Australian opener Sam Konstas scored a brilliant century on Day 1 of the Sheffield Shield 2025-26 match between New South Wales and Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, as per Wisdom. It was Konstas' first Sheffield Shield hundred in nearly 14 months.
Queensland defeated Victoria by seven wickets in the 14th match of the Sheffield Shield 2025-26 season at The Gabba in Brisbane. Tasmania's Nikhil Chaudhary scored 165 against New South Wales, putting his side in a strong position to win, while South Australia find itself in a strong positio
On Day 2 of the Sheffield Shield 2025-26, Queensland's Matt Renshaw (112) and Tasmania's Caleb Jewell (102) scored centuries, while South Australia ended the day strongly with Nathan McSweeney (33*) and Henry Hunt (42*) at the crease.
In a massive setback for Australia, after injuries to skipper Pat Cummins and Sean Abbott, another mainstay of the Aussie pace attack, Hazlewood, has been ruled out of the first Test at Perth due to a hamstring injury which first surfaced during the Sheffield Shield return for New South W
During the warm-up clash, after two four-over spells on Friday, Wood experienced some stiffness in his left hamstring and had to leave the ground midway and was sent for scans, as per ESPNCricinfo.
However, according to the statement released by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Wood is expected to bowl in two days' time, though he is unlikely to take the field for the remainder of the warm-up action.
The horror show by Smith-led New South Wales was the major highlight, as despite the presence of