Sheffield Shield 202425 Match Report for the 24th Encounter Between

Sheffield Shield 2024/25, SOA vs TAS 24th Match Match Report, February 18 – 21, 2025

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South Australia finished day two of their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at 272 for 6, leading by 264 runs. After a rough first innings of 93, SA’s batting improved, with Jason Sangha scoring 75, Conor McInerney 61, and Harry Nielsen contributing 49. The pair of Sangha and McInerney put together a crucial 100-run partnership for the third wicket. Despite early dismissals, SA’s Liam Scott added to the score with a strong 43 before retiring hurt. Tasmania’s bowlers, Gabe Bell and Riley Meredith, took vital wickets, but SA regained momentum with a brisk partnership from Scott and Nielsen.

South Australia scored 93 and 272 for 6 (Sangha 75, McInerney 61, Nielsen 49) and hold a lead of 264 runs over Tasmania 101

Jason Sangha and Conor McInerney both made half-centuries, putting the Sheffield Shield leaders in a strong position against Tasmania in their rapidly progressing match.

At the end of day two at Adelaide Oval, South Australia was at 272 for 6 in their second innings, leading Tasmania by 264 runs. In their first innings, the hosts managed only 93 runs, while the visitors responded with 101.

After a dramatic first day with 20 wickets lost, four batters from South Australia took command on Wednesday. Sangha (75), McInerney (64), Harry Nielsen (49), and Liam Scott (43 retired hurt) all contributed significantly to the team’s total.

The partnership between Sangha and McInerney set a match-high for the third wicket. They added 100 runs after the early dismissals of opener Henry Hunt and captain Nathan McSweeney.

Tasmania’s seamer Gabe Bell took out both Hunt—who was caught and bowled after an attempted legside shot—and McSweeney, who was trapped lbw for the second time in the match.

McInerney, along with Hunt, raised SA’s total to 138 before a stunning delivery from Riley Meredith bowled him out. The right-arm bowler, coming around the wicket, delivered one that moved away from the left-handed batter, clipping the off stump.

Beau Webster, a new Test allrounder, employed a similar strategy, bowling around the wicket with his medium-paced deliveries, and he caught Jake Lehmann at first slip off Jordan Silk’s glove.

Sangha was dismissed twelve overs later, leaving SA at 181 for 5 and the match delicately poised. However, allrounder Scott and wicketkeeper-batter Nielsen then shifted the momentum in favor of the home team with a quick 89-run partnership.

Nielsen hit eight fours in his 81-ball innings, while Scott struck six boundaries before retiring hurt about ten minutes before stumps due to a suspected migraine. Nielsen was subsequently trapped lbw by Meredith in the following over, marking the quick’s second wicket.

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