Sheffield Shield 2025-26 | 05-Mar-2026 05:30 AM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
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.
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 |
Match Info
| Match | South Australia vs New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Series | Sheffield Shield 2025-26 |
| Time | 05-Mar-2026 05:30 AM |
| Venue | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide |
| Live Telecast | FanCode |
Match Preview: South Australia vs New South Wales (SAU vs NSW)
South Australia will face New South Wales in a thrilling match on 05-Mar-2026 in Sheffield Shield 2025-26. The match will be played at Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide at 05:30 AM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on FanCode.
Match Overview
South Australia is known for its strong batting and bowling, while New South Wales 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 Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. South Australia will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while New South Wales will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between South Australia batting and New South Wales 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 South Australia showcase its strengths, or will New South Wales pull off a major upset? Join us live on FanCode on 05-Mar-2026 to find out the answer!
