South Australia, regardless of an outstanding century from Daniel Drew, have slipped to a 22-run defeat to reigning champions Western Australia of their one-day conflict.
WA, with Sam Whiteman top-scoring with 89 and Ashton Turner blasting 86 from 44 balls, posted 7-371 at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.
In reply, SA’s chase beneath lights was steered by Drew, who compiled a cultured 120 from 119 balls.
But the Redbacks fell brief, mustering 8-349 from their 50 overs within the event opener for each states on Tuesday.
Drew featured in helpful partnerships of 96 runs with opener Henry Hunt (47 from 71 balls) and 95 with Nathan McSweeney (51 from 44).
But a mid-order droop of 5-98 cruelled SA’s possibilities of victory, with D’Arcy Short taking 3-81 from eight overs
In WA’s innings, Short (second-ball duck) and Josh Philippe (11) fell early to go away their facet 2-34 within the ninth over.
Cameron Bancroft (66) and Whiteman then seized the momentum with a 105-run partnership for the third wicket.
Bancroft, who was in prolific run-scoring mode final summer season in all codecs, struck eight fours in his 99-ball knock however chopped on to his stumps to provide Nathan McAndrew (2-53) his second wicket.
Turner then blazed a half-century from simply 28 balls, together with 5 sixes and three fours, to placed on a rapid-fire 119-run stand with Whiteman in simply 10 overs.
Whiteman was dropped on consecutive balls within the 70s whereas Turner completed with eight fours and 6 sixes.
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