Western Australia collapse from 52-2 to 53 all-out in One-Day Cup against Tasmania
Western Australia suffered a collapse of epic proportions as they were bundled out for just 53 runs after being comfortably placed at 52-2. The Ashton Turner-led side lost eight wickets with only one run being added to the score, and that too was an extra (wide).
Tasmania captain Jordan Silk had put Western Australia into bat first, and the opening hour witnessed a regulation List-A clash. The pacers had kept things tight while the top-order batters were cautious, guiding the team to 52-2 in the 16th over before disaster struck.
Beau Webster picked up two wickets in three deliveries to trigger the collapse. With Cameron Bancroft and skipper Ashton Turner back in the hut, Western Australia fell apart in a heap. Fellow pacer Billy Stanlake matched Webster by dismissing Josh Inglis and Hilton Cartwright in the next over.
In the blink of an eye, the defending champions were 52-6. The pacers had no issues running through the lower-order after that, beginning with Webster's dismissal of Cooper Connolly in the next over. The last three wickets fell on three consecutive deliveries, shared by Webster and Stanlake. The former finished with impeccable figures of 6-17 off six overs, which included a couple of maiden overs. Have a look at the historic collapse right here.
This marks Western Australia's lowest-ever total, beating the previous figure of 59, recorded in 1969 against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Furthermore, this is also the second-lowest total in Australian domestic List-A records. Western Australia narrowly avoided the all-time score of 51, registered by South Australia.
Tasmania coasting towards victory after skittling out Western Australia for 53
Tasmania made a quickfire start in the paltry run chase, with Mitchell Owen leading the charge. The side put up 33 runs in the first four overs before Joel Paris struck.
Western Australia fought back with a couple of wickets to reduce the opposition to 34-3 but stood no chance since they did not have runs on the board. At the time of writing, Tasmania were close to the target, placed at 40-3 after seven overs in the second innings.