SAU vs NSW Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 27th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Wed, Mar 04, 2026Last Updated on Mar 04, 2026 05:51 PM
South Australia vs New South Wales Cricket Match Previews
Sheffield Shield 2025-26
NSW 269/10 (76.2)
SAUS 373/10 (99.2)
NSW 198/10 (71.1)
SAUS 96/1 (19.3)
South Australia won by 9 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McSweeney* | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Henry Hunt | 29 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 47.54 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Davies* | 4.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7.56 |
| Ryan Hadley | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2.2 |
Last Wicket:Travis Head c William Salzmann b Ryan Hadley 58(48) - 89/1 in 16.3 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
South Australia vs New South Wales
New South Wales — Innings 1 (269/10 in 76.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Konstas c Alex Carey b McAndrew | 37 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 56.06 | |
| William Salzmann b Jordan Buckingham | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 | |
| Kurtis Patterson (c) c Ben Manenti b Thornton | 12 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Lachlan Shaw c Henry Hunt b Liam Scott | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 | |
| Matthew Gilkes c Ben Manenti b McAndrew | 24 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 54.55 | |
| Josh Philippe (wk) b Thornton | 29 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 78.38 | |
| Joel Davies c Alex Carey b Thornton | 47 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 70.15 | |
| Charles Stobo lbw b Thornton | 25 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Sean Abbott c Jordan Buckingham b Thornton | 40 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 54.05 | |
| Liam Hatcher b Ben Manenti | 23 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 56.1 | |
| Ryan Hadley not out | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 14 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 4 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 269 | 10 wkts, 76.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Buckingham | 17 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Nathan McAndrew | 17 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Henry Thornton | 20.2 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Liam Scott | 14 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Ben Manenti | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Konstas & William Salzmann | 19 | 28 |
| Sam Konstas & Patterson | 43 | 67 |
| Sam Konstas & Lachlan Shaw | 10 | 28 |
| Sam Konstas & Matthew Gilkes | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Philippe & Matthew Gilkes | 52 | 70 |
| Joel Davies & Matthew Gilkes | 2 | 16 |
| Joel Davies & Charles Stobo | 63 | 106 |
| Sean Abbott & Joel Davies | 22 | 37 |
| Sean Abbott & Liam Hatcher | 45 | 79 |
| Sean Abbott & Ryan Hadley | 13 | 23 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Salzmann | 4.4 | 19 |
| 2 | Kurtis Patterson | 15.5 | 62 |
| 3 | Lachlan Shaw | 20.3 | 72 |
| 4 | Sam Konstas | 21.1 | 72 |
| 5 | Josh Philippe | 32.5 | 124 |
| 6 | Matthew Gilkes | 35.3 | 126 |
| 7 | Charles Stobo | 53.1 | 189 |
| 8 | Joel Davies | 59.2 | 211 |
| 9 | Liam Hatcher | 72.3 | 256 |
| 10 | Sean Abbott | 76.2 | 269 |
South Australia — Innings 2 (373/10 in 99.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hunt b Liam Hatcher | 43 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 35.54 | |
| Travis Head c Lachlan Shaw b Sean Abbott | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 | |
| Nathan McAndrew b Liam Hatcher | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Nathan McSweeney (c) c Josh Philippe b Liam Hatcher | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 | |
| Jason Sangha c Charles Stobo b Kurtis Patterson | 115 | 178 | 16 | 2 | 64.61 | |
| Alex Carey (wk) c Liam Hatcher b Joel Davies | 58 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 68.24 | |
| Jake Lehmann c Lachlan Shaw b Joel Davies | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 | |
| Liam Scott b Joel Davies | 61 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 78.21 | |
| Ben Manenti b Liam Hatcher | 19 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 95 | |
| Henry Thornton b Ryan Hadley | 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 37.14 | |
| Jordan Buckingham not out | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 13 | Wides: 2 | Total: 24 | |||||
| Total | 373 | 10 wkts, 99.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | 17 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Liam Hatcher | 23 | 4 | 116 | 4 | 5 |
| Charles Stobo | 19 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Ryan Hadley | 16 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Joel Davies | 19.2 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Kurtis Patterson | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 |
| William Salzmann | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Hunt & Travis Head | 9 | 28 |
| Henry Hunt & McAndrew | 12 | 40 |
| Henry Hunt & Nathan McSweeney | 15 | 36 |
| Henry Hunt & Jason Sangha | 108 | 161 |
| Carey & Jason Sangha | 109 | 153 |
| Jake Lehmann & Jason Sangha | 13 | 26 |
| Jake Lehmann & Liam Scott | 28 | 33 |
| Ben Manenti & Liam Scott | 32 | 42 |
| Thornton & Liam Scott | 24 | 54 |
| Jordan Buckingham & Liam Scott | 23 | 26 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Head | 4.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Nathan McAndrew | 11.2 | 21 |
| 3 | Nathan McSweeney | 17.2 | 36 |
| 4 | Henry Hunt | 44.1 | 144 |
