Siddle's 62 in vain as Queensland clinch narrow win

Fifties from Matthew Short, Chris Tremain and Peter Siddle were in vain as Queensland beat back Victoria's lower-order rally to clinch an 11-run win in the last over in Sydney. Victoria had clawed their way back from 7 for 192 to 9 for 293, needing 17 runs off the last two overs. Ben Cutting, however, conceded only one run in the penultimate over and Cameron Gannon then dismissed Siddle for a 45-ball 62 off the fourth ball of the last over to seal the win.

Like Victoria, Queensland had three half-centurions, too; only in their case, it was the top order. Openers Usman Khawaja (85) and Matt Renshaw (74) put on a 149-run partnership before Marnus Labuschagne's brisk 40-ball 52 helped the side accumulate quick runs at the end. Also useful was Jimmy Peirson's 27-ball 46 that helped Queensland post 309.

Queensland's bowlers all chipped in with wickets. Brendan Doggett, Michael Neser, Mitchell Swepson and Gannon took two wickets each to chip away at Victoria's chase. Doggett and Gannon dismissed Victoria's openers, Marcus Harris and Cameron White, in the first two overs. Travis Dean (40) and Peter Handscomb (48) led a brief recovery but both were dismissed in the forties and Victoria slipped from 2 for 75 to 6 for 135 before the 30th over.

Short, Tremain and Siddle revived Victoria, together striking 15 fours and seven sixes in their late blitz towards the target, but their middle-overs slump meant Queensland always had an edge.

Western Australia's captain Mitchell Marsh bludgeoned the Warriors to a bonus-point victory over Tasmania in the domestic limited-overs match at the WACA Ground in Perth.

The winless Tigers were always up against it once they had slipped to 6 for 99 after electing to bat first. Jordan Silk (80) mounted a sturdy rearguard with support from Tom Rogers (38) but a tally of 207 appeared inadequate.

WA's bowlers shared the wickets, David Moody's three victims including that of Rogers, to end the seventh-wicket stand at 93.

Tasmania needed to make early inroads if they were to have a chance, but Michael Klinger and the in-form Shaun Marsh took WA more than halfway to the target without loss.

That set the scene for Mitchell Marsh, who hammered 27 runs from his last six balls, including three sixes, to ensure the bonus point for a successful chase with more than 10 overs to spare.