Sheffield Defend 2024/25, TAS vs NSW thirtieth Match Match Report, March 15 – 18, 2025

03/16/2025 5:51 PM

Sheffield Defend 2024/25, TAS vs NSW thirtieth Match Match Report, March 15 – 18, 2025

Tasmania 331 (Silk 112, Abbott 6-99, Dwarshuis 3-77) and 81 for 1 (Weatherald 63*) lead New South Wales 186 (Dwarshuis 40*, Webster 5-44, Meredith 3-43) by 226 runs

Midway by their pink-ball conflict, the house facet was 81 for 1 in its second innings, boasting an total lead of 226.

Third-placed NSW should beat Tasmania, who’re final, within the remaining spherical to leapfrog Queensland and face South Australia (SA) within the remaining.

Whereas Queensland are in major trouble after SA took management of their sport in Adelaide, NSW must rally in Hobart if they’re to benefit from their alternative.

NSW struggled within the center session of the day-night sport on day two and have been rolled for 186 of their first innings, as Webster and Meredith excelled with the ball.

Weatherald then ended the day with an unbeaten 63 and his dismissal early on Monday shall be a precedence for the NSW assault.

Tasmania resumed on 309 for 7 and the early curiosity on Sunday afternoon was whether or not captain Jordan Silk, in his one hundredth Defend sport, may rating a century. He delighted the house crowd by reaching 112 in 208 balls, with 12 fours, earlier than Ben Dwarshuis bowled him to finish their first innings.

Sean Abbott led the NSW assault with 6 for 99 and Dwarshuis snared 3 for 77.

Bowling with vital tempo, Meredith took two wickets in an over because the guests have been placed on the again foot of their first innings. Take a look at opener Sam Konstas solely made 5 and whereas Kurtis Patterson (33), Josh Philippe (25) and Abbott (30) made begins, NSW misplaced 3 for 0 to stagger to 134 for 8.

However Dwarshuis ensured Tasmania would bat once more on Sunday, belting 40 from 31 balls, with six fours and two sixes, to assist take NSW previous the follow-on goal.

Webster, the Take a look at allrounder, took 5 for 44 and Meredit claimed 3 for 43.

Jackson Chook dismissed Nivethan Radhakrishnan for six to present NSW the early breakthrough they wanted in Tasmania’s second innings. Weatherald and Tim Ward (11 not out) then batted by to stumps, turning the screws tighter on NSW.