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NSW vs WAU Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 28th TEST Match

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Last Updated on Mar 13, 2026 04:35 PM
NSW vs WAU Match Previews and Cricket Tips

New South Wales vs Western Australia Cricket Match Previews

Sheffield Shield 2025-26

NSW 232/10 (73.2)

WA 333/10 (112.4)

NSW 373/8 (105)

WA 139/9 (70)

Match drawn

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Albert Esterhuysen* 1100100
Corey Rocchiccioli125004
BowlersOMRWECO
William Salzmann* 53300.6
Joel Davies1873021.67

Last Wicket:Cameron Gannon b Joel Davies 0(13) - 138/9 in 69.3 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

New South Wales vs Western Australia

Sheffield Shield 2025-26 — TEST — 28th Match
Match drawn

New South Wales — Innings 1 (232/10 in 73.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
William Salzmann
c and b Rocchiccioli
9251036
Sam Konstas
c Aaron Hardie b Albert Esterhuysen
38665057.58
Kurtis Patterson (c)
c Sam Fanning b Jhye Richardson
26634041.27
Lachlan Shaw
c Bancroft b Rocchiccioli
22641034.38
Matthew Gilkes
c Whiteman b Rocchiccioli
51775366.23
Josh Philippe (wk)
c Albert Esterhuysen b Rocchiccioli
52777067.53
Joel Davies
c and b Albert Esterhuysen
8520160
Charles Stobo
c Gannon b Rocchiccioli
10431023.26
Sean Abbott
c Cameron Green b Gannon
011000
Liam Hatcher
lbw b Gannon
09000
Ryan Hadley
not out
04000
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 8 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 16
Total23210 wkts, 73.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Joel Paris1534302.9
Jhye Richardson1544012.7
Cameron Gannon1653121.9
Corey Rocchiccioli20.236253
Albert Esterhuysen714426.3

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
William Salzmann & Sam Konstas3769
Patterson & Sam Konstas2039
Patterson & Lachlan Shaw3064
Matthew Gilkes & Lachlan Shaw4798
Matthew Gilkes & Josh Philippe3135
Joel Davies & Josh Philippe97
Charles Stobo & Josh Philippe4182
Sean Abbott & Josh Philippe919
Liam Hatcher & Josh Philippe213
Ryan Hadley & Josh Philippe614

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1William Salzmann11.337
2Sam Konstas17.657
3Kurtis Patterson28.487
4Lachlan Shaw44.6134
5Matthew Gilkes50.5165
6Joel Davies51.6174
7Charles Stobo65.4215
8Sean Abbott68.5224
9Liam Hatcher70.6226
10Josh Philippe73.2232

Western Australia — Innings 2 (333/10 in 112.4 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Sam Fanning
lbw b Liam Hatcher
8291027.59
Cameron Bancroft
c William Salzmann b Sean Abbott
571667034.34
Sam Whiteman (c)
b Liam Hatcher
7270025.93
Cameron Green
c Josh Philippe b Charles Stobo
1352546553.15
Aaron Hardie
c William Salzmann b Charles Stobo
8191042.11
Joel Curtis (wk)
c Liam Hatcher b Joel Davies
28573149.12
Joel Paris
c Josh Philippe b Liam Hatcher
23493046.94
Jhye Richardson
c Sean Abbott b Liam Hatcher
3110027.27
Corey Rocchiccioli
c Josh Philippe b Charles Stobo
38623161.29
Cameron Gannon
c Liam Hatcher b Charles Stobo
671085.71
Albert Esterhuysen
not out
120050
ExtrasByes: 1 | LegByes: 10 | NoBalls: 7 | Wides: 1 | Total: 19
Total33310 wkts, 112.4 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Sean Abbott2064412.2
Liam Hatcher2375342.3
Charles Stobo22.464942.2
Ryan Hadley2147203.4
Joel Davies26110414

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Sam Fanning & Bancroft1248
Whiteman & Bancroft2159
Cameron Green & Bancroft109232
Cameron Green & Hardie1129
Cameron Green & Joel Curtis6598
Cameron Green & Joel Paris3477
Cameron Green & Jhye Richardson414
Cameron Green & Rocchiccioli69107
Cameron Green & Gannon79
Albert Esterhuysen & Gannon13

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Sam Fanning7.612
2Sam Whiteman17.533
3Cameron Bancroft56.3142
4Aaron Hardie61.2153
5Joel Curtis77.4218
6Joel Paris90.3252
7Jhye Richardson92.5256
8Corey Rocchiccioli110.4325
9Cameron Green112.1332
10Cameron Gannon112.4333

