Result
Victoria vs South Australia, 1st Match, Sheffield Shield 2026-27
South Australia won by an innings and 40 runs
Day by day
A summary appears here at the end of every session and every day's play.
Sessions are counted from the scheduled start: about 30 overs each. Projections use the current run rate and how often wickets have fallen, steadied by the ground's usual first-innings total.
Our match winner prediction
South AustraliaOur pre-match model, 60% before the start
Called it
South AustraliaOur pre-match model, 60% before the start
Called it VIC vs SAUS Scorecard
Victoria 244 (84.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellawayc Lehmann b Doggett | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65.0 |
| Marcus Harrisc Weatherald b McFadyen | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Peter Handscomblbw b McFadyen | 24 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 82.8 |
| Oliver Peakeb Thornton | 32 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 72.7 |
| Matthew Shortc Lehmann b Thornton | 31 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 88.6 |
| Liam Blackfordrun out (McAndrew) | 27 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 40.3 |
| Fergus O'Neillc Sangha b Manenti | 24 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 44.4 |
| Sam Elliottb Thornton | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| Harry Hoekstrac Weatherald b Doggett | 45 | 122 | 3 | 1 | 36.9 |
| Doug Warrenlbw b Doggett | 20 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 21.1 |
| David Moodynot out | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Extras | 14 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McAndrew | 18 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Brendan Doggett | 18.3 | 5 | 56 | 3 | 3.03 |
| Noah McFadyen | 15 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 2.33 |
| Henry Thornton | 13 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 3.92 |
| Ben Manenti | 16 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 1.88 |
| Jason Sangha | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
South Australia 508 (135.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Huntb Moody | 71 | 185 | 8 | 1 | 38.4 |
| Jake Weatheraldc Blackford b Hoekstra | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mackenzie Harveyc Short b Hoekstra | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 34.6 |
| Jason Sanghac Blackford b Moody | 32 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 54.2 |
| Jake Lehmannc Blackford b Hoekstra | 90 | 152 | 9 | 0 | 59.2 |
| Harry Nielsenb Hoekstra | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.8 |
| Ben Manentic O'Neill b Hoekstra | 128 | 154 | 16 | 1 | 83.1 |
| Noah McFadyenc Short b Elliott | 134 | 174 | 16 | 5 | 77.0 |
| Nathan McAndrewc Handscomb b Hoekstra | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Henry Thorntonb Moody | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Brendan Doggettnot out | 19 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 52.8 |
| Extras | 9 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus O'Neill | 29 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 2.55 |
| Harry Hoekstra | 27 | 7 | 103 | 6 | 3.81 |
| Matthew Short | 13 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 2.77 |
| Sam Elliott | 22.3 | 2 | 108 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Doug Warren | 25 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 4.36 |
| David Moody | 19 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 3.74 |
Victoria 224 (90.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellawayc & b Thornton | 54 | 138 | 8 | 0 | 39.1 |
| Marcus Harrislbw b McAndrew | 27 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 73.0 |
| Peter Handscombc Lehmann b McAndrew | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oliver Peakec Gilkes b Thornton | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| Matthew Shortlbw b Doggett | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Liam Blackfordc Harvey b Manenti | 20 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 38.5 |
| Fergus O'Neillc & b McAndrew | 62 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 56.4 |
| Sam Elliottc Sangha b Manenti | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Harry Hoekstrac Harvey b Thornton | 17 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 24.3 |
| Doug Warrennot out | 7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 18.4 |
| David Moodyc & b McFadyen | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
| Extras | 22 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McAndrew | 17 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 2.12 |
| Brendan Doggett | 19 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 2.37 |
| Noah McFadyen | 15.4 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1.91 |
| Henry Thornton | 16 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 3.06 |
| Ben Manenti | 21 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 2.14 |
| Jason Sangha | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Match info
- Match
- Victoria vs South Australia, 1st Match
- Series
- Sheffield Shield 2026-27
- Format
- First Class
- Date
- Wednesday, 7 October 2026
- Start
- 5:00 AM IST · 10:30 AM local
- Venue
- Junction Oval, Melbourne
- Result
- South Australia won by an innings and 40 runs
VIC vs SAUS Recent Form
VictoriaNo recent Test results on record.
South AustraliaNo recent Test results on record.
VIC vs SAUS Head to Head
These teams have not met in a Test match on our records.
VIC vs SAUS Pitch Report
Junction Oval, Melbourne
There is not much recent First Class data from Junction Oval, so both teams will have to read the surface on the day.
Junction Oval Record
1Test matches
244Avg 1st innings
508Avg 2nd innings
0Won batting first
1Won chasing
244Highest 1st inns
More Sheffield Shield 2026-27 matches
2nd MatchResult
Tasmania245 & 402/5 (153)
New South Wales500/9 (97.2)Match drawn
3rd MatchResult
Queensland307 & 68 (25.1)
Western Australia175 & 201/8 (72.5)Western Australia won by 2 wickets
4th MatchResult
Tasmania241 & 236 (85.3)Victoria207 & 266 (85)Tasmania won by 4 runs
5th MatchResult
South Australia203 & 145 (47.3)Queensland238 & 114/4 (36.4)Queensland won by 6 wickets
6th MatchResult
New South Wales440/6 & 262/5 (51.3)Western Australia339 & 244/9 (111)Match drawn
7th MatchResult
Western Australia406/5 & 169 (61.5)South Australia154 & 316 (100.2)Western Australia won by 105 runs
