Victoria vs NSW, 25th match at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield, Mar 03 2018 - Match Result

RESULT

25th match, Melbourne, March 03 - 06, 2018, Sheffield Shield

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Victoria

199 & 280

New South Wales

(T:309) 171 & 285

Victoria won by 23 runs

Player Of The Match

Steve O'Keefe

, NSW

8/77, 2/75 & 23

Fawad's five-for hands Victoria thrilling win

New South Wales needed just 29 runs with three wickets in hand when the legspinner turned the game, which Victoria won by 23 runs to move one step closer to a fourth successive Sheffield Shield final

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Scorecard summary

Victoria • 199/10(75.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

109 (161)

8/77 (32.4)

28 (100)

1/28 (10)

New South Wales • 171/10(55.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

43 (73)

3/32 (13.1)

30 (55)

2/18 (10)

Victoria • 280/10(103.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

106 (270)

5/59 (24.1)

33 (43)

2/75 (32)

New South Wales • 285/10(101.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

59 (162)

5/94 (24.5)

53 (143)

2/54 (21)

101.5

Fawad to Nevill, OUT

Peter Nevill st †Gotch b Fawad Ahmed 26 (90b 1x4 0x6) SR: 28.88

101.4

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Fawad to Nevill, no run

101.3

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Fawad to Nevill, no run

101.2

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Fawad to Nevill, no run

101.1

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Fawad to Nevill, no run

end of over 1011 run

NSW: 285/9CRR: 2.82

Harry Conway0 (3b)

Peter Nevill26 (84b 1x4)

Scott Boland 24-6-34-0

Fawad Ahmed 24-0-94-4

100.6

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Boland to Conway, no run

100.5

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Boland to Conway, no run

100.4

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Boland to Conway, no run

100.3

Boland to Nevill, 1 run

100.2

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Boland to Nevill, no run

100.1

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Boland to Nevill, no run

end of over 1005 runs • 2 wickets

NSW: 284/9CRR: 2.84

Peter Nevill25 (81b 1x4)

Fawad Ahmed 24-0-94-4

Chris Tremain 21-3-54-2

99.6

Fawad to Abbott, OUT

Sean Abbott b Fawad Ahmed 4 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100

99.5

Fawad to Abbott, FOUR runs

99.4

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Fawad to Abbott, no run

99.3

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Fawad to Abbott, no run

99.2

Fawad to Copeland, OUT

Trent Copeland c †Gotch b Fawad Ahmed 3 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 42.85

99.1

Fawad to Nevill, 1 run

end of over 992 runs

NSW: 279/7CRR: 2.81

Trent Copeland3 (6b)

Peter Nevill24 (80b 1x4)

Chris Tremain 21-3-54-2

Fawad Ahmed 23-0-89-2

98.6

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Tremain to Copeland, no run

98.5

Tremain to Nevill, 1 run

98.4

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Tremain to Nevill, no run

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Match details

Junction Oval, Melbourne
Toss	Victoria, elected to bat first
Series	Sheffield Shield
Season	2017/18
Player Of The Match	Steve O'Keefe
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days	03,04,05,06 March 2018 - day (4-day match)
VIC Player Replacement	Substitute: Dan Christian in, Will Pucovski out (3rd innings, 18.5 ov)
FC debut	Param Uppal
Umpires	Gerard Abood Simon Lightbody
Match Referee	David Talalla
Points	Victoria 7, New South Wales 1

Match Coverage

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Fawad's five-for hands Victoria thrilling win

New South Wales needed just 29 runs with three wickets in hand when the legspinner turned the game, which Victoria won by 23 runs to move one step closer to a fourth successive Sheffield Shield final

Daniel Hughes steers NSW into strong position

Daniel Hughes' unbeaten 59 took New South Wales closer to the 309-run target set by Victoria on the third day

Dean fifty buoys Victoria after Pucovski head injury

On a day of uncertainty, Travis Dean played a steady hand, helping Victoria progress to a lead of 184 with five wickets in hand against New South Wales at stumps on day two

Will Pucovski struck on the head in Sheffield Shield game

The 20-year old Victoria batsman ducked into a bouncer from New South Wales' Sean Abbott and has been ruled out from taking further part in the match

O'Keefe eight-for, Harris ton highlight low-scoring day

The opener made 109 out of a Bushrangers total of 199, while the Blues left-arm spinner picked up career-best figures of 8 for 77

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NSW Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
NCR Larkin	caught	45	53
DP Hughes	hit wicket	59	162
EJM Cowan	stumped	6	6
KR Patterson	run out	53	143
MC Henriques	lbw	49	95
P Uppal	bowled	5	15
PM Nevill	stumped	26	90
SNJ O'Keefe	caught	23	33
TA Copeland	caught	3	7
SA Abbott	bowled	4	4
HNA Conway	not out	0	3
Extras	(b 4, lb 8)
Total	285(10 wkts; 101.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
PM Siddle	21	3	56	2	2.66
CP Tremain	21	3	54	2	2.57
GJ Maxwell	10	1	32	0	3.2
SM Boland	24	6	34	0	1.41
Fawad Ahmed	24.5	0	94	5	3.78
CL White	1	0	3	0	3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	83	Nick Larkin	Daniel Hughes
2nd	6	Ed Cowan	Daniel Hughes
3rd	68	Kurtis Patterson	Daniel Hughes
4th	25	Moises Henriques	Kurtis Patterson
5th	17	Moises Henriques	Param Uppal
6th	42	Peter Nevill	Moises Henriques
7th	33	Steve O'Keefe	Peter Nevill
8th	6	Peter Nevill	Trent Copeland
9th	4	Peter Nevill	Sean Abbott
10th	1	Peter Nevill	Harry Conway

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Sheffield Shield

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
QLD	10	6	1	3	55
TAS	10	5	3	2	47.55
VIC	10	3	2	5	39.91
WA	10	3	5	2	37.09
NSW	10	3	5	2	34.37
SOA	10	2	6	2	29.04

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