Johannesburg, Sept. 21: The South Australia Redbacks made sure of finishing top of their group when they beat Guyana by 15 runs in a Champions League Twenty20 match at the Wanderers Stadium on Tuesday.
Callum Ferguson hit 55 and added 88 for the fourth wicket with Cameron Borgas (48) to enable the Redbacks to reach 191/6 after a poor start in which they lost their first three wickets for 41 runs. Guyana captain Ramnaresh Sarwan hit 70 as Guyana made 176/7 in reply. The win meant the Redbacks finished top of Group B with four wins from four matches.
Meanwhile, Victoria Bushrangers outclassed a dismal Wayamba Elevens at Centurion on Monday night to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semifinals. Paceman Peter Siddle took 4/29 as Wayamba crashed to 106 in 16.3 overs, losing their last eight wickets for 25 runs. Victoria hurried to victory with 6.4 overs to spare.
Scores: Redbacks 191/6 (Ferguson 55; Wintz 2/11) bt Guyana 176/7 (Sarwan 70, Jacobs 32; Harris 3/33) Wayamba 106 in 16.3 overs (Jayawardene 51, Mubarak 44; Siddle 4/29) lost to Victoria 108/2 in 13.2 overs (D. Hussey 47 n.o., Finch 38 n.o.)