A record stand by centurions Shaun Marsh and Adam Voges helped steer Western Australia to a daunting 4-308 in their one-day clash with Queensland at the Gabba on Saturday.
Australian Twenty20 teammates Marsh (155 not out off 147 balls) and Voges (112 off 116) put on 229 for the third wicket after WA were reeling at 2-16 in the ninth over.
It was WA’s second-highest stand in domestic one-day history – just shy of their overall record of 257, also for the third wicket, set by Murray Goodwin and Mike Hussey against NSW in Perth in 2001.
And it easily eclipsed WA’s 160-run third-wicket limited overs record partnership against Queensland set by Justin Langer and Chris Rogers in 2003 in Perth.
Marsh at one stage hit three consecutive sixes off young quick Alister McDermott on his way to notching WA’s second-highest one-day knock and the competition’s ninth biggest overall.
In the end, Marsh thrashed 12 fours and cleared the boundary six times.
Not that WA had it all their own way after winning the toss.
Marsh watched in horror from the non-striker’s end as opening partner Liam Davis was caught behind for three and Sam Whiteman (one) played on.
And the Marsh-Voges stand didn’t exactly produce fireworks from the outset – WA registered their first four in the 10th over and didn’t clear the boundary until the 33rd.
The Warriors crawled to 50 in the 17th over but, by the 25th, had registered three figures as Voges and Marsh began to take charge.
Their 218-ball run finally came to an end when Voges’ ramp shot went awry and he was caught off Matthew Gale (3-50 off 11 overs) in the 45th over.
Voges thumped 11 fours to notch his highest domestic one-day knock.