Allrounder Ben Cutting’s stunning unbeaten 98 off 48 balls turned the match on its head and carried Queensland to a 26-run Ryobi Cup one-day win over leaders Victoria on Sunday.

Batting first, reigning champions Queensland were teetering at 6-168 in the 38th over, only for Cutting to lash nine enormous sixes and lift his side to the highest total of the season – 8-305 from their 50 overs – at North Sydney Oval.

The end of the innings came with Cutting just shy of a maiden one-day century and within sight of Luke Ronchi’s record fastest century in the competition, achieved off 56 balls in the 2006/07 season.

In reply, Victoria scored at a consistent rate but were always hampered by a regular loss of wickets in a rematch of last year’s final.

Cutting also contributed 2-62 with the ball, claiming the key wickets of Cameron White (51) and David Hussey (22) while fellow paceman Luke Feldman led the way with 5-57.

Rob Quiney hit 59 off 62 balls for the Vics while the in-form White reached his third half-century in as many matches before being caught on the boundary.

Earlier, Victoria’s Test paceman Peter Siddle bowled with good speed and bounce in taking 3-43 off his 10 overs in his first outing of the domestic season.

Usman Khawaja (62) and Chris Lynn (41) put on 59 for the third wicket for Queensland but wickets fell at regular intervals after their partnership ended.

Opener Khawaja staked his claim for next month’s first Ashes Test, looking solid throughout his knock from 80 balls, before tickling a bottom edge to the wicketkeeper off the bowling of Dan Christian (1-46).

However, Victoria’s early good work with the ball was undone as Cutting helped Queensland wallop 117 runs off their final 10 overs.

In Sunday’s other match, NSW defeated Western Australia by five wickets after chasing down WA’s 8-233 at Hurstville Oval in Sydney.

Former Australia batsman Marcus North top-scored with 51 for the West Australians, while Steve Smith (73 not out) saw NSW reach the target with seven balls to spare.