Matthew Wade scores a century as Victoria defeat Western Australia by 59 runs in Ryobi
The loss is Western Australia's fourth from four matches and leaves the Warriors in grave hazard of lacking the finals.
Paceman James Pattinson led Victoria's bowling with three-31 from 10.2 overs.
On a flat batting track, Victoria produced the second-greatest one-day domestic score at the MCG.
Western Australia began steadily in reply, dropping Marcus Harris (22) and Travis Birt (27) to spinner Glenn Maxwell (two-38 off Netherlands Jerseys 6 overs).
Luke Ronchi (2) couldn't cope with a short ball from Pattinson and was caught at gully at 3-95.
Warriors opener Wes Robinson was run out for 66 at 4-160, bringing tailender Nathan Rimmington to the crease.
Pattinson had Tom Beaton caught for 54 and in his next over the younger quick struck yet again with the wicket of Rimmington (35).
Michael Hogan (27) holed out and Jason Behrendorff was eighth gentleman out at eight-253, a complete which would have allowed Victoria to obtain a bonus level.
Wade said he failed to begrudge the Warriors the tactic of sending Voges out to avoid conceding the bonus stage.
"We'd almost certainly do the identical thing," he explained.
The wicketkeeper explained he was not pondering about his feasible Exam phone-up in the future this summer season.
"It's surely not on my brain when I wander out to bat," Wade stated.
"I truly don't feel anything is on my mind at the second which is the good factor about cricket, when you stroll out and you happen to be not really thinking about your video game.
"You just go out there and do your things."
Wade has created 278 runs at fifty five.60 in the Sheffield Shield and his glowing knock on Wednesday lifts his year tally to 172 at 57.33 in the Ryobi Cup.
The 23-year-outdated has by now been labelled by Victoria's Shield coach Greg Shipperd as all set for Examination cricket, amid concerns over the batting sort of Exam gloveman Brad Haddin in the latest collection in South Africa.
Wade extra 185 for the 2nd wicket with Brad Hodge (78) and David Hussey strike 52.
Ben Edmonson completed with three-87 from eleven overs and Hogan claimed 2-51 off ten.

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