- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 he strikes first ball! Huge moment after the two dropped chances. A short ball from Doggett, Khawaja goes for the hook, it takes a top edge and McAndrew (who had the catches dropped off him) makes good ground from long leg to hold a terrific catch 15/111.4 and another! In the channel outside off, Lovell pushes at it and sends the edge through to Carey. Queensland in a mess after an extraordinary few overs 18/410.4 flicked to leg gully! Marnus goes for a duck. Angled into the hip, Labuschagne shapes to flick it away and that's very sharply taken by Jake Lehmann around the corner 16/210.5 what is going on?! McAndrew around the wicket, Clayton presses forward into a length ball, sets off for a single to cover, it's certainly not on, tries to turn around but Scott is able to hit direct to send South Australia into wild celebrations 16/314.5 taken with a juggle! McDermott drives a return catch to Buckingham who doesn't take it cleanly, bobbles in front of his chest and he grabs the rebound. Not quite full enough for the shot. But, wait, the umpires are checking the front foot. The replay isn't perfectly side on and not very clear, it's tight but it goes Buckingham's way. Five down before lunch on the opening day 22/527.1 given lbw! He goes across his crease and misses a straight delivery, shaping towards middle and leg. The little recovery stand is broken. Doggett's fine day continues 68/629.2 Doggett has four! Full outside off, Neser goes for the drive, gets an edge and it's taken at first slip. McSweeney gets himself into a slightly awkward position, going reverse-cup quite low down, but holds on safely. Neser played well, but Queensland in massive trouble 81/730.2 caught behind! McAndrew gets some reward. Full outswinger on a fifth stump line, Wildermuth is tempted to drive but his feet are stuck in concrete and gets a thin edge through to Carey 85/835.5 sharp catch at a deep wide mid-on! The field is spread as Steketee tries to hit out. He flat bats a short ball with power straight to Buckingham at a deep wide mid-on and he hangs on. That was travelling. Doggett finishes with 6 for 31 95/1031.2 bowled him! Too quick, too good. Full, angled in towards middle, Swepson stays leg side and tries to drive, it swings past the outside edge and knocks back the top of off. Doggett has five in a Shield final for the second time in his career 86/9Extras11 (b 6, lb 3, w 2)TOTAL95 all out (35.5 Overs, RR: 2.65, 175 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Usman Khawaja, 9.1 ov), 2-16 (Marnus Labuschagne, 10.4 ov), 3-16 (Jack Clayton, 10.5 ov), 4-18 (Angus Lovell, 11.4 ov), 5-22 (Ben McDermott, 14.5 ov), 6-68 (Jimmy Peirson, 27.1 ov), 7-81 (Michael Neser, 29.2 ov), 8-85 (Jack Wildermuth, 30.2 ov), 9-86 (Mitchell Swepson, 31.2 ov), 10-95 (Mark Steketee, 35.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB N McAndrew 12 5 22 2 1.83 0 0 JS Buckingham 8 4 11 1 1.37 1 0 B Doggett 11.5 3 31 6 2.61 1 0 L Scott 4 1 22 0 5.5 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR22.5 taken down the leg side! Queensland keep chipping away. Short of a length from round the wicket, McInerney looks to help it around to the on side, there's some glove or bottom edge in that as Peirson takes it to his right 65/45.5 taken at third slip! Great piece of bowling. Good length outswinger at pace, enticing a full-blooded drive but it's not a half-volley, the thick edge flies head high to third slip and Lovell pouches it well 10/110 stunning one-hander from Peirson! Excellent delivery, angled in on a good length, just straightens off the seam, McSweeney defends half-forward, gets a thick edge that flies low towards first slip, it would not have carried to Khawaja but Peirson dives full length to his right with one hand and plucks it in the right glove! 