Tassie Shield debutant helps flatten SA
An unbeaten century from debutant Charlie Wakim has helped Tasmania turn the screws on South Australia in steamy conditions on day three of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval.
Tasmania are 4-330 at lunch, 73 runs clear of the Redbacks' first innings score.
Wakim moved from his overnight 79 to reach three figures from 247 balls, including 11 boundaries.
The 27-year-old offered one very difficult close-range catch on 97 in an otherwise chanceless innings to be on 117 at the break.
Wakim and Jake Doran (47) added 115 for the fourth wicket before the latter was smartly stumped by Harry Nielsen off the bowling of part-timer Travis Head (1-75).
South Australia have used eight bowlers in delivering 137 overs, on a third successive day of extreme Adelaide heat.
The Shield's leading run-scorer Matthew Wade highlighted day two with a sparkling 77 that lifted Tasmania to a position of strength against the winless Redbacks.
Nick Winter (2-59) has returned the best figures with Chadd Sayers collecting just one wicket from 30 gruelling overs in his first Shield match after his return from injury.
