Sheffield Shield 2025-26

Sheffield Shield 2025-26

Oct 4, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026 · Format:FIRSTCLASS · Matches 31 · Teams 6

The 2025-26 Sheffield Shield season ran from October 4 2025 to March 29 2026, featuring 31 matches across Australia's six state teams. South Australia created history by successfully defending their title for the first time in 133 years, defeating Victoria by 56 runs in a dramatic final at CitiPower Centre, Melbourne. The season marked the 124th edition of Australia's premier first-class competition.

Liam Scott was named Sheffield Shield Player of the Year after amassing 496 runs and 23 wickets. Victoria topped the regular season table with seven wins but collapsed from 102 for 3 to 139 all out on the final day chasing 196, handing South Australia back-to-back championships. Nathan McAndrew was named Player of the Final for his 60 runs and six wickets across the match.

Matches
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Victoria Victoria
261/10 & 139/10
Result
198/10 & 258/10
SA won by 56 runs March 26, 2026 5:00 am
South Australia South Australia
New South Wales New South Wales
232/10 & 373/8d
Result
333/10 & 139/9
Match Drawn March 14, 2026 5:00 am
Western Australia Western Australia
Victoria Victoria
308/10
Result
305/10 & 204/3d
Match Drawn March 14, 2026 5:00 am
South Australia South Australia
Tasmania Tasmania
198/10 & 341/10
Result
178/10 & 221/10
TT won by 140 runs March 14, 2026 5:00 am
Queensland Queensland
Queensland Queensland
173/10 & 44/6
Result
210/10 & 229/10
Match Drawn March 5, 2026 5:30 am
Western Australia Western Australia
South Australia South Australia
373/10 & 96/1
Result
269/10 & 198/10
SA won by 9 wickets March 5, 2026 5:30 am
New South Wales New South Wales

Sheffield Shield 2025-26

Team
M
W
L
T
NR
10
7
2
1
0
10
4
2
4
0
10
3
4
3
0
10
4
4
2
0
10
2
4
4
0
10
1
5
4
0

Top Run Scorers

1. Peter Handscomb
Peter Handscomb VIC · FIRSTCLASS
724 Runs
2. Sam Harper
Sam Harper VIC · FIRSTCLASS
677 Runs
3. Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Bancroft WA · FIRSTCLASS
674 Runs

Top Wicket Takers

1. Liam Hatcher
Liam Hatcher NSW · FIRSTCLASS
44 Wkts
2. Cameron Gannon
Cameron Gannon WA · FIRSTCLASS
42 Wkts
3. Nathan McAndrew
Nathan McAndrew SA · FIRSTCLASS
38 Wkts

Wickets Zone

1048
Series Wickets Counter
707 Caught
204 Bowled
115 LBW
15 Run Out
5 Stumped

Boundary Tracker

3144
4's Counter
218
6's Counter
Last Four Ollie Peake (VIC)
Last Six Alex Carey (SA)