29/218 caught at second slip! Full wide half-volley, there to be driven, Sangha plays for a hint of inswing and tries to hit it too straight through cover, gets a thick edge and McDermott clutches the waist high chance 41/330.2 massive moment! Vidler has the huge wicket of the in-form Carey. It's a short ball, Carey goes for the pull and drags a bottom edge into leg stump. SA ahead, but not by much 104/572.4 excellent catch running back from point! Full and wide, Lehmann opens the blade to go up and over point but gets under it too much, McDermott runs back with the flight and makes a tricky catch look very easy 271/1034.1 another down the leg side! What a day Vidler is having. A short ball, Scott goes for the pull and can only feather it through to the keeper. Queensland are back in this, big time 112/653.1 fantastic catch! Swepson has struck with his first ball of the day, a long hop. A real drag down, Manenti goes for the pull and McDermott grabs it one-handed above his head at midwicket. Queensland needed that 184/769.3 taken at first slip! Wildermuth delivers an excellent outswinger, perfect length, luring a push from McAndrew, he gets a thick edge and Khawaja takes the catch with ease at knee height 269/869.5 And again! Second slip this time. Similar length outswinger on a fourth stump line, Doggett pushes at it with hard hands, gets a thick edge and McDermott moves to his left to take the knee high chance 269/9Extras10 (b 1, lb 6, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL271 all out (72.4 Overs, RR: 3.72, 335 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Henry Hunt, 5.5 ov), 2-29 (Nathan McSweeney, 9.6 ov), 3-41 (Jason Sangha, 17.6 ov), 4-65 (Conor McInerney, 22.5 ov), 5-104 (Alex Carey, 30.2 ov), 6-112 (Liam Scott, 34.1 ov), 7-184 (Ben Manenti, 53.1 ov), 8-269 (Nathan McAndrew, 69.3 ov), 9-269 (Brendan Doggett, 69.5 ov), 10-271 (Jake Lehmann, 72.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MG Neser 16 5 44 1 2.75 0 0 CA Vidler 18 4 64 4 3.55 2 1 MT Steketee 16.4 2 51 1 3.06 0 0 JD Wildermuth 9 1 39 3 4.33 0 0 M Labuschagne 5 2 20 0 4 0 0 MJ Swepson 7 0 42 1 6 0 0 ACI Lovell 1 0 4 0 4 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR24.4 given lbw! The keeper is up. Lovell is trapped on the crease. Good length ball that nips back off the seam and stays down a touch, beats the inside edge and hits the inside of the front pad and the umpire gives him out! Lovell thinks it might have been sliding but it looked pretty good 85/213.1 sharp catch at third slip! Short of a length outside off from over the wicket, Khawaja jabs at it as he gets squared up, the edge goes low into the cordon and is well held. Doggett the man again and breaks a solid start 39/140.1 caught at deep square! Labuschagne has to got this time. Short ball into the ribs, he tries to roll a controlled pull around the corner and gets a top edge that flies to Sangha who is well placed at deep square to run in and take the simple catch. Doggett waits nervously as they check the replay on his front foot and he just has part of his heel behind the line 144/3101.3 he's gone now! Manenti with a massive breakthrough. Round the wicket, this slides on past the inside edge into the pads and the finger goes up. Manenti off in a huge celebration. That ends a tremendous effort from Clayton 324/757.2 pinned lbw! Good length, nips back, squeezes past the inside edge and takes the back leg. Looked very good. Early strike for the brilliant Doggett 186/460 he's done it again! Ten in the game for Doggett Full with some late movement in, strikes him below the knee roll and it's going nowhere but middle stump. What a game he's having 192/581 last ball before lunch! The new ball strikes. After all that defensive hard work, Neser has a drive a wide delivery, well away from his body, and gets an edge through to Carey. South Australia move closer 221/6132.1 they break through! Good length, some late movement in, squeezes past the