Ice-cool Lehmann leads SA home in thriller

South Australia batsman Jake Lehmann has helped the hosts limp over the line in a nerve-jangling two-wicket Sheffield Shield triumph against NSW.

Set just 121 to win, the Redbacks reached their target eight wickets down, largely thanks to Lehmann's decisive 47 not out.

On an incredible final day that saw 17 wickets tumble, the left-hander struck Test spinner Nathan Lyon (2-43) for six to bring the scores level before hitting the winning runs through the off-side to spark rapturous celebrations.

SA's chase of the small total began aggressively but Kelvin Smith (12), Jake Weatherald (17) and Callum Ferguson (12) all fell cheaply to NSW's debutant paceman Charlie Stobo (4-46).

Sam Raphael (4) was run out by a superb Ed Cowan direct hit, which had the Blues believing they were on track for an unlikely victory.

And when Tom Cooper trapped lbw by Lyon for one, the Redbacks were teetering at 5-49.

But 24-year-old Lehmann belied his inexperience to shepherd the lower order to the winning target.

There were a number of nervous moment for the hosts in their run-chase, and Lyon at one stage had three tough chances in a single over elude the Blues fielders.

Sayers earlier continued his outstanding Shield season with a five-wicket haul to shift momentum in the Adelaide Oval clash.

The righ-armer tore through the Blues' batting line-up as the visitors crashed to 87 all out - their lowest Shield score in Adelaide.

Sayers, who was 12th man for Australia's most recent Test match, took 5-27 as he cleaned up after early strikes by pace partner Kane Richardson, who claimed 3-23.

Richardson reduced the visitors to 4-22, his victims including Test batsman Nic Maddinson for a duck and ex-Test gloveman Peter Nevill for one.

NSW's experienced opener Ed Cowan scratched out a top-score of 45 before Sayers took centre stage.

Sayers bowled Cowan around his legs, then cleaned up Ryan Gibson next ball - bowled for a golden duck.

He was denied a hat-trick but later snared two more wickets to complete his 11th five-wicket haul in a first-class innings.

SA bank a third win of the Shield season and will enter the Christmas break in second spot on the ladder behind pacesetters Victoria.

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