can be vying to attain his seventh first-class century when play resumes on Sunday with he and Handscomb sharing an unbeaten century stand after Maddinson’s dismissal.
The proficient 26-year-old missed Victoria’s last-start Protect win towards South Australia on account of struggling delayed signs of concussion. However Pucovski, considered one among Australia’s brightest batting prospects, not too long ago spoke about feeling extra on high of his psychological well being battles and concussion points than ever earlier than.
Pucovski’s final first-class century got here again in November 2020, two months earlier than he made his one and solely Take a look at look.
