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Vital ... Chris Hartley launches a boundary for Queensland. Source: Michael Klein / News Limited
Queensland have kept their one-day cricket final hopes alive with a six-wicket win over top side Victoria.
The Bushrangers will still probably finish in first place and host the February 27 final.
ODD - Melbourne Cricket Ground
16 February 2013 - Day 1, Session 2
Queensland 1st Innings
| N. Reardon | 52 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 115.56 |
| D. Michael | 30 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 150 |
| D. Hussey | 4.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.29 |
But they must now wait until the result of Sunday's game between second-placed South Australia and NSW.
The third-placed Bulls won with 14 balls left on Saturday night, scoring 4-243 in reply to Victoria's 8-242.
Chris Hartley top-scored with 74 and Nathan Reardon made an unbeaten 52.
Reardon combined with first-gamer Dominic Michael (30no) for a stand of 43 from 35 balls to ensure the win.
Queensland coach Darren Lehmann praised his players performance.
"We're still in the hunt - obviously results need to go our way, but it was a good win,'' he said.
"We knew we had to get Hussey, (Cameron) White and those guys out in the middle order.
"They could have posted 270-280 and that would have been too many on that sort of wicket.
(Our batting) was pretty professional, wasn't it - it's pleasing when you do it and end up winning with three overs to spare.''
Michael appeared lucky to survive an lbw appeal from Will Sheridan on the first ball he faced.
Victoria led SA by a game at the top of the table before this loss.
The Redbacks will need a massive win over New South Wales at Adelaide Oval on Sunday to take top spot from the Bushrangers.
Queensland will make the final against Victoria if SA lose.
Every team except last-placed Tasmania has a mathematical chance of making the final.
Hartley and Luke Pomersbach set up the Queensland innings with a second-wicket stand of 116.
Leg-spinner Fawaz Ahmed, who will probably make his Sheffield Shield debut against the Bulls on Monday, then made a double breakthrough.
He bowled Pomersbach for 51 and five balls later trapped Peter Forrest lbw for six.
But that only briefly held up Queensland's scoring.
When Hartley holed out to Clive Rose in the deep off Will Sheridan's bowling for 74, the Bulls were cruising at 4-200 in the 42nd over.
Michael Hill top-scored for Victoria with 88 and Matthew Gale took 5-67 from 11 overs.
Queensland started well, restricting Victoria to only 1-18 from the first 10 overs.
Former Test paceman Ryan Harris, playing his first match for the Bulls this summer, had opener Rob Quiney caught behind for two.
But Harris quickly ran out of steam and only bowled seven overs, taking 1-30.
Hill and Chris Rogers survived the early trouble, putting on 125 for the second wicket.
By the time Rogers was well-caught by Peter Forrest off the bowling of captain James Hopes for 60, Victoria were 2-130 in the 30th over.
David Hussey belted 22 from 18 balls before James Hopes had him caught behind and from there Queensland kept a reasonable check on the run rate.
Peter Handscomb made 38, with Forrest catching him on the boundary from the last ball of the innings.
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