Western Australia 242 for 6 (Philippe 90, Whiteman 62) beat Queensland 238 (McDermott 52, Bryant 42, Neser 40, Morris 4-64) by four wickets

The player of the 2022-23 tournament, the 26-year-old Phillipe, who made three ODI and 10 T20I appearances for Australia in 2021, scored a match-high 90 off 88 balls at Allan Border Field.

Philippe, who scored a century for Australia A against their New Zealand counterparts in a first-class game earlier this month, and totaled 40 runs across three one-day games, struck 10 fours and a six.

A late flurry of fours from Perth Scorchrers' 2022-23 BBL final hero Connolly and a steady hand from captain Ashton Turner carried them to the verge of victory.

Queensland paid the price for not turning several starts into more substantial scores as they were dismissed for 238 with 22 balls remaining.

Australian T20I and ODI representative McDermott, who has returned to Queensland from Tasmania, was run out backing up too far after bowler AJ Tye deflected a Matt Renshaw straight drive on to the stumps.

Max Bryant, Michael Neser and Sam Heazlett were the other batters who perished after being well set.

Philippe provided the spark at the start of the WA chase, but was happy to play second fiddle when Whiteman tore into the Queensland bowlers.

Whiteman, who has returned from a stint with English county Northamptonshire, took 14 off four balls from Neser, including a ramp for six over fine leg before he switched to around the wicket and got him to chop the ball onto his stumps.