The Tigers resumed at 0-25 and lost the wickets of Michael Dighton (nine) and Tim Paine (27) on the way to their second-innings target of only 72.

AusItalia Michael Di Venuto was named man of the match for his 85-ball 78 in Tasmania's first innings and three slips catches.

Tasmania's fifth outright victory in nine matches this season has strengthened its chances of playing in the Pura Cup final from March 19-23 - and of even hosting it at Bellerive Oval.

Much depends on the results of the other Pura Cup matches that are finishing in Sydney and Melbourne today (Sunday).

Tasmania and New South Wales will clash in Hobart from next Thursday (March 8-11).

SA 1st innings 139
2nd innings
Borgas c Doherty b Drew 1
D. Harris c Di Venuto b Hilfenhaus 19
Lehmann c Drew b Doherty 29
Cosgrove lbw b Krejza 37
Ferguson b Krejza 40
Adcock c Drew b Hilfenhaus 59
Deitz c Butterworth b Hilfenhaus 31
Bailey c Paine b Butterworth 23
Gillespie b Hilfenhaus 7
Cullen not out 9
Rofe b Butterworth 8
Extras: 6 (2 b, 4 lb)
Total: 269 (10 wickets; 97.1 overs)

FoW: 1-1, 2-53, 3-53, 4-127, 5-132, 6-189, 7-239, 8-252, 9-252, 10-269

Bowling:
Hilfenhaus 31 - 10 - 81 - 4
Drew 10 - 3 - 41 - 1
Butterworth 15.1 - 3 - 41 - 2
Krejza 21 - 6 - 62 - 2
Doherty 19 - 4 - 35 - 1
Dighton 1 - 0 - 3 - 0

Tas 1st innings 337
2nd innings
Paine c Borgas b Cullen 27
Dighton b Cullen 9
Birt not out 30
Bailey not out 4
Extras: 2 (1b, 1nb)
Total: 72 (2 wickets; 24.3 overs)

Bowling:
Gillespie 4 - 1 - 5 - 0
Rofe 3 - 0 - 9 - 0 (1nb)
Cullen 9 - 0 - 29- 2
Bailey 8.3 - 2 - 28 - 0

Queensland has just failed in its game effort to win its Pura Cup match against New South Wales at the SCG, falling ten runs short of the 365 required for victory.

The Bulls finished on 8-355, and while they salvaged a draw, and prevented New South Wales from getting anything else but first-innings points, they now must plan for 2007-08, having fallen out of contention for a spot in the final.

Chris Hartley (31no) tried hard to get his side home, but MacGill's fifth scalp, Ashley Noffke for five, meant the Blues would survive.

Defiant knocks from the usually cavalier Adam Crosthwaite and the Victorian tail have saved the Bushrangers from outright defeat after Western Australia's underrated attack cut a swathe through their top order in the Pura Cup match at the MCG on Sunday.

Set 346 for victory after the Warriors declared during the first hour, Victoria suffered a disastrous start but its tail survived the final 30 overs of the game to reach 9-182, denying the Warriors the six points and leaving both sides' Pura Cup fate in the hands of its rivals.

Debutant Peter Siddle, who batted for 76 minutes, and third-gamer Darren Pattinson averted defeat by surviving the final eight balls of the match against the second new ball after Crosthwaite was trapped in front by Steve Magoffin in the second last over.

Western Australia 1st innings 8d-372

Victoria 1st innings 298

Western Australia 2nd innings
Langer c Crosthwaite b McDonald 99
Rogers b Harwood 75
Ronchi c Crsothwaite b Siddle 4
Marsh run out 3
North c Quiney b Harwood 9
Voges c Crosthwaite b McDonald 10
Bandy not out 32
Heal c & b McDonald 23
Magoffin not out 8
Extras 8 (6lb, 2nb)
Total 271 (7 wickets declared, 61 overs)

FoW: 1-159 (Rogers, 36.5 ov), 2-164 (Ronchi, 37.3 ov), 4-189 (North, 42.4 ov), 5-206 (Voges, 47.1 ov), 6-211 (Langer, 49.6 ov), 7-257 (Heal, 59.2 ov)

Bowling
Harwood 17 - 1 - 58 - 2
Siddle 15 - 1 - 77 - 1 (2nb)
McDonald 15 - 0 - 56 - 3
Hussey 5 - 0 - 22 - 0
White 3 - 0 - 17 - 0
Pattinson 6 - 0 - 35 - 0

Victoria 2nd innings
Jewell lbw b Magoffin 2
Mash c Ronchi b Edmondson 7
Quiney b McLauchlan 15
Hussey c Langer b Edmondson 9
White c Rogers b Heal 31
Klinger b Edmondson 31
McDonald c North b Heal 22
Crosthwaite lbw b Magoffin 31
Harwood c Marsh b Norh 19
Siddle not out 7
Pattinson not out 0
Extras 8 (1b, 6lb, 1nb)
Total 182 (9 wickets, 85 overs)

FoW: 1-5 (Jewell, 3.4 ov), 2-9 (Mash, 4.2 ov), 3-28 (Quiney, 12.4 ov), 4-41 (Hussey, 18.4 ov), 5-73 (White, 31.4 ov), 6-111 (McDonald, 41.6 ov), 7-125 (Klinger, 54.2 ov), 8-159 (Harwood, 67.5 ov), 9-182 (Crosthwaite, 83.4 ov)

Bowling
Edmondson 20 - 7 - 50 - 3
Magoffin 15 - 8 - 25 - 2
McLauchlan 17 - 8 - 25 - 1 (1nb)
Heal 18 - 6 - 43 - 2
North 13 - 4 - 28 - 1
Bandy 2 - 0 - 4 - 0

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