Sheffield Shield 2025-26 | 16-Feb-2026 05:30 AM | The Gabba
QL 185/10 (66.5)
SAUS 214/10 (72.1)
QL 119/10 (51)
SAUS 91/3 (37)
South Australia won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Carey* | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 73.08 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 17 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 28.33 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marnus Labuschagne* | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
Last Wicket:Jason Sangha c Tom Straker b Mitchell Swepson 9(20) - 68/3 in 30.1 ov.
Queensland vs South Australia
Queensland — Innings 1 (185/10 in 66.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja c Alex Carey b Liam Scott | 15 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 29.41 | |
| Hugo Burdon lbw b Liam Scott | 22 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 57.89 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne (c) c Alex Carey b Jordan Buckingham | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 | |
| Hugh Weibgen b McAndrew | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 47.83 | |
| Lachlan Hearne c Nathan McSweeney b Campbell Thompson | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| Jimmy Peirson (wk) b Liam Scott | 52 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Michael Neser c Liam Scott b Campbell Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hayden Kerr c Alex Carey b Liam Scott | 43 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 42.57 | |
| Tom Straker c Nathan McSweeney b Liam Scott | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Mitchell Swepson c Alex Carey b Jordan Buckingham | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 | |
| Jem Ryan not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 8 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 185 | 10 wkts, 66.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McAndrew | 15 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Campbell Thompson | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Jordan Buckingham | 17 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Liam Scott | 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Hanno Jacobs | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Khawaja & Hugo Burdon | 34 | 80 |
| Khawaja & Labuschagne | 16 | 22 |
| Khawaja & Hugh Weibgen | 0 | 1 |
| Lachlan Hearne & Hugh Weibgen | 21 | 43 |
| Lachlan Hearne & Jimmy Peirson | 4 | 31 |
| Neser & Jimmy Peirson | 0 | 3 |
| Hayden Kerr & Jimmy Peirson | 88 | 173 |
| Tom Straker & Jimmy Peirson | 5 | 8 |
| Mitchell Swepson & Jimmy Peirson | 15 | 20 |
| Jem Ryan & Jimmy Peirson | 2 | 20 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Burdon | 13.2 | 34 |
| 2 | Marnus Labuschagne | 16.6 | 50 |
| 3 | Usman Khawaja | 17.1 | 50 |
| 4 | Hugh Weibgen | 24.2 | 71 |
| 5 | Lachlan Hearne | 29.3 | 75 |
| 6 | Michael Neser | 29.6 | 75 |
| 7 | Hayden Kerr | 58.5 | 163 |
| 8 | Tom Straker | 60.1 | 168 |
| 9 | Mitchell Swepson | 63.3 | 183 |
| 10 | Jimmy Peirson | 66.5 | 185 |
South Australia — Innings 2 (214/10 in 72.1 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Harvey c Labuschagne b Jem Ryan | 21 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 77.78 | |
| Henry Hunt c Jimmy Peirson b Tom Straker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathan McSweeney (c) lbw b Neser | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Jason Sangha c Hugh Weibgen b Tom Straker | 28 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 47.46 | |
| Alex Carey (wk) c Hugh Weibgen b Jem Ryan | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
| Nathan McAndrew c Jimmy Peirson b Neser | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Jake Lehmann c Jimmy Peirson b Mitchell Swepson | 74 | 123 | 9 | 0 | 60.16 | |
| Liam Scott c Labuschagne b Jem Ryan | 32 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 34.04 | |
| Hanno Jacobs c Jem Ryan b Mitchell Swepson | 21 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 39.62 | |
| Jordan Buckingham c Hugh Weibgen b Labuschagne | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Campbell Thompson batting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 10 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 11 | |||||
| Total | 214 | 10 wkts, 72.1 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Neser | 18 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Tom Straker | 14 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Jem Ryan | 14 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Hayden Kerr | 8 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 11.1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1.1 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Harvey & Henry Hunt | 6 | 9 |
| Mackenzie Harvey & Nathan McSweeney | 18 | 40 |
| Mackenzie Harvey & Jason Sangha | 4 | 10 |
| Carey & Jason Sangha | 34 | 45 |
| McAndrew & Jason Sangha | 19 | 51 |
| McAndrew & Jake Lehmann | 0 | 2 |
| Liam Scott & Jake Lehmann | 90 | 172 |
| Hanno Jacobs & Jake Lehmann | 38 | 94 |
| Jordan Buckingham & Jake Lehmann | 5 | 7 |
| Campbell Thompson & Jake Lehmann | 0 | 3 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Hunt | 1.3 | 6 |
