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


Tasmania 331 and 383 for 4 dec (Weatherald 145, Jewell 100*, Silk 65, Ward 52) beat New South Wales 186 and 202 (Konstas 68, Nikitaras 51, Kuhnemann 5-49) by 326 runs

New South Wales’ goals of securing a spot within the Sheffield Protect ultimate have been crushed by an outstanding 5 wicket haul from Tasmania spinner Matthew Kuhnemann.

The Blues started day 4 in Hobart at 71 for 0, chasing 529 for an unlikely victory and a spot in subsequent week’s decider towards South Australia at Karen Rolton Oval and that complete quickly swelled to 112 for 0 due to half-centuries from Sam Konstas and Blake Nikitaras.

However seamer Gabe Bell struck twice in the identical over round an hour after the resumption to interrupt the promising opening partnership after which dispatch the in-form Kurtis Patterson with out scoring.

NSW’s innings by no means received going once more after that, with the guests all out for 202 simply after 6.30pm native within the day-night fixture, 327 runs in need of their goal.

Check spinner Kuhnemann was chief destroyer after Bell’s early efforts, eradicating of his fellow Sri Lanka vacationer Konstas to start his eighth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

Konstas (68) did his greatest to offer resistance with a second half-century since being ignored for recreation time on the Check tour of Sri Lanka. {The teenager} confirmed off his inventive facet, reverse-scooping Bell to the boundary for 4 however was out solely three overs later.

Bell was once more on the centre of the motion to take away Konstas, having earlier enticed Nikitaras into edging to flying wicketkeeper Jake Doran. Konstas holed out to Bell on the boundary rope at deep mid-wicket making an attempt to slog sweep Kuhnemann, however nonetheless completed because the innings’ high scorer.

Bowling allrounder Sean Abbott was the one batter to offer any resistance after that as Kuhnemann wreaked havoc.

Kuhnemann decimated the NSW middle-order, clear bowling Josh Philippe by way of the gate earlier than Ollie Davies skied him to Tim Ward.

NSW skipper Jack Edwards performed by way of knee soreness and got here in at No.10, although added just one run earlier than providing a return catch to Kuhnemann, who accomplished his five-wicket haul.

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