inside edge and takes off stump. McAndrew digging deep 436/8133.5 another five for Doggett! A short ball, he goes for the hook, takes the top edge and McAndrew does very well on the rope at long leg to take the catch, flick it up and regather it inside the boundary 438/9Extras23 (b 2, lb 13, nb 5, w 3)TOTAL445 all out (136.2 Overs, RR: 3.26, 641 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Usman Khawaja, 13.1 ov), 2-85 (Angus Lovell, 24.4 ov), 3-144 (Marnus Labuschagne, 40.1 ov), 4-186 (Ben McDermott, 57.2 ov), 5-192 (Jimmy Peirson, 59.6 ov), 6-221 (Michael Neser, 80.6 ov), 7-324 (Jack Clayton, 101.3 ov), 8-436 (Jack Wildermuth, 132.1 ov), 9-438 (Mark Steketee, 133.5 ov), 10-445 (Mitchell Swepson, 136.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB N McAndrew 34.2 7 106 3 3.08 1 0 JS Buckingham 27 2 105 0 3.88 0 4 B Doggett 35 6 109 5 3.11 2 1 L Scott 25 7 72 1 2.88 0 0 BAD Manenti 15 3 38 1 2.53 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 taken at second slip! Nerves jangling now! Steketee's first ball is a peach. Fifth stump line, hint of shape away, forces a nervous defensive push, extracts a thick edge and McDermott takes a good catch at knee height moving to his left 13/22.2 caught at third slip! What a start for Queensland. Neser delivers the perfect wobble seam delivery, pitching on middle, nipping across the left-hander, he tries to defend, gets a thick edge and Lovell takes the catch easily 1/115.4 caught behind! The skipper is gone. Back of a length, fifth stump, potentially doesn't need to play, he prods forward to defend, it bounces and seams away a touch to catch the edge, Peirson takes it with two hands diving away to his right. Excellent bowling 28/361.5 chopped on! Carey falls for a brilliant century. From around the wicket, Steketee delivers a slower ball full toss wide of off, it dips on Carey as he drives and he drags it onto leg stump via the inside edge! 230/466.4 chopped on! Swepson finally gets some reward. Shorter length from around the wicket, spinning sharply from the footmarks, he gives room to cut against the turn but drags it onto the stumps via the inside edge 255/567.3 superb catch at square leg! Chest high short ball, he hammers a pull shot flat through square leg, McDermott dives to his right and plucks it with two hands. What a catch 260/6Extras2 (lb 2)TOTAL270/6 (69.1 Overs, RR: 3.9, 315 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Conor McInerney, 2.2 ov), 2-13 (Henry Hunt, 9.1 ov), 3-28 (Nathan McSweeney, 15.4 ov), 4-230 (Alex Carey, 61.5 ov), 5-255 (Jake Lehmann, 66.4 ov), 6-260 (Liam Scott, 67.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MG Neser 16 4 49 1 3.06 0 0 CA Vidler 12.1 3 60 1 4.93 0 0 MT Steketee 14 3 40 3 2.85 0 0 JD Wildermuth 11 0 50 0 4.54 0 0 MJ Swepson 16 1 69 1 4.31 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
South Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
South Australia won the 2024/25 Sheffield Shield
Season
Match days
26,27,28,29 March 2025 (5-day match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Wed, 26 Mar - day 1 - South Australia 1st innings 158/6 (JS Lehmann 42*, BAD Manenti 36*, 45 ov)
- Thu, 27 Mar - day 2 - Queensland 2nd innings 177/3 (J Clayton 32*, BR McDermott 16*, 54 ov)
- Fri, 28 Mar - day 3 - Queensland 2nd innings 445
- Sat, 29 Mar - day 4 - South Australia 2nd innings 270/6 (69.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- South Australia 2nd innings
- South Australia: 50 runs in 22.5 overs (137 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: South Australia - 73/3 in 26.0 overs (JJS Sangha 32, AT Carey 21)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (JJS Sangha 27, AT Carey 24, Ex 0)
- South Australia: 100 runs in 32.2 overs (194 balls), Extras 0
- JJS Sangha: 50 off 84 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- AT Carey: 51 off 75 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 163 balls (JJS Sangha 52, AT Carey 51, Ex 0)
