WA snatch win in 15-over thriller

A free-hitting innings from Ashton Agar has lifted Western Australia to a five-wicket win over a gallant Cricket Australia XI in a rain-hit Matador one-day Cup match on Monday.

Agar crashed four fours and four sixes in a quickfire 47 off just 19 balls to steer WA to within touching distance of victory at Hurstville Oval.

In a match reduced to just 15 overs a side, WA reached 5-159 to claim victory with eight balls to spare and avoid becoming the CA XI's only victim of the season.

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The Warriors moved into third on the ladder and their last-round clash with fourth-placed NSW is set to decide who qualifies for the elimination final on Friday.

It was a low-key return to WA colours for Mitch Marsh who made three with the bat and didn't bowl any overs, with the allrounder having featured in Australia's recent disastrous 5-0 one-day series defeat in South Africa.

The CA XI were 0-25 from 5.5 overs when rain forced a halt to proceedings early on, with play resuming just in time to avoid an abandonment.

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The CA XI made an impressive fist of things reaching 8-147 from 15 overs, later adjusted to a victory target of 155 under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

A hard-hitting innings of 43 off just 18 balls by Jake Carder was among the highlights, while opener Sam Harper top-scored with 48 off 28.

AJ Tye returned figures of 4-23 off his allotted three overs, while at the other end of the scale allrounder Ashton Turner saw his lone over go for 25 amid some innovative stroke-play from the CA XI's young batsman.