Victoria will play host to next week’s Sheffield Shield final after crushing Tasmania in their last-round game at the MCG on Friday.

Queensland’s defeat to Western Australia at the Gabba guaranteed the Bulls would travel to Melbourne for the season decider, starting on Wednesday.

But the Bushrangers soon after wrapped up a big win over Tasmania, by an innings and 46 runs after bowling the Tigers out for 114 in their second dig.

Pacemen Darren Pattinson and Damien Wright wreaked havoc in 40 minutes in Friday’s first session, with three wickets apiece to have the Tigers reeling at 6 for 18.

Four of the first five batsmen dismissed were out LBW, including veteran Dan Marsh, who was applauded at the crease in his last match before retirement by the Victorian players, but fell for a third-ball duck.

Captain Tim Paine, last man out for 28, and tailenders Xavier Doherty (19) and Brendan Drew, who got stuck into Bryce McGain during a quickfire 40, at least spared Tasmania’s blushes, but Victoria still won the match with four sessions to spare.

Wright finished with 3 for 11 and Pattinson 3 for 15, while McGain picked up some late wickets to claim 3 for 57.

Wright’s five-wicket haul in the first innings helped Victoria bowl Tasmania out for 222 on Wednesday and the Bushrangers responded with 382, which featured centuries by skipper David Hussey and Aaron Finch.

Victoria’s win was its sixth outright victory from 10 matches and meant it finished the home-and-away campaign with 41 points, nine more than Queensland.

Securing a home final also gives the Vics a golden chance to claim back-to-back titles, as they need only draw the decider to secure the Shield.

Victoria hosted Queensland in last season’s final and claimed the title through a drawn match.

Of the 27 previous finals in the competition’s history, only five have been won by the visiting team.

- AAP