South Australia 307 (Hunt 62, Scott 53) and 270 for 8 (Manenti 62*, Lehmann 60, Siddle 4-63) Victoria 232 (Harper 89, Manenti 5-73, Conway 4-39) and 207 (Kellaway 80, Chandrasinghe 52, Pope 6-74)

In a thrilling and somewhat controversial final at Adelaide Oval, Pope took 6 for 74 as Victoria went all out for 207 in pursuit of an improbable target of 346.

Pope took four wickets in 13 minutes to win the match, after Victoria looked likely to claim a draw with four wickets in hand and 30 minutes remaining before stumps.

The victory marks South Australia’s first victory against Victoria since 2015-16, with the two teams having played 18 matches since then.

From there, it seemed inevitable that Pope would lead South Australia to victory, before capping the match by trapping Cameron McClure lbw as he attempted to move off the ball.

Pope’s figures represent just the third five-wicket haul of his Sheffield Shield career, and his first in four years after bursting onto the scene as a cult hero during the 2017 Under-19 World Cup .

Pope had always looked the most threatening of South Australia’s bowlers during a deteriorating fourth day wicket. The legspinner was the only bowler to threaten Victoria’s batters in the opening session, with Ashley Chandrasinghe and Kellaway well placed.

Henry Thornton finally made the breakthrough midway through the session when he caught Chandrasinghe with a fast rising ball. And even though Thornton also knocked out Tom Rogers shortly after, it was still Pope who seemed most likely to take charge of the match.

And after Mitchell Perry chewed up 80 balls in a 25-run partnership with Kellaway, it was Pope who got the crucial wicket in the final hour.

The 24-year-old spun a ball from outside the left-hander’s stump, launching Perry for 9 as the No. 8 came back to cut. Kellaway’s wicket came next to Pope, before he had Peter Siddle caught at slip to leave Victoria nine wickets down.

And when number 11 McClure offered no shot at a ball that was going straight, Pope ensured South Australia would remain second in the table with a rare victory over their old rivals.