South Australia will look to respond from their Sheffield Shield thrashing to Victoria on Sunday when the interstate rivals meet at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday in the Ryobi One-Day Cup for the second of their quadrella of matches.

Two dropped slips catches from consecutive deliveries in the second last over of play has let Tasmania off the hook against NSW at Blundstone Arena on Monday.

Western Australia are in control after the first day of their top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the Gabba, holding the hosts to 7-212 in a day of slow scoring and accurate bowling.

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Some stiff resistance from the Zimbabwean lower order merely delayed the inevitable as New Zealand won the second ODI by 141 runs in Whangarei on Monday.

India will be looking to get back on track after a summer of frustration while Sri Lanka tries to make a winning start to their Australian tour in the Commonwealth Bank Series match in Perth on Wednesday.