Will Sutherland rips through South Australia late in the day to give Victoria upper hand in Sheffield Shield clash in Adelaide

Victorian quick Will Sutherland claimed three wickets in the final session on Sunday to leave South Australia 4/80 chasing 399 for victory to keep any chance of a Sheffield Shield final berth alive.

Wil Parker and Will Sutherland from the Bushrangers celebrate the dismissal of Jake Weatherald of the Redbacks during day 3 of the Marsh Sheffield Shield cricket match between the South Australia Redbacks and the Victoria Bushrangers at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Sunday, March 8, 2020. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, IMAGES TO BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY, NO COMMERCIAL USE WHATSOEVER, NO USE IN BOOKS WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT FROM AAP

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Will Sutherland has all but extinguished the final flame of South Australia’s Sheffield Shield final ambitions, with Victoria closing on a crucial victory in Adelaide.

The face of Australia’s Generation Next, Sutherland claimed three wickets in the final session to leave SA at 4/80, chasing 399 to win at stumps on day three.

Travis Head (32) and nightwatchman Joe Mennie (7) resume with SA requiring an unlikely 319 runs to defeat fourth-placed Victoria and remain in finals calculations.

Rookie paceman Sutherland (3/12) gained edges to keeper Sam Harper from opener Henry Hunt (10) and No. 3 Callum Ferguson (6), then skittled Jake Weatherald (5) during an eight over spell of quality inswing bowling.

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Victoria’s Will Sutherland in full flight against South Australia. Picture: AAP Image/David Mariuz

Jake Weatherald looks back at his stumps after hearing the death rattle. Picture: AAP Image/David Mariuz

Towering Sutherland, 20, has 14 wickets at 18.5 in five matches this season.

Peter Handscomb held a hot chance off Tom Cooper (9) from a Scott Boland in-cutter as the visitors finished day three in style.

The Redbacks are in desperate need of a captain’s ton from Head who batted positively despite wickets falling around him.

Nic Maddinson leads the 2019-20 Shield run aggregate with 780 at 86.6 from Cooper (765) after replicating his first innings top score of 66 in Victoria’s second innings 6 (dec)-320.

Sutherland (31) added 49 with undefeated Harper (25) before chasing quick runs against Agar (3/62) ahead of Handscomb’s declaration.

Tasmania climbed to fifth spot with an upset victory against New South Wales in Hobart which leaves the Redbacks last without victory on Monday and a game remaining against Queensland starting Tuesday week.

Victoria can reach the Shield final with resounding victories against SA and Tasmania while hoping Head’s men topple Queensland at Karen Rolton Oval.