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Victoria charged to an outright victory over South Australia and a commanding lead on the Sheffield Shield table on the final afternoon of the day/night match at Adelaide Oval.

Peter Handscomb glided to an attractive ton as Victoria closed in on an outright victory over their nearest challenger South Australia on the penultimate night of the floodlit Sheffield Shield match

Scott Boland's figures of 5 for 38 helped Victoria bowl South Australia out for 224 and attain a 101-run first-innings lead at the Adelaide Oval

A return to form by Glenn Maxwell powered Victoria to 9 for 325 before Matthew Wade's declaration allowed the visitors to see off South Australia's openers in their Sheffield Shield match under lights at Adelaide Oval