| 5 | Alex Carey | 69.1 | 253 |
| 6 | Jason Sangha | 73.3 | 266 |
| 7 | Jake Lehmann | 78.6 | 294 |
| 8 | Ben Manenti | 85.6 | 326 |
| 9 | Henry Thornton | 94.6 | 350 |
| 10 | Liam Scott | 99.2 | 373 |
New South Wales — Innings 3 (198/10 in 71.1 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hadley c Alex Carey b McAndrew | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Konstas lbw b Jordan Buckingham | 28 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 40 | |
| William Salzmann lbw b Jordan Buckingham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurtis Patterson (c) c Ben Manenti b McAndrew | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 | |
| Lachlan Shaw c Alex Carey b McAndrew | 64 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 51.61 | |
| Matthew Gilkes lbw b McAndrew | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Philippe (wk) c Liam Scott b McAndrew | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Joel Davies c Jason Sangha b McAndrew | 22 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 45.83 | |
| Charles Stobo c Jordan Buckingham b Ben Manenti | 36 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 48 | |
| Sean Abbott lbw b Ben Manenti | 21 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Liam Hatcher not out | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 7 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 2 | Total: 13 | |||||
| Total | 198 | 10 wkts, 71.1 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McAndrew | 20 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Jordan Buckingham | 14 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 3 |
| Liam Scott | 13 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Henry Thornton | 12 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Ben Manenti | 10.1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hadley & Sam Konstas | 0 | 6 |
| Sam Konstas & William Salzmann | 5 | 6 |
| Sam Konstas & Patterson | 10 | 16 |
| Sam Konstas & Lachlan Shaw | 51 | 109 |
| Matthew Gilkes & Lachlan Shaw | 9 | 16 |
| Josh Philippe & Lachlan Shaw | 4 | 14 |
| Lachlan Shaw & Joel Davies | 42 | 89 |
| Lachlan Shaw & Charles Stobo | 15 | 26 |
| Sean Abbott & Charles Stobo | 43 | 101 |
| Liam Hatcher & Charles Stobo | 19 | 45 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hadley | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2 | William Salzmann | 1.6 | 5 |
| 3 | Kurtis Patterson | 4.4 | 15 |
| 4 | Sam Konstas | 22.4 | 66 |
| 5 | Matthew Gilkes | 25.2 | 75 |
| 6 | Josh Philippe | 27.4 | 79 |
| 7 | Joel Davies | 42.3 | 121 |
| 8 | Lachlan Shaw | 46.5 | 136 |
| 9 | Sean Abbott | 63.4 | 179 |
| 10 | Charles Stobo | 71.1 | 198 |
South Australia — Innings 4 (96/1 in 19.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hunt not out | 29 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 47.54 | |
| Travis Head c William Salzmann b Ryan Hadley | 58 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 120.83 | |
| Nathan McSweeney (c) not out | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70 | |
| Extras | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 2 | |||||
| Total | 96 | 1 wkts, 19.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Jason Sangha, Alex Carey (wk), Jake Lehmann, Liam Scott, Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Henry Thornton, Jordan Buckingham | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| Liam Hatcher | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Charles Stobo | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ryan Hadley | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Joel Davies | 4.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Hunt & Travis Head | 89 | 100 |
| Henry Hunt & Nathan McSweeney | 7 | 18 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Head | 16.3 | 89 |
SAU vs NSW Match Prediction, Sheffield Shield 2025-26, South Australia vs New South Wales Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SAU vs NSW (South Australia vs New South Wales) Match Details
| Match | South Australia vs New South Wales (SAU vs NSW) |
| League | Sheffield Shield 2025-26 |
| Date | Thursday, 5th March 2026 |
| Time | 05:30 AM (IST) - 12:00 AM (GMT) |
SAU vs NSW Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
SAU vs NSW Match Venue: Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
SAU vs NSW Pitch Report: The pitch of Kennington Oval has always been helpful for fast bowlers. The ball travels at a high speed and bounce on this ground, which can cause trouble to the batsmen initially. There is a high chance of swing and extra bounce with the new ball, which benefits the fast bowlers a lot in the initial overs.
SAU vs NSW Weather Report: Weather during the match time in South Australia, AU will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 31°C on the match day with 19% humidity and 26.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 80% chances of precipitation during the game.
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Score Records:
| Total matches: | 3 |
| Batting first won: | 2 |
| Bowling first won: | 1 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 157 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 122 |
| Highest Total: | 247/7 |
| Lowest Total: | 86/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 129/1 |
| Lowest Defended: | 97/9 |
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 50%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
157
T20 Average Score
SAU vs NSW (South Australia vs New South Wales) Playing 11
South Australia vs New South Wales (SAU vs NSW) Match Preview
SAU vs NSW Match Preview: Sheffield Shield 2025-26 will see South Australia facing off against New South Wales on Thursday, 05 March 2026 at 05:30 AM IST.
