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South Australia win last-ball Sheffield Shield thriller
South Australia dramatically beat Tasmanian Tigers by two runs off the final ball of the game to record the joint-tightest win in Sheffield Shield history.
Chasing an unlikely 429 to win, the Tigers needed four off the last ball, but Australia bowler Riley Meredith was run out, seemingly having forgotten that a draw was possible.
He picked out deep cover and was looking to complete a second run, that still would have resulted in the Tigers failing to win.
They were well set at 400-5, needing 29 more from the final 27 balls, but dramatically lost four wickets in a nine-ball spell in the final two overs.
It is the fourth time a Sheffield Shield game has been won by two runs, but the first since New South Wales edged out Western Australia in January 2003.
The other occasions were when Western Australia beat Victoria in November 1998 and South Australia got the better of Western Australia in November 1999.