Victoria 431 for 9 dec (Harper 119, Sutherland 101*) and 274 for 4 dec (Harper 141*) beat Western Australia 238 (Fanning 99, Elliott 5-74) and 114 (Curtis 59, Boland 6-22) by 353 runs
Scott Boland continued his incredible summer with a six-wicket haul to bowl Victoria to a 353-run win over Western Australia and into the Sheffield Shield final.
Victoria are now on 50.76 points, well clear of second-placed Queensland (34.38) with two matches to play this season, and have now booked themselves a place in the decider in Melbourne starting on March 26.
The 36-year-old Boland tore the heart out of the home side's top order at the WACA on Thursday, taking the first five wickets to fall and then the final scalp to finish with 6 for 22 off 11.5 metronomic overs.
He claimed 20 wickets in five Tests for Australia during the recent Ashes series and now has 22 for Victoria in his four Shield performances.
WA started the final day 26 for 2 but were dismissed for 114 in 44.5 overs. Boland had picked up the two wickets to fall the previous afternoon and settled straight away into the perfect line and length.
He had left-hander Sam Whiteman trapped in front with the third ball of the morning. Former Test opener Cameron Bancroft didn't do much wrong when he was well caught by wicketkeeper Sam Harper.
It was one of those perfect Boland deliveries that drew Bancroft forward and moved a fraction away off the seam. The dismissal of Teague Wyllie was a carbon copy of Bancroft's demise and Boland had five.
WA wicketkeeper Joel Curtis was the only batter for the hosts to offer any resistance and was the last wicket to fall to the irrepressible Boland. He finished with eight dismissals for the match after claiming 2 for 27 in the first innings.
Victoria keeper Harper was named player of the match for his brilliant all-round display with the gloves and bat. He took six catches for the match and made 119 and an unbeaten 141 while opening the innings.
The thrashing continued a dire season for WA who are firmly entrenched in last position on the ladder.
Victoria will play Tasmania (away) and South Australia (home) in their final two games of the regular season to warm-up for the final.
