Adam Voges and debutant Tom Beaton have led Western Australia to an improbable five-wicket victory over Queensland in the Ryobi One-Day Cup at the WACA Ground.
The Bulls set WA 160 to win from their last 25 overs, after the Warriors trailed by 33 runs after the first stage and had only six wickets in hand.
Bat a 141-run partnership, off just 139 balls, between Voges (85 not out off 106 balls) and 20-year-old Beaton (71 off 73 balls) carried the home side to victory with five balls to spare.
Western Australia 5 for 217 (Voges 85*, Beaton 71) beat Queensland 212 (Hartley 58, Dorey 4-53) by five wickets
Beaton and Voges made strong progress. Twenty-year-old Beaton hit three sixes in a 73-ball stay before he was run out by James Hopes, but by then the result was almost assured.
Voges provided an experienced figure to the chase and paced his innings perfectly while Beaton scored at close to a run-a-ball in the highest score by a Western Australia debutant. Luke Ronchi gave the match a swift conclusion with a quick-fire 23 to guard against any last-minute nerves for Western Australia who remain firmly in contention for a place in the final.
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