Victoria posted a crushing 190-run win over Queensland in their one-day cup encounter in Brisbane on Sunday evening.
The Bushrangers clobbered the Bulls' bowling attack to all parts of the Gabba en route to posting 2 for 379 from their 50 overs, openers Aaron Finch and Rob Quiney each impressing with centuries.
Finch smashed five sixes on his way to 154 from 141 balls and Quiney cleared the boundary rope on three occasions during his 119 from 111 deliveries, the pair putting on 226 for the opening wicket.
The Bulls' run chase never got out of second gear, especially after they slumped to 2 for 9 inside three overs with the loss of Usman Khawaja (4) and Peter Forrest (duck).
The hosts were eventually all out for 189 in the 39th over.
Quiney felt Finch deserved much of the credit for getting the Bushrangers away to a flying start.
"I'm really happy for Aaron Finch at the moment," he told Grandstand.
"He is hitting the ball so well at the moment and his game is really coming together ... hopefully you will hear some big things from Finchy."
Statisticians were kept on their toes after the Bushrangers won the toss and elected to bat.
Finch kept the Bulls bowling attack honest in a remarkable debut as Bushrangers one-day captain.
Not satisfied with a state-record opening stand with Quiney, Finch spanked 14 fours in addition to his sixes to notch the highest score by a Victorian batsman in the 50-over game.
Marking his maiden one-day ton in style, Finch surpassed Brad Hodge's previous record mark of 144 set against New South Wales last season.
It ensured the Bushrangers reached their highest one-day total and the competition's third biggest of all-time behind the Bulls (4 for 405 against Western Australia in 2004).
Finch's aggression also led to another entry in the record books, much to Ben Cutting's frustration.
The Bulls quick finished with 2 for 101 off 12 overs, the most expensive domestic one-day figures ever.
It was a ton Cutting did not want to rack up just days after his maiden first-class century helped inspire the Bulls to a Shield win over South Australia at the same ground.
In draining heat, the Bushrangers openers saved their legs by smashing a total of 24 fours and eight sixes in their brutal opening stand.
The pair piled on the fourth-highest opening partnership in domestic one-day history but it was not that far behind unlikely record holders, Blues toilers John Dyson and Rick McCosker's 253 set way back in 1981.
And there was no let-up when the pair finally departed - former Test opener Chris Rogers (64 not out off 37 balls) and Will Sheridan (28 not out off 12 balls) maintained the rage to ensure yet another record.
It was the most one-day runs conceded by the Bulls, surpassing the Warriors' 6 for 340 set against the Bulls in 2006/07.
The odds were against the Bulls in their run chase from the outset.
Only Joe Burns (50) and Chris Hartley (36 not out) showed some fight as spinner Jon Holland (3 for 49) helped rout the hosts.
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Tags: cricket, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, melbourne-3000, vic, australia First posted October 07, 2012 21:03:38
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