Vics crash to 95-year low in Shield humiliation

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Victoria crashed to its lowest Sheffield Shield innings full successful 95 years connected Thursday, being routed for 63 runs by Queensland.

But successful different agleam motion from Ashley Chandrasinghe, the 20-year-old lasted 84 balls successful a sound of 16 — a tremendous feat fixed the capitulation of his teammates connected an Allan Border Field green-top.

Chandrasinghe's defiant innings followed an unbeaten 119 from 333 balls connected his Sheffield Shield debut astir a fortnight earlier.

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Nic Maddinson departs the mediate aft being dismissed during Victoria's 63-run capitulation. (Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

In Brisbane connected Thursday, the Victorians were astatine 1 signifier 5-13, pursuing the departures of erstwhile Australian Test batters Marcus Harris, Peter Handscomb and Nic Maddinson, arsenic good arsenic Travis Dean and Sam Harper.

Victoria was rolled for its lowest Sheffield Shield innings full since a lucifer against New South Wales astatine the SCG successful January 1927, which saw the broadside skittled for 35.

Mark Steketee (5-18) and Michael Neser (4-22) spearheaded Queensland's carnage connected Thursday, starring the mode arsenic the Bulls ripped done the Bushrangers successful 32.4 overs.

The Queenslanders besides recovered batting difficult, with the Bulls 6-130 from 55 overs astatine stumps connected time one.

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