Sheffield Shield Final / Victoria vs SAus: March 26-30 : Melbourne

Showing live in india SS final starts on March 26 at 5 am victoria v South Australia

Team :

South Australia : Nathan McSweeney (c), Wes Agar, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Henry Hunt, Jake Lehmann, Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Henry Thornton

Victoria: Sam Harper (wk), Campbell Kellaway, Dylan Brasher, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Oliver Peake, Will Sutherland (c), Fergus O'Neill, Sam Elliott, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland

What happens if it's a draw?

If the match ends in a draw after five days – as it did in 2021-22 when WA were declared champions over Victoria – then the title will go to the state who secures the most bonus points after the first innings. This is the only time there hasn't been an outright result in six finals since the tiebreaker was changed to the current bonus points method for the 2018-19 decider.

Bonus points are awarded only in the first 100 overs of each team's first innings. The batting side earns 0.01 of a bonus point for every run scored over 200 in that first 100 overs (for example: 350 runs after 100 overs gets you 1.5 bonus points). The bowling side earns 0.1 of a bonus point for every wicket they take (for example: 10 wickets in the first 100 overs equals 1 bonus point).

If the match is drawn or tied and the bonus points are tied, then Victoria will be declared the winners of the 2025-26 Sheffield Shield by virtue of finishing on top of the standings.

If weather intervenes (rain is forecast in Melbourne on the first two days), then a result from bonus points will only be applicable if a minimum of 270 overs are bowled in the match. If there are fewer than 270 overs bowled and the match is drawn, then Victoria will be declared the winners of the 2025-26 Sheffield Shield as the top-ranked team.

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