South Australia (SAU) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Mackenzie Harvey and Henry Hunt will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Jake Fraser-McGurk will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Nathan McSweeney and Jason Sangha will strengthen the middle order for South Australia.
- Nathan McSweeney will lead the South Australia as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Harry Nielsen will do the Wicket Keeping for South Australia.
Spin Bowlers
- Nathan McSweeney will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Nathan McAndrew and Lloyd Pope will lead the pace attack of his team.
New South Wales (NSW) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Sam Konstas and Josh Philippe will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Kurtis Patterson will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Middle-Order Batters
- Matthew Gilkes and Lachlan Shaw will strengthen the middle order for New South Wales.
- Kurtis Patterson will lead the New South Wales as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Josh Philippe will do the Wicket Keeping for New South Wales.
Spin Bowlers
- Chris Green and Sam Konstas will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Tanveer Sangha and Charles Stobo will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
South Australia vs New South Wales (SAU vs NSW) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SAU vs NSW Match Prediction: South Australia looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, SAU will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
SAU vs NSW Sheffield Shield 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Alex Carey will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Nathan McAndrew will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SAU vs NSW Head to Head
SAU vs NSW Head to Head Records: South Australia vs New South Wales have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, South Australia have won 0 whereas New South Wales have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| SAU | 0 Won |
| NSW | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Sheffield Shield 2025-26
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria - Q | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.257 | 61 | DWWLW |
| 2 | South Australia - Q | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +0.005 | 45 | DWWDW |
| 3 | Queensland - E | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +0.143 | 37 | LDLWL |
| 4 | Tasmania - E | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +0.070 | 36 | WLDWL |
| 5 | New South Wales - E | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.112 | 32 | DLDDW |
| 6 | Western Australia - E | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -0.371 | 22 | DDLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Sheffield Shield 2025-26 Schedule
Recent Forms:
SAU - D W W D WNSW - D L D D W
SAU vs NSW Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.
SAU vs NSW Winning Prediction
- South Australia team has the upper hand over New South Wales team. So try to pick more players from South Australia
SAU vs NSW Small League Must Picks:
SAU - Alex Carey [988 points], Nathan McAndrew [930 points]NSW - Tanveer Sangha [663 points], Kurtis Patterson [626 points]
SAU vs NSW Grand League Risky Picks:
SAU - Jake Fraser-McGurk [0 points], Nathan McSweeney [0 points]NSW - William Salzmann [0 points], Nic Maddinson [0 points]
SAU vs NSW Death Over Bowlers:
SAU - Wes AgarNSW -
South Australia (SAU) Key Players
- Jake Fraser-McGurk [42, 17, 8, 4, 7]
- Nathan McSweeney [69*, 49, 11, 43, 0W]
- Mackenzie Harvey [0, 38, 11, 70*]
- Hanno Jacobs [PTs: 296, CR: 8.5]
- Henry Hunt [47]
- Liam Scott [91*, 49*, 33, 25]
New South Wales (NSW) Key Players
- Joel Davies [(27, 2W), 1W, 0W, 2W, 2W]
- Sam Konstas [6, 2, 63, 2, 28]
- Tanveer Sangha [1W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W]
SAU vs NSW Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Nathan McSweeney [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Sam Konstas [PTs: 242, CR: 8]
- Henry Hunt [PTs: 711, CR: 7]
- Liam Scott [PTs: 811, CR: 7]
SAU vs NSW Injury / Unavailability
South Australia Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
New South Wales Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SAU vs NSW Live Stream
Where can I see SAU vs NSW Live Score?
You can see SAU vs NSW Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SAU vs NSW match will be live telecast on FanCode.
SAU vs NSW Cricket Match Highlights
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SAU vs NSW match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
South Australia vs New South Wales (SAU vs NSW) Squads
South Australia (SAU) Squad: Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Alex Carey(WK), Jake Lehmann, Wes Agar, Nathan McAndrew, Jason Sangha, Lloyd Pope, Harry Nielsen(WK), Liam Scott, Henry Hunt, Daniel Drew, Conor McInerney, Nathan McSweeney(C), Jordan Buckingham, Hanno Jacobs, Campbell Thompson
New South Wales (NSW) Squad: Nic Maddinson, Josh Philippe(WK), Chris Green, Kurtis Patterson(C), Liam Hatcher, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Matthew Gilkes(WK), Tanveer Sangha, Ryan Hadley, Charles Stobo, Joel Davies, William Salzmann, Lachlan Shaw, Blake Nikitaras, Sam Konstas
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, SAU vs NSW Dream11 Team Prediction Today's match
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