South Australia moved to equal top on the Ryobi One-Day Cup table after completing a bonus-point six-wicket thrashing over Western Australia at the WACA Ground on Saturday.
South Australia moved to equal top on the Ryobi One-Day Cup table after completing a bonus-point six-wicket thrashing over Western Australia at the WACA Ground on Saturday.
Chasing 253 to win, the Redbacks reached the target in the 40th over after Daniel Harris and Michael Klinger put them in the box seat with their quick-fire 111-run opening stand.
Defeat, which came despite Luke Ronchi's magnificent 82-ball century, continued a miserable one-day season for the Warriors, who are just two losses away from finishing the campaign without a win.
After they were sent in to bat by SA, the hosts only posted a competitive total after Ronchi - who finished 101 not out off 83 balls with eight fours and five sixes - rescued them from 6-132 in the 34th over.
Despite the best efforts of Redbacks quicks Kane Richardson (3-43 off 10 overs) and Jake Haberfield (2-37 off 10), the Warriors were still able to score more than 250 for just the fourth time from their past 20 one-day matches.
But SA completed their second largest successful One-Day Cup chase at the WACA Ground, and the biggest at the ground since 2008, thanks in large part to Harris' 58 off 72 balls and Klinger's 46 off 55.
Callum Ferguson, who scored 56 not out off 48, and Test hopeful Dan Christian (38 off 23) also played key roles in their fourth win from six games this season.
Ryan Duffield took two wickets for WA but allowed 81 runs off his 10 overs, while Michael Beer (0-33 off 7.1) and Mitch Marsh (1-38 off eight) slowed the visitors after their rapid start.
Darren Berry's side appeared to be on course to easily reach the target when they were 0-78 after 12 overs, but the Warriors built pressure to take three quick wickets to see the Redbacks slip to 3-124.
WA couldn't take advantage of those quick breakthroughs though as Christian, who also took 2-61, and Ferguson put them firmly back on top.
They put on a quick-fire 51-run partnership before Christian, who was allowed to leave his Australian 12th man duties at the Hobart Test to play in the game, was clean bowled by Michael Hogan.
WA still needed quick wickets to have any hope of getting back in the game but Ferguson looked at ease with Tom Cooper (36 off 29) as they comfortably guided SA home.
After Ferguson and Cooper lifted the scoring rate, the Redbacks needed 34 runs off four overs to earn the bonus point and they did it easily after taking 18 off one Duffield over.
The Warriors have now won just six of their past 20 one-day games.
