Khawaja (R) leads his side off after the draw. “So when they sent the nighty in, I was really rattled.” “I was actually quite surprised (that the nightwatchman was sent out) because their openers came out with quite good intent (on the afternoon of day three), and I thought ‘All right, they’ll put on some quick runs and then send us in tomorrow’,” Khawaja said at stumps. The laggard nightwatchman simply refused to be dismissed by the Queensland attack, which boasts would-be Test bowlers Michael Neser and Mark Steketee as well as all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne. It was the slowest scoring rate of any batter in a Shield innings since the summer of 1995/96. On day four, he picked up exactly where he left off, managing just one run from his first 54 deliveries. Just when Tasmania needed to be putting runs on the board to secure victory and avoid a draw, specialist bowler Lawrence Neil-Smith came in as a nightwatchman.ĭespite the batter-friendly wicket, Neil-Smith’s innings began at a snail’s pace. Join NowĪs day three reached its pointy end, the Queenslanders must’ve sensed their foes weren’t going to come to the party. Watch Live Coverage of the 21/22 Marsh One-Day Cup Live & Free on Kayo Freebies.

Former Test star Usman Khawaja admits the anti-climactic end to Queensland’s clash with Tasmania left him feeling “rattled” and “disappointed”.īy declaring on day three, 145 runs shy of Tasmania’s total, Khawaja’s Bulls issued the Tigers with a challenge: Throw caution to the wind and post a score that we can try to chase down in a race against the clock.

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