October 14, 2009 8:45 AM

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Wayamba beat Victoria, but misses Super Eight berth Daredevils

Wayamba Elevens defeated Victoria Bushrangers by 15 runs in last Group D match of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 but it was not enough for the Sri Lankan side to progress to the next stage of the event as they missed out on net run-rate. After posting a paltry 118 for nine on the board, Wayamba needed to restrict Victoria under 83 to qualify for the next stage, but they failed to do so, thereby losing out a Super Eight spot to Delhi Daredevils and the Australian side. Daredevils will now play their first league match in Bangalore on Saturday, and will return to the home turf to round off their league outing.Brad Hodge top-scored for Victoria in their wayward run-chase with unbeaten 44 off 52 balls, while Andrew McDonald remained not out on 27 off 16 deliveries. For Wayamba, Chanaka Welegedara was pick of the bowlers, scalping two wickets for 18 from his four overs. Defending the modest total, Chanaka Welegedara gave Wayamba a dream start, getting the vital wicket of Rob Quiney with Victoria yet to open their account.The Victoria batsmen too found it difficult to get going in this wicket as they could yield only 37 runs in the first 10 overs. It was clearly visible in Victoria's approach that their initial target was to cross the 83-run mark and Andrew McDonald ensured that for the Australian team, hitting three consecutive boundaries and a six off Kaushal Lokuarachchi in the 18th over to see his side into the league stage of the tournament.Earlier, opting to bat on a placid Ferozeshah Kotla pitch, Wayamba's innings never got the momentum against the pace duo of Harwood and Peter Siddle.

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