Queensland 425 for 9 dec (Khawaja 127, Hearne 74) and 82 for 1 beat Tasmania 161 (Weatherald 55, Neser 6-37) and 345 (Weatherald 71, Webster 64*, Ward 52, Silk 50) by nine wickets

Queensland revived their Sheffield Shield hopes with a thumping nine-wicket win against Tasmania.

Set just 81 runs to win, they cruised to 82 for 1 on the final day at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Test stalwart Usman Khawaja (33 not out) and Jack Clayton (34no) were untroubled in peeling off the last 56 runs to win on Sunday.

The result ended Tasmania's hopes of reaching the Shield final, leaving them last on the table with just one match to come - against New South Wales.

Queensland are still alive and kicking, and will finish the round as high as second or as low as fourth. Even if they drop to fourth, they still have a chance to reach the final if they can beat ladder leaders South Australia in the final round.

Khawaja helped set up Queensland's big win over Tasmania by scoring 127 Tasmania were rolled for 161 in reply, with man-of-the-match Michael Neser snaring 6 for 37.

Tasmania were forced to follow-on, and although their second-innings total of 345 was much better, the 82-run victory target wasn't nearly enough to pose Queensland any problems.

"Maximising that new ball [was the key], that new ball nipped around a bit," Neser said. "And then it went dead and it was a lovely batting wicket.

"It was a no-brainer to [enforce the] follow on. That wicket was getting flatter. The way Uzzie batted was superb. He set the game up for us."

Queensland's win over Tasmania was a perfect response from their recent flop at the WACA, where they were thumped by an innings and 12 runs by Western Australia.

"We have a massive game in Adelaide now. It's going to be tough there," Neser said. "We know it can be flat at times, so spin will be a huge factor for us. Going in with a win is massive for us, so hopefully we can carry that momentum through."

Tasmania opener Jake Weatherald rued his team's poor batting display.

"If we had got [a lead of] 200, 230, we would have been a good chance," Weatherald said. "We're just not batting or bowling well enough. Michael Neser was just too classy. He bowled very well throughout this game in good batting conditions."