Nineteen wickets tumbled on Tuesday’s second day of play as Victoria took a stranglehold of their Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the MCG.

Chasing 302 for victory, the winless Redbacks will resume on Wednesday on 3-55.

Tom Cooper (21) and Callum Ferguson (14) are the batsmen at the crease for South Australia on a pitch that has offered plenty of assistance to the pace bowlers.

James Smith and Michael Klinger were both out for one, caught at second slip off the bowling of Test quick Peter Siddle (2-21).

The Redbacks also lost Tomas Stray who was caught behind for 18 to Jayde Herrick’s bowling.

Fourth-placed Victoria were rolled for 181 in their second innings, although it could have been much worse.

The last-wicket partnership of 77 between Ryan Carters (35 not out) and Jon Holland (55) was the highest of the innings.

Holland slogged a career-best 55 including eight fours off 39 deliveries.

Chadd Sayers, a 24-year-old seamer nicknamed “Leo” and playing in his third first-class game, took his maiden first-wicket haul of 5-57 from 24 overs.

Rob Quiney (19) and Chris Rogers (36) shared a 56-run opening stand before Victoria lost 9-48.

Quiney and Rogers fell in consecutive overs and Aaron Finch completed a pair when he was caught at first slip off Carl Tietjens’ bowling.

Out-of-form skipper Cameron White was lbw for three to Sayers.

White slapped his thigh in anger as he walked off, indicating the ball had struck him high.

Peter Handscomb (five) and Andrew McDonald (10) were also lbw to Sayers.

Will Sheridan (seven) was stumped in unusual circumstances as Adam Crosthwaite, standing back to paceman Tietjens, brilliantly threw the wicket down.

Joe Mennie claimed 3-68 to finish with match figures of 8-111.

Earlier, medium-pacer McDonald took 5-21 off 16 overs as South Australia collapsed for 100 in reply to Victoria’s first innings of 220.

South Australia had resumed on 4-81 and lost 6-19.

The day’s tally of 19 wickets fell one run shy of the record for a Shield game at the MCG.