Sheffield Shield 2025-26 | 16-Feb-2026 08:00 AM | W.A.C.A Ground
VIC 431/9 (116.5)
WA 238/10 (80.2)
VIC 274/4 (59)
WA 114/10 (44.5)
Victoria won by 353 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Couch* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland* | 11.5 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 1.86 |
| Will Sutherland | 11 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3.36 |
Last Wicket:Joel Curtis c Matthew Short b Boland 59(80) - 114/10 in 44.5 ov.
Western Australia vs Victoria
Victoria — Innings 1 (431/9 in 116.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway c Rocchiccioli b Gannon | 41 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 36.28 | |
| Sam Harper (wk) c Sam Fanning b Rocchiccioli | 119 | 109 | 15 | 2 | 109.17 | |
| Blake Macdonald c Kade Povey b Rocchiccioli | 13 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 40.62 | |
| Peter Handscomb c Joel Curtis b Brody Couch | 26 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 92.86 | |
| Matthew Short c Joel Curtis b Jhye Richardson | 42 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 63.64 | |
| Oliver Peake c Joel Curtis b Brody Couch | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fergus O Neill run out (Jhye Richardson) | 38 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 45.24 | |
| Will Sutherland (c) not out | 101 | 139 | 14 | 2 | 72.66 | |
| Sam Elliott c Bancroft b Brody Couch | 26 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 27.37 | |
| Todd Murphy lbw b Rocchiccioli | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Scott Boland not out | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 12 | Wides: 2 | Penalty: 5 | Total: 23 | |||||
| Total | 431 | 9 wkts, 116.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhye Richardson | 25 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Cameron Gannon | 25.5 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Brody Couch | 21 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 36 | 7 | 108 | 3 | 3 |
| Kade Povey | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway & Sam Harper | 126 | 169 |
| Macdonald & Sam Harper | 43 | 67 |
| Handscomb & Sam Harper | 18 | 35 |
| Handscomb & Matthew Short | 26 | 21 |
| Oliver Peake & Matthew Short | 2 | 14 |
| Fergus O Neill & Matthew Short | 53 | 106 |
| Fergus O Neill & Sutherland | 40 | 50 |
| Sam Elliott & Sutherland | 71 | 176 |
| Murphy & Sutherland | 11 | 17 |
| Boland & Sutherland | 41 | 46 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell Kellaway | 28.1 | 126 |
| 2 | Blake Macdonald | 39.2 | 169 |
| 3 | Sam Harper | 45.1 | 187 |
| 4 | Peter Handscomb | 48.4 | 213 |
| 5 | Oliver Peake | 50.6 | 215 |
| 6 | Matthew Short | 68.4 | 268 |
| 7 | Fergus O Neill | 77 | 308 |
| 8 | Sam Elliott | 106.2 | 379 |
| 9 | Todd Murphy | 109.1 | 390 |
Western Australia — Innings 2 (238/10 in 80.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft c Sam Harper b Boland | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Sam Fanning c Sam Harper b Fergus O Neill | 99 | 175 | 12 | 0 | 56.57 | |
| Jayden Goodwin lbw b Sutherland | 29 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 35.8 | |
| Sam Whiteman (c) b Boland | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Teague Wyllie c Matthew Short b Sam Elliott | 20 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 47.62 | |
| Joel Curtis (wk) c Handscomb b Sam Elliott | 26 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 59.09 | |
| Kade Povey c Matthew Short b Sutherland | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 28.57 | |
| Jhye Richardson c Handscomb b Sam Elliott | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 | |
| Corey Rocchiccioli not out | 23 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 71.88 | |
| Cameron Gannon c Sam Harper b Sam Elliott | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brody Couch b Sam Elliott | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 3 | |||||
| Total | 238 | 10 wkts, 80.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland | 13 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Fergus O Neill | 18 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Sam Elliott | 15.2 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Will Sutherland | 15 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Todd Murphy | 18 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Matthew Short | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft & Sam Fanning | 28 | 65 |
| Goodwin & Sam Fanning | 79 | 164 |
| Whiteman & Sam Fanning | 18 | 38 |
| Teague Wyllie & Sam Fanning | 41 | 81 |
| Joel Curtis & Sam Fanning | 2 | 5 |
| Joel Curtis & Kade Povey | 32 | 57 |
| Jhye Richardson & Kade Povey | 6 | 8 |
| Jhye Richardson & Rocchiccioli | 8 | 17 |
| Gannon & Rocchiccioli | 0 | 3 |
| Brody Couch & Rocchiccioli | 24 | 44 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Bancroft | 10.5 | 28 |
| 2 | Jayden Goodwin | 38.1 | 107 |
| 3 | Sam Whiteman | 44.3 | 125 |
| 4 | Teague Wyllie | 57.6 | 166 |
| 5 | Sam Fanning | 58.5 | 168 |
| 6 | Joel Curtis | 68.2 | 200 |
| 7 | Kade Povey | 69.4 | 206 |
| 8 | Jhye Richardson | 72.3 | 214 |
| 9 | Cameron Gannon | 72.6 | 214 |
| 10 | Brody Couch | 80.2 | 238 |