New South Wales — Innings 3 (373/8 in 105 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
William Salzmann
c Aaron Hardie b Rocchiccioli
19442043.18
Sam Konstas
c Cameron Green b Gannon
31465067.39
Matthew Gilkes
c Aaron Hardie b Gannon
51968053.12
Lachlan Shaw
b Albert Esterhuysen
521076048.6
Josh Philippe (wk)
c Joel Curtis b Joel Paris
727712193.51
Joel Davies
c Gannon b Joel Paris
421084038.89
Kurtis Patterson (c)
not out
39696056.52
Charles Stobo
b Jhye Richardson
015000
Sean Abbott
c Cameron Green b Rocchiccioli
27595045.76
Liam Hatcher
not out
161421114.29
ExtrasByes: 5 | LegByes: 13 | NoBalls: 5 | Wides: 1 | Total: 24
Total3738 wkts, 105 overs
Yet to BatRyan Hadley
BowlerOMRWEcon
Joel Paris23123421.5
Jhye Richardson1664913.1
Cameron Gannon2658423.2
Corey Rocchiccioli27312224.5
Albert Esterhuysen905015.6
Aaron Hardie401604

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
William Salzmann & Sam Konstas5088
Matthew Gilkes & Sam Konstas04
Matthew Gilkes & Lachlan Shaw102180
Josh Philippe & Lachlan Shaw3333
Josh Philippe & Joel Davies85113
Patterson & Joel Davies2857
Joel Davies & Charles Stobo128
Joel Davies & Sean Abbott729
Patterson & Sean Abbott5083
Patterson & Liam Hatcher1716

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1William Salzmann14.450
2Sam Konstas15.250
3Matthew Gilkes45.2152
4Lachlan Shaw50.5185
5Josh Philippe69.4270
6Charles Stobo83.4298
7Joel Davies88.3306
8Sean Abbott102.2356

Western Australia — Innings 4 (139/9 in 70 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Sam Fanning
c Josh Philippe b Liam Hatcher
16383042.11
Cameron Bancroft
c Charles Stobo b Ryan Hadley
9250036
Sam Whiteman (c)
c Sean Abbott b Charles Stobo
24653036.92
Cameron Green
c Matthew Gilkes b Joel Davies
25434058.14
Aaron Hardie
c Josh Philippe b Ryan Hadley
25975025.77
Joel Curtis (wk)
c Sean Abbott b Liam Hatcher
18872020.69
Joel Paris
b Sean Abbott
9241037.5
Jhye Richardson
c Charles Stobo b Liam Hatcher
240050
Corey Rocchiccioli
not out
125004
Cameron Gannon
b Joel Davies
013000
Albert Esterhuysen
not out
1100100
ExtrasByes: 5 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 9
Total1399 wkts, 70 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Sean Abbott1362311.8
Liam Hatcher1662431.5
Ryan Hadley1123823.5
Joel Davies1873021.7
Charles Stobo721512.1
William Salzmann53300.6

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Sam Fanning & Bancroft2357
Sam Fanning & Whiteman1018
Cameron Green & Whiteman4390
Hardie & Whiteman27
Hardie & Joel Curtis43172
Joel Paris & Joel Curtis1221
Joel Paris & Jhye Richardson210
Joel Paris & Rocchiccioli217
Gannon & Rocchiccioli125
Albert Esterhuysen & Rocchiccioli13

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Cameron Bancroft9.323
2Sam Fanning12.333
3Cameron Green27.376
4Sam Whiteman28.478
5Aaron Hardie57.2121
6Joel Curtis60.5133
7Jhye Richardson62.3135
8Joel Paris65.2137
9Cameron Gannon69.3138

NSW vs WAU Match Prediction, Sheffield Shield 2025-26, New South Wales vs Western Australia Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

NSW vs WAU (New South Wales vs Western Australia) Match Details

Match New South Wales vs Western Australia (NSW vs WAU)
League Sheffield Shield 2025-26
Date Saturday, 14th March 2026
Time 05:00 AM (IST) - 11:30 PM (GMT)

NSW vs WAU Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

NSW vs WAU Match Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia

NSW vs WAU Pitch Report: There will be some to help with for the fast bowlers at the Sydney Cricket Ground, However this pitch is expected to be better in terms of batting as compared to all the other pitches. Teams winning the toss would be opting to bat first.

NSW vs WAU Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Sydney, AU will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 22°C on the match day with 63% humidity and 21.7 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 75% chances of precipitation during the game.

