TAS v WA Pura Cup
WA to win
$40- @ $1.63
to return $65.10
Bank $11.25
Faaaaarkkkk - WA lose by 6 runs - heres the report - wahts the saying? - such a fine line between genius and a ....
Tasmania has notched its second win of the season with a thrilling six-run victory in its Pura Cup clash against Western Australia at the WACA Ground.
Set an imposing 401 runs for victory, Adam Voges (152 not out) and Marcus North (107) guided the Warriors to within reach of the target, before the Tigers sealed the win with five wickets in the last nine overs of the day.
But the outright result was only made possible after a deal was reached between the two captains at tea on day three, where Warriors skipper Justin Langer agreed to declare his side's first innings at 5-353.
The declaration was made 200 runs short of Tasmania's 7-553, but only on the premise that Tigers captain Dan Marsh would not enforce the follow-on.
Tasmania resumed the final day at 5-149 and cruised to 7-200 before declaring in the 13th over of the morning.
Young spinner Aaron Heal was once again the destroyer with the ball for WA, claiming career-best figures of 5-57 to take his tally for the match to 10.
WA's run chase started disastrously when Sean Ervine, who was promoted up the order in the quest for quick runs, departed without a run to his name in just the second over of the innings.
The situation went from bad to worse when Adam Griffith removed Langer for eight and Hilfenhaus removed Marsh for 26, reducing the Warriors to 3-43 with 71 overs still remaining.
But North and Voges steadied the ship, punishing the Tigers attack as the Warriors worked their way back into the match.
North notched his ton before holing out to mid-wicket, ending the 147-run fourth-wicket stand.
Needing 136 runs from 20 overs, Chris Rogers (46) and Luke Ronchi (22) both came and went in the search of quick runs, before more Voges magic reduced the equation to 36 runs from as many balls.
But the departure of Heal (14), Brett Dorey (0) and Steve Magoffin (six) left the Warriors fighting for their life at 9-385, needing 16 runs from 10 balls.
The equation was reduced to eight runs from four balls, but a direct hit from Michael Di Venuto at long-on found Ben Edmondson short of his crease, ending the Warriors' brave chase and granting the Tigers their second win in succession.
Tigers youngster Tim Paine was named man-of-the-match for his knocks of 215 and 56, while Hilfenhaus snared 5-79 in WA's second innings.