THE Redlands Tigers first grade team have continued their consistent form in one-day cricket this season with a convincing semi-final win against Gold Coast District Cricket Club at Peter Burge Oval.
Gold Coast were restricted to 8/224 from their 50 overs, with Tigers quicks Simon Milenko 3/40, Lachlan Honan 2/18 and James Bazley 2/52 doing the damage.
Lower order batsmen Luke Hickey 63* and Joshua Kann 57 were the top run scorers for the visitors.
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Redlands' openers started aggressively, with Liam Smith carrying his bat through the innings to score an unbeaten 103.
He was well supported by Brisbane Heat player Sam Heazlett (40), Leigh Drennan (53) and Simon Milenko, who scored a blistering 28 not out from six balls to end the game in the 37th over.
Tigers will take on Northern Suburbs in next Sunday's grand final, which is likely to be played at Peter Burge Oval given Redlands' superior ladder position.
Elsewhere, local player Marnus Labuschagne got his domestic season off to a red-hot start, scoring 167 in a Sheffield Shield clash against Tasmania.
The test summer is still a few months away but Labuschagne continued in the same vein as last season as he helped Queensland to 6/331 on day two.
At the time of writing, Queensland had secured a first innings lead of 81. Labuschagne's milestone came from 230 deliveries and included 17 fours and two sixes.
He was up against a bowling attack that included Tasmanian convert and former test player Peter Siddle, Jackson Bird and talented young quick Riley Meredith.
The match is being played in South Australia, with the state to host the competition for the first four rounds due to COVID-19.
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