Tasmania 55 for three times Western Australia 53 (Webster 6-17, Stanlake 3-12) off seven wickets
Western Australia lost an unlikely 8 for 1, with their only run coming from a big, in a batting failure for the ages that has left their One-Moment Cup defense in tatters.
Tasmania chased down the paltry target of victory in just 8.3 overs to book a seven-wicket win and an important bonus point.
WA’s bid for a fourth consecutive name now hangs in the balance. At one and three, WA need to beat Victoria, South Australia and Queensland in their three extra games – and are relying on other spins to do so – to book a spot in the top two and a place in the March 1 tournament. last.
Their objective was for WA to go from 52 for two to 53, without a single run scored by the players who batted at Deny. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
The out-of-form Cameron Bancroft was the first to fall to pieces when he was trapped lbw through Webster. Ashton Turner also fell lbw to Webster three balls then, and Josh Inglis was bowled by a Stanlake Pearler a ball later.
Cooper Connolly, Hilton Cartwright, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson and Joel Paris posted geese as WA’s innings came to a spectacular close.
Opener D’Arcy Scale scored 22 in a woeful score for the three-time defending champions. WA fell to their previous lowest score, the 59 they posted against Victoria at the MCG in 1969.
Webster was Tasmania’s hero, claiming the initial lead of Scale down before unleashing the destruction in the best show of his career. Stanlake was also hugely successful, including the removal of Inglis, some of the highlights of the innings.
In response to WA’s overall embarrassment, Tasmania raced to 27 without loss after three overs when opener Mitchell Owen let cut with a series of hard drives.
Tasmania lost 3-1 as Caleb Jewell, Jordan Silk and Owen fell in quick succession, but Matthew Wade guided them home.
The result marked Tasmania’s first win of the season, then a defeat and a no result in their first two matches.
