Burns ends 980-day anticipate century to place Queensland on high

Queensland 293 for 3 (Burns 127*, Clayton 96, Neser 51*) vs Tasmania

It was the primary Sheffield Shield century in 980 days for former Test batter Burns. His earlier ton was on the identical venue towards the identical opposition on February 18, 2021, with Burns making 171 within the first innings of a match Queensland gained by three wickets.

Batting at No. 3 on Thursday, Burns unfurled the complete array of strokes from his repertoire towards the Tasmanians and introduced up his twentieth first-class century from 213 deliveries.

He had beforehand failed to succeed in 50 in all of his 11 first-class innings for Queensland in 2023.

Burns drove via the covers and behind level off the seamers with grace and management. A late lower from the bowling of offspinner Jarrod Freeman took him into the 90s and was a shot full of sophistication. Burns was equally robust on the leg aspect and seemed each bit the previous Test batter who boasts 4 centuries on the highest degree.

Clayton had made 109 towards Victoria in his final Shield innings and was wanting good for consecutive centuries. But a brief ball by Brad Hope hurried on to the 24-year-old and he spliced his pull shot straight to mid-on. Clayton made 96 off 175 balls in an innings that featured 10 boundaries.

In-form allrounder Neser was promoted to No. 5 for the primary time in his first-class profession and was given a life on 5 when Jordan Silk uncharacteristically dropped a sitter at slip off Freeman.

Neser rode his luck however performed with aggression. In the closing overs, Tasmania had 9 fielders on the fence, however Neser continued to attempt to clobber nearly every supply he confronted.