Aaron Hardie and injured Fanning guide Western Australia home

Aaron Hardie stayed unbeaten on 80 while Fanning, the opener who had retired hurt with a hamstring injury, came back to score the last 14 runs. Together they found the winning runs when the target still looked distant and the lower order had been exposed.

Fanning returned at a moment when the innings was wobbling. Hardie had been building steadily, then stepped up as the asking rate rose, finishing with the match-winning knock that keeps Western Australia near the top of the Sheffield Shield table.