Sydney Cricket Ground Score Records:

Total matches: 23
Batting first won: 14
Bowling first won: 8
1st inn avg score: 161
2nd inn avg score: 130
Highest Total: 221/5
Lowest Total: 101/10
Highest Chased: 200/3
Lowest Defended: 134/5

Sydney Cricket Ground Pitch Favour

60%
Pace Bowling
40%
Spin Bowling
Sydney Cricket Ground Pitch Favour 54%
Batting Pitch
46%
Bowling Pitch

161
T20 Average Score

NSW vs WAU (New South Wales vs Western Australia) Playing 11

New South Wales (NSW) Possible Playing XI: 1. Sam Konstas, 2. Josh Philippe(WK), 3. Kurtis Patterson(C), 4. Matthew Gilkes(WK), 5. Lachlan Shaw, 6. Joel Davies, 7. Chris Green, 8. Charles Stobo, 9. Tanveer Sangha, 10. Ryan Hadley, 11. Liam Hatcher

Western Australia (WAU) Possible Playing XI: 1. Cameron Bancroft, 2. Sam Fanning, 3. Sam Whiteman, 4. Hilton Cartwright, 5. Joel Curtis(WK), 6. Joel Paris, 7. Corey Rocchiccioli, 8. Bryce Jackson, 9. Will Malajczuk, 10. Albert Esterhuysen, 11. Cameron Gannon

New South Wales vs Western Australia (NSW vs WAU) Match Preview

NSW vs WAU Match Preview: New South Wales will take on Western Australia in Sheffield Shield 2025-26 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 at 05:00 AM IST.

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.

Western Australia (WAU) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Sam Fanning and Joel Curtis will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
  • Joel Curtis is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

  • Cameron Bancroft will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Sam Whiteman and Ashton Turner will strengthen the middle order for Western Australia.
  • Ashton Turner will lead the Western Australia as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Joel Curtis will do the Wicket-Keeping for Western Australia. He is having topmost good points in this series.

Spin Bowlers

  • Cooper Connolly will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Joel Paris and Bryce Jackson will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

New South Wales vs Western Australia (NSW vs WAU) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

NSW vs WAU Match Prediction: Western 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, NSW will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

NSW vs WAU Sheffield Shield 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Tanveer Sangha will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Kurtis Patterson will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

NSW vs WAU Head to Head

NSW vs WAU Head to Head Records: New South Wales vs Western Australia have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, New South Wales have won 0 whereas Western Australia have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
NSW0 Won
WAU0 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - Sheffield Shield 2025-26

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1Victoria - Q107210+0.25761
DWWLW
2South Australia - Q104240+0.00545
DWWDW
3Queensland - E103430+0.14337
LDLWL
4Tasmania - E104420+0.07036
WLDWL
5New South Wales - E102440-0.11232
DLDDW
6Western Australia - E101540-0.37122
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:

NSW - D L D D W
WAU - D D L L L

NSW vs WAU Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Joel Curtis will be the better option.
  4. This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.

NSW vs WAU Winning Prediction

  1. Western Australia team has the upper hand over New South Wales team. So try to pick more players from Western Australia

NSW vs WAU Small League Must Picks:

NSW - Tanveer Sangha [663 points], Kurtis Patterson [626 points]
WAU - Joel Curtis [736 points], Joel Paris [492 points]

NSW vs WAU Grand League Risky Picks:

NSW - William Salzmann [0 points], Nic Maddinson [0 points]
WAU - Corey Wasley [0 points], Jordan Quiggin [0 points]

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]

Western Australia (WAU) Key Players

  • Cameron Gannon [1W]
  • Cameron Bancroft [7, 61]
  • Sam Whiteman [89]
  • Joel Paris [1W, 3W, 2W, 0W, 1W]
  • Joel Curtis [1]

NSW vs WAU Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Cameron Bancroft [PTs: 231, CR: 8]
  • Sam Konstas [PTs: 242, CR: 8]
  • Sam Whiteman [PTs: 417, CR: 7.5]

NSW vs WAU Injury / Unavailability

New South Wales Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

WAU Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

NSW vs WAU Live Stream

Where can I see NSW vs WAU Live Score?

You can see NSW vs WAU Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

NSW vs WAU match will be live telecast on FanCode.

NSW vs WAU Cricket Match Highlights

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NSW vs WAU match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

New South Wales vs Western Australia (NSW vs WAU) Squads

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

Western Australia (WAU) Squad: Hilton Cartwright, Sam Whiteman, Joel Paris, Matthew Kelly, Jordan Quiggin, Will Malajczuk, Cameron Bancroft, Lance Morris, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Gannon, Corey Rocchiccioli, Joel Curtis(WK), Jayden Goodwin, Teague Wyllie, Bryce Jackson, Mahli Beardman, Liam Haskett, Corey Wasley, Keaton Critchell, Albert Esterhuysen

NSW vs WAU Experts Team

Small League (SL) Team
NSW vs WAU SL Team

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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