| 2 | Nathan McSweeney | 8.1 | 24 |
| 3 | Mackenzie Harvey | 9.5 | 28 |
| 4 | Alex Carey | 17.2 | 62 |
| 5 | Jason Sangha | 25.5 | 81 |
| 6 | Nathan McAndrew | 26.1 | 81 |
| 7 | Liam Scott | 54.5 | 171 |
| 8 | Hanno Jacobs | 70.3 | 209 |
| 9 | Jordan Buckingham | 71.4 | 214 |
| 10 | Jake Lehmann | 72.1 | 214 |
Queensland — Innings 3 (119/10 in 51 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Burdon c Nathan McSweeney b McAndrew | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Usman Khawaja c Hanno Jacobs b Campbell Thompson | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne (c) c Alex Carey b McAndrew | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Hugh Weibgen lbw b Liam Scott | 34 | 125 | 4 | 0 | 27.2 | |
| Lachlan Hearne c McAndrew b Hanno Jacobs | 53 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 81.54 | |
| Jimmy Peirson (wk) c Jason Sangha b Jordan Buckingham | 11 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 15.94 | |
| Michael Neser c Alex Carey b McAndrew | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Hayden Kerr c Jake Lehmann b McAndrew | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitchell Swepson c Campbell Thompson b McAndrew | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Straker c Nathan McSweeney b Jordan Buckingham | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jem Ryan not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 119 | 10 wkts, 51 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McAndrew | 15 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Campbell Thompson | 7 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| Jordan Buckingham | 10 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Liam Scott | 13 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| Hanno Jacobs | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Burdon & Khawaja | 8 | 13 |
| Labuschagne & Khawaja | 2 | 7 |
| Labuschagne & Hugh Weibgen | 0 | 5 |
| Lachlan Hearne & Hugh Weibgen | 87 | 152 |
| Jimmy Peirson & Hugh Weibgen | 14 | 70 |
| Jimmy Peirson & Neser | 1 | 10 |
| Jimmy Peirson & Hayden Kerr | 3 | 10 |
| Jimmy Peirson & Mitchell Swepson | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Peirson & Tom Straker | 3 | 35 |
| Jem Ryan & Tom Straker | 1 | 3 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Burdon | 2.1 | 8 |
| 2 | Usman Khawaja | 3.2 | 10 |
| 3 | Marnus Labuschagne | 4.1 | 10 |
| 4 | Lachlan Hearne | 29.3 | 97 |
| 5 | Hugh Weibgen | 41.1 | 111 |
| 6 | Michael Neser | 42.5 | 112 |
| 7 | Hayden Kerr | 44.3 | 115 |
| 8 | Mitchell Swepson | 44.4 | 115 |
| 9 | Jimmy Peirson | 50.3 | 118 |
| 10 | Tom Straker | 50.6 | 119 |
South Australia — Innings 4 (91/3 in 37 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hunt lbw b Jem Ryan | 29 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 37.18 | |
| Mackenzie Harvey b Jem Ryan | 16 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 42.11 | |
| Nathan McSweeney (c) not out | 17 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 28.33 | |
| Jason Sangha c Tom Straker b Mitchell Swepson | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 45 | |
| Alex Carey (wk) not out | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 73.08 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | Total: 1 | |||||
| Total | 91 | 3 wkts, 37 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Jake Lehmann, Liam Scott, Hanno Jacobs, Nathan McAndrew, Jordan Buckingham, Campbell Thompson | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Neser | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Tom Straker | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Hayden Kerr | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Jem Ryan | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Hunt & Mackenzie Harvey | 37 | 87 |
| Henry Hunt & Nathan McSweeney | 19 | 61 |
| Jason Sangha & Nathan McSweeney | 12 | 34 |
| Carey & Nathan McSweeney | 23 | 41 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackenzie Harvey | 14.2 | 37 |
| 2 | Henry Hunt | 24.3 | 56 |
| 3 | Jason Sangha | 30.1 | 68 |
Match Info
| Match | Queensland vs South Australia |
|---|---|
| Series | Sheffield Shield 2025-26 |
| Time | 16-Feb-2026 05:30 AM |
| Venue | The Gabba |
| Live Telecast | FanCode |
Match Preview: Queensland vs South Australia (QUN vs SAU)
Queensland will face South Australia in a thrilling match on 16-Feb-2026 in Sheffield Shield 2025-26. The match will be played at The Gabba at 05:30 AM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on FanCode.
Match Overview
Queensland is known for its strong batting and bowling, while South Australia remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in Sheffield Shield 2025-26.
The pitch at The Gabba is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Queensland will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while South Australia will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Queensland batting and South Australia bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Queensland showcase its strengths, or will South Australia pull off a major upset? Join us live on FanCode on 16-Feb-2026 to find out the answer!
