When in doubt blame the computer

Farcical scenes in the ING Cup game at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. South Australia scored 5/160 in 35 overs in a rain-interrupted innings. Tasmania were told they needed 201 to win under Duckworth-Lewis. Five overs into the Tasmanian innings, a mistake was discovered, and Tasmania's target was announced as 172. They finished with 8/171 and the game was a tie. For more info see Run chase furore leads to inquiry (Malcolm Conn and AAP, The Australian, 16.1.06)

According to South Australian wicketkeeper Graham Manou:

Apparently there was some sort of glitch in the system, you know what computers are like these days.

Yes I do know what computers are like these days. They have become more sophisticated and reliable over the years. The people operating them haven't. Garbage in, garbage out.

If five overs of the Tasmanian innings were played under the premise of a wildly incorrect target, then the match should be declared null and void and replayed. Both teams are still in the hunt for the final.