Premier T20 Champs set for finals day

Four teams from around the country will contest Wednesday's semi-finals of the inaugural Premier Cricket T20 Championships after an action-packed day one in Adelaide. 

Semi-finals: Day two

Semi-Final 1 – Melville v University of Queensland – Karen Rolton Oval, 10:00am (ACDT)

Semi-Final 2 – Sutherland v Carlton – SACA #1, 10:00am (ACDT)

Results: Day One

Round 1

• Sydney University def East Torrens by 8 wickets – Karen Rolton Oval (full scorecard)
• Sutherland def Tuggernanong Valley by 8 wickets – SACA #1 (full scorecard)
• Carlton def University of Queensland by 7 wickets – SACA #2 (full scorecard)
• Dandenong def North Hobart by 31 – SACA #3 (full scorecard)
• Melville def City Cyclones by 59 runs – Adelaide Oval #2 (full scorecard)

Round 2

• Carlton def Dandenong by 8 wickets – Karen Rolton Oval (full scorecard)
• University of Queensland def Sydney University by 7 wickets – SACA #1 (full scorecard)
• Sutherland def City Cyclones by 6 wickets – SACA #2 (full scorecard)
• Melville def Tuggeranong Valley by 39 runs – SACA #3 (full scorecard)
• North Hobart def East Torrens by 8 wickets – Adelaide Oval #2 (full scorecard)

While Steve Smith played a part in helping Sutherland to the NSW title, the former Australia captain is still nursing an elbow injury he picked up while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League and is not playing in Adelaide.

Smith was with his local club through day one however, together with fellow former national skipper Steve Waugh - whose son Austin also plays for Sutherland - and is using his expertise to take the coaching reins during the two-day T20 showpiece event.

"Obviously we would have loved Smithy to have played for us, so he is a big out, but having him down in Adelaide as coach will be fantastic for our team," Sutherland team manager Tom Iceton told the Adelaide Advertiser last week.

"He's obviously got a lot of T20 experience and to have him there providing advice will be a great help to our boys. When I let the team know Steve was going to coach them they were all very excited."

Smith hit a valuable 42no against St George in Sutherland's penultimate game of the NSW qualifiers in December and then made an impact with bat and ball against Sydney University in the final at the SCG.

The former Australia captain will return from his year-long suspension at the end of this month and is expected to resume in the IPL for the Rajasthan Royals.

"He (Smith) always wanted to come to Adelaide but he wasn't sure how he was going to be placed but he gave me the good news and I was able to pass that on to the boys," Iceton added.

"He really embraced being back playing with the club in the first half of the season, playing everything up until Christmas, and he was particularly excited when we won the T20 competition because that was the first premiership he's won with the club.

"Steve only knew a couple of the guys at the start of the season but he's got to know them all very well now and it's going to be great to have him with us."

Fox Cricket National Premier Twenty20 competition qualifiers: Carlton (VIC), City Cyclones (NT), Dandenong (VIC), East Torrens (SA), Melville (WA), North Hobart (Tas), Sutherland (NSW), Sydney University (NSW), Tuggeranong Valley (ACT), University of Queensland (QLD)