Hobart, March 11 -- New South Wales have won their first One-Day Cup title in five years after they defeated Tasmania by four wickets in a rain-affected decider at Bellerive Oval.
Reduced to a 22-over per side contest due to an afternoon drenching in Hobart, NSW rolled thehosts for 118 in 20.3 overs before chasing down the Tigers' total with 11 balls to spare.
NSW stand-in skipper Kurtis Patterson (52 not out) capped a stellar One-Day Cup campaign with a superb half-century to help his team claim the Dean Jones Trophy. This season's highest run-scorer finished the tournament by earning the Michael Bevan Medal, awarded to the player of the final.
Australian white-ball representatives Sean Abbott (3-25 off four overs) and Ben Dwarshuis (3-...