Labuschagne, Clayton, McDermott information Queensland dwelling

Queensland 159 & 206 for 3 (Clayton 54*, McDermott 46*, Labuschagne 45) beat South Australia 132 and 232 (Carey 90, Lehmann 58, Steketee 3-39, Neser 3-51) by seven wickets

The Bulls defied two days of play dominated by the ball – and a few batting struggles of their very own in current matches – to ease to South Australia’s goal of 206 with seven wickets to spare on the Adelaide Oval.

Labuschagne (45), Jack Clayton (54 not out) and Ben McDermott (46 not out) performed contrasting innings, McDermott’s a breezy cameo to see the guests dwelling after Labuschagne batted with supreme endurance earlier within the day.

It was solely the second win from eight Shield matches for Queensland this season, but it surely was sufficient to mathematically preserve them within the hunt for a top-two end with two video games nonetheless to play.

The Redbacks had misplaced 5 for 18 on Saturday after placing themselves in a dominant place following paltry first-innings totals from each groups.

Alex Carey’s 90 not less than gave them 205 to defend, and when Matthew Renshaw popped his pull shot straight into the air early on day three the hosts have been proper within the combine.

But second-gamer Angus Lovell (35) and Labuschagne steadied earlier than the Test No.3 broke the shackles with three boundaries and a six over mid-off inside two overs. He did battle some again tightness, receiving therapy from Bulls physio Martin Love

He, like Lovell, fell trying a pull shot, however the Bulls nonetheless cruised to victory a dozen overs after the tea break.