WA miss out after heroic chase

South Australia 457 and 8 for 217 dec (Lehmann 47, Dorey 4-53) beat Western Australia 178 and 454 (Langer 120, Marsh 103*, Goodwin 95) by 42 runs
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Western Australia fell short of a target of 497 after a heroic run-chase engineered by Justin Langer and Murray Goodwin and nearly pulled off by Shaun Marsh. They fell short of the target set by South Australia by only 42 runs at the WACA.

Beginning the day with his team at 1 for 41, Langer attacked the bowling fiercely and was supported by Goodwin. At lunch, WA were 1 for 171. They were seperated with the score on 202, when Langer top-edged a sweep off Daniel Cullin. Goodwin fell a little later, edging to the wicketkeeper (4 for 273). Marsh and Adam Voges prevented further damage until tea. However, when Darren Lehmann took the new ball after tea, Voges fell, beginning a steady procession of batsmen who came and went. Marsh soldiered to a century which contained 15 fours - and was fortunate to be granted a life on 97 - but even the heroic chase cannot shroud that fact that a Pura Cup finals place might be out of reach for the Warriors.