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Steve Larkin

SA in command of WA in Sheffield Shield

Offspinner Ben Manenti has taken three wickets to give SA control over WA in the Sheffield Shield. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

Triple treats from Henry Thornton and Ben Manenti have given South Australia the advantage against Western Australia in their Sheffield Shield match.

After the opening day of the pink-ball fixture was washed out, SA's Thornton and Manenti both claimed three wickets as WA struggled to 188 all out on Sunday.

The South Australians reached 1-100 at stumps at Adelaide Oval, with Henry Hunt not out 42 and captain Nathan McSweeney on 33.

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Jayden Goodwin top-scored for WA with a fighting half-century against SA. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

In WA's innings, Jayden Goodwin top-scored with a fighting 53 from 106 balls and Cooper Connolly (33) and Aaron Hardie (31) chipped in.

But the trio were the only three batsmen to pass 17 amid a miserly display from SA paceman Thornton, who returned superb figures of 3-25 from 14 overs.

Thornton took the initial two wickets, removing Sam Whiteman (14) and Cameron Bancroft (nine).

And when Jordan Buckingham (2-33) dismissed Hilton Cartwright  for five, the visitors were wobbling at 3-51 in the 25th over.

Spinner Manenti captured three of the next four wickets, including ending an innings-high 68-run partnership between Goodwin and Connolly.

The WA duo fell within a three-over span and the visitors lost their last seven wickets for 69 runs.

SA openers Hunt and Connor McInerney (18) navigated a dozen overs before WA quick Liam Haskett (1-27) broke their stand.

Skipper McSweeney immediately showed intent by hitting a four from his first ball and was in fine touch, striking three more boundaries in his 56-ball knock and combining with Hunt for an unbroken 67-run partnership.

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