- South Australia: 150 runs in 48.0 overs (288 balls), Extras 0
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 234 balls (JJS Sangha 76, AT Carey 78, Ex 0)
- Tea: South Australia - 182/3 in 55.0 overs (JJS Sangha 84, AT Carey 78)
- South Australia: 200 runs in 56.1 overs (337 balls), Extras 0
- JJS Sangha: 100 off 158 balls (12 x 4, 2 x 6)
- AT Carey: 100 off 128 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 276 balls (JJS Sangha 96, AT Carey 105, Ex 1)
- South Australia: 250 runs in 65.3 overs (393 balls), Extras 2
- Queensland: 200 runs in 67.1 overs (406 balls), Extras 9
- J Clayton: 50 off 156 balls (5 x 4)
- Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Lunch: Queensland - 221/6 in 81.0 overs (J Clayton 57*)
- Queensland: 250 runs in 87.1 overs (526 balls), Extras 9
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (JD Wildermuth 24, J Clayton 27, Ex 2)
- Queensland: 300 runs in 96.5 overs (584 balls), Extras 11
- JD Wildermuth: 50 off 49 balls (9 x 4)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (JD Wildermuth 56, J Clayton 42, Ex 2)
- J Clayton: 100 off 247 balls (13 x 4)
- Tea: Queensland - 337/7 in 108.0 overs (JD Wildermuth 65, MT Steketee 6)
- Queensland: 350 runs in 112.1 overs (676 balls), Extras 11
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (JD Wildermuth 34, MT Steketee 16, Ex 2)
- JD Wildermuth: 100 off 118 balls (17 x 4)
- Queensland: 400 runs in 124.2 overs (749 balls), Extras 16
- 8th Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls (JD Wildermuth 52, MT Steketee 44, Ex 6)
- MT Steketee: 50 off 101 balls (7 x 4)
- End Of Day: Queensland - 445/10 in 136.2 overs (CA Vidler 3*)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (BAD Manenti 42, JS Lehmann 9, Ex 1)
- JS Lehmann: 50 off 78 balls (7 x 4)
- South Australia: 200 runs in 54.2 overs (327 balls), Extras 8
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (N McAndrew 25, JS Lehmann 25, Ex 1)
- South Australia: 250 runs in 64.5 overs (390 balls), Extras 9
- JS Lehmann: 100 off 135 balls (15 x 4)
- Lunch: South Australia - 271/10 in 72.4 overs (JS Buckingham 0*)
- Queensland 2nd innings
- Queensland: 50 runs in 14.5 overs (90 balls), Extras 6
- Tea: Queensland - 79/1 in 23.0 overs (ACI Lovell 38, M Labuschagne 14)
- Queensland: 100 runs in 31.0 overs (188 balls), Extras 7
- M Labuschagne: 50 off 78 balls (7 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (M Labuschagne 32, J Clayton 16, Ex 2)
- Queensland: 150 runs in 45.0 overs (273 balls), Extras 8
- End Of Day: Queensland - 177/3 in 54.0 overs (J Clayton 32, BR McDermott 16)
- Queensland 1st innings
- Queensland: 50 runs in 22.3 overs (135 balls), Extras 9
- Lunch: Queensland - 64/5 in 25.0 overs (Jimmy Peirson 9, Michael Neser 31)
- Innings Break: Queensland - 95/10 in 35.5 overs (CA Vidler 0)
- South Australia 1st innings
- Tea: South Australia - 39/2 in 13.0 overs (CJ McInerney 28, JJS Sangha 6)
- South Australia: 50 runs in 20.1 overs (122 balls), Extras 6
- South Australia: 100 runs in 29.3 overs (178 balls), Extras 6
- South Australia: 150 runs in 42.5 overs (258 balls), Extras 7
- End Of Day: South Australia - 158/6 in 45.0 overs (JS Lehmann 42, BAD Manenti 36)
Match Coverage
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Wildermuth, Clayton tons leave South Australia chasing 270 for Shield title
Brendan Doggett finished with the best figures in a final but Queensland have a shot at an astonishing turnaround
Lehmann century puts SA in charge but Labuchagne keeps Queensland alive
Lehmann made 102 to give South Australia a 176-run first innings lead but Labuschagne's 61 helped erase that lead by stumps
Doggett's six trumps Vidler's four on dramatic opening day to Shield final
Queensland were bundled out for 95 before 19-year-old Vidler responded with 4 for 33 to curb South Australia's lead