123 (Doran 52, McAndrew 6-44, Doggett 4-36) and 8 for 1 want 316 extra runs to beat South Australia 271 and 175 (Nielsen 53, Webster 3-37, Carlisle 3-42)
Tasmania require 316 runs to keep away from an upset loss to South Australia and lock up internet hosting rights for the Sheffield Defend final.
After being set 323, an upset Matthew Wade was dismissed for a duck in the penultimate over of the day after the umpire adjudged the Australian worldwide touched Jordan Buckingham’s supply as he shouldered arms.
Paceman Nathan McAndrew was chief agitator for the Redbacks earlier on Tuesday. He helped the guests skittle their ladder-leading hosts for 123 after they misplaced the toss and managed 271 themselves on day one.
McAndrew completed the first innings simply shy of his career-best bowling figures (6 for 40) having put Tasmania into a tailspin at 27 for 3 on the first night.
He made mild work of the Tasmania tail and ended the when Jake Doran nicked him to wicketkeeper Harry Nielsen. Doran had been the one Tasmanian to make a fist of issues on a bowler’s wicket and one of solely three to achieve double figures with the bat in the first innings.
Fellow fast Brendan Doggett was a keen co-pilot for McAndrew, dismissing Wade lbw on the first ball of the day. Doggett later despatched down a pearler of a supply that swung again into center stump and dismissed Kieran Elliott.
Allrounder Beau Webster starred as Tasmania restricted the Redbacks to 175 in their second innings.
Spinner Jarrod Freeman closed out proceedings by engaging Nielsen into holing out to lengthy on after a half-century which carried the lead over 300
Fifth-placed South Australia are out of competition for the final however a win might deny Tasmania the likelihood to host the decider subsequent week pending different outcomes. Tasmania will doubtless meet the winner of Western Australia’s conflict with Victoria in the final, although NSW stay a mathematical likelihood of qualifying if the sport in Melbourne ends in an unlikely draw.
