WORCESTERSHIRE’S 2018 overseas player Travis Head produced an innings to remember for South Australia.

But his side fell agonisingly short of victory and lost by 16 runs to Tasmania in a Sheffield Shield clash in Hobart.

South Australian captain Head, who will link up at New Road for the start of the campaign, came to the wicket at 54-3 with his side having been sent a 330 target.

It quickly became 69-4 but then Head launched a superb fightback which almost saw his team over the finishing line.

He dominated a stand of 115 for the fifth wicket with Tom Cooper and, although wickets continued to tumble, while Head was at the wicket there was always hope for South Australia.

The left hander added a further 55 for the seventh wicket with Joe Mennie (29) and 57 for the ninth with Nick Winter(25).

But with just 19 required, the second new ball settled the game in Tasmania’s favour.

Head’s superb knock of 145 off 167 balls with 23 fours and one six came to an end when he edged Sam Rainbird through to second slip. Then Winter was bowled by Jackson Bird three overs later to seal victory for Tasmania.

Head had also scored 85 against Queensland at Adelaide in the previous Sheffield Shield encounter.

Ross Whiteley’s side, Multan Sultans, now have to rely on other results going in their favour if they are to reach the knockout stages of the Pakistan Super League.

The Sultans fate is out of their own hands after they went down by 33 runs to Islamabad United in Sharjah.

They remain in fourth spot – the final qualifying position – but have now completed their group fixtures with nine points from 10 games.

The Sultans will still go through IF Peshawar Zalmi lose either of their final two matches against Karachi Kings today (March 15) or Lahore Qalandars on Friday.

But they will be eliminated if Peshawar triumph in both games.

Whiteley bowled three overs for 45 runs and made 11 off 10 balls against Islamabad United who made 185-4 and then bowled out the Sultans for 152 in 19.1 overs.