Cosgrove's 184 drives South Australia

Victoria 0 for 7 and 149 trail South Australia 389 (Cosgrove 184, Deitz 78, Wise 4-78) by 233 runs
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South Australia held all the aces thanks to Mark Cosgrove's fabulous 184 that propelled them to 389, securing a massive first-innings lead of 240 against Victoria at the Junction Oval. At stumps, Victoria were 0 for 7, still 233 runs short of avoiding an innings defeat.

Resuming overnight on 2 for 58, Shane Deitz and Cosgrove put on another 101 in the morning before Deitz (78) finally fell to Gerard Denton, but not before their 158-run stand had taken South Australia ahead. Mick Lewis and Allan Wise prised out Callum Ferguson and Graham Manou relatively cheaply but Cosgrove, who hammered 14 fours and four sixes, stood firm at one end and strung together a couple of handy partnerships. When he brought up his century, Cosgrove added another impressive display to his fine run of scores since his return after being suspended for being unfit.

Darren Lehmann, who had been ruled out of action for six weeks after injuring his thumb on the first day, was expected to bat only if necessary and walked out at 5 for 236. He struck six fours and was dominant in an 87-run partnership with Cosgrove that battered Victoria before he eventually fell to Wise for 49. Cameron White dismissed Matthew Weeks after some resistance before Jason Gillespie defied Victoria for 70 balls for his 20.

Cosgrove batted on and extended the lead past 230 before Wise had him caught by Michael Klinger. Wise, who ended with figures of 4 for 78, finally dismissed Gillespie, whose stubborn batting is now a trademark, on 389 and White followed up with the wicket of Dan Cullen to end the innings.