Victoria — Innings 3 (274/4 in 59 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway c Joel Curtis b Brody Couch | 20 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 52.63 | |
| Sam Harper (wk) not out | 141 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 90.38 | |
| Blake Macdonald c Joel Curtis b Kade Povey | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Matthew Short c Gannon b Rocchiccioli | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 | |
| Peter Handscomb c Gannon b Rocchiccioli | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 65.62 | |
| Oliver Peake retd hurt | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Fergus O Neill not out | 47 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 62.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 6 | LegByes: 8 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 3 | Total: 18 | |||||
| Total | 274 | 4 wkts, 59 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Will Sutherland (c), Sam Elliott, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhye Richardson | 8 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Cameron Gannon | 12 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Brody Couch | 10 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Kade Povey | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 16 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Jayden Goodwin | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway & Sam Harper | 48 | 65 |
| Macdonald & Sam Harper | 31 | 42 |
| Matthew Short & Sam Harper | 25 | 37 |
| Handscomb & Sam Harper | 36 | 49 |
| Oliver Peake & Sam Harper | 18 | 28 |
| Fergus O Neill & Sam Harper | 118 | 135 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell Kellaway | 10.5 | 48 |
| 2 | Blake Macdonald | 17.5 | 79 |
| 3 | Matthew Short | 23.5 | 103 |
| 4 | Peter Handscomb | 31.6 | 139 |
Western Australia — Innings 4 (114/10 in 44.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft c Sam Harper b Boland | 12 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 | |
| Sam Fanning c Sam Harper b Boland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Jayden Goodwin c Sutherland b Boland | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 | |
| Sam Whiteman (c) lbw b Boland | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Teague Wyllie c Sam Elliott b Boland | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 | |
| Joel Curtis (wk) c Matthew Short b Boland | 59 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 73.75 | |
| Kade Povey lbw b Sutherland | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jhye Richardson lbw b T Murphy | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 | |
| Corey Rocchiccioli b Fergus O Neill | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 | |
| Cameron Gannon b Sutherland | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19.23 | |
| Brody Couch not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 1 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 114 | 10 wkts, 44.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland | 11.5 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Fergus O Neill | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Will Sutherland | 11 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Sam Elliott | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Todd Murphy | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft & Sam Fanning | 5 | 13 |
| Bancroft & Goodwin | 4 | 16 |
| Bancroft & Whiteman | 18 | 58 |
| Bancroft & Teague Wyllie | 11 | 22 |
| Joel Curtis & Teague Wyllie | 1 | 17 |
| Joel Curtis & Kade Povey | 13 | 18 |
| Joel Curtis & Jhye Richardson | 24 | 32 |
| Joel Curtis & Rocchiccioli | 15 | 41 |
| Joel Curtis & Gannon | 19 | 46 |
| Joel Curtis & Brody Couch | 4 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Fanning | 2.1 | 5 |
| 2 | Jayden Goodwin | 4.5 | 9 |
| 3 | Sam Whiteman | 14.3 | 27 |
| 4 | Cameron Bancroft | 18.1 | 38 |
| 5 | Teague Wyllie | 20.6 | 39 |
| 6 | Kade Povey | 23.6 | 52 |
| 7 | Jhye Richardson | 29.2 | 76 |
| 8 | Corey Rocchiccioli | 36.1 | 91 |
| 9 | Cameron Gannon | 43.5 | 110 |
| 10 | Joel Curtis | 44.5 | 114 |
Match Info
| Match | Western Australia vs Victoria |
|---|---|
| Series | Sheffield Shield 2025-26 |
| Time | 16-Feb-2026 08:00 AM |
| Venue | W.A.C.A Ground |
| Live Telecast | FanCode |
Match Preview: Western Australia vs Victoria (WAU vs VCT)
Western Australia will face Victoria in a thrilling match on 16-Feb-2026 in Sheffield Shield 2025-26. The match will be played at W.A.C.A Ground at 08:00 AM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on FanCode.
Match Overview
Western Australia is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Victoria 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 W.A.C.A Ground is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Western Australia will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Victoria will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Western Australia batting and Victoria 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 Western Australia showcase its strengths, or will Victoria pull off a major upset? Join us live on FanCode on 16-Feb-2026 to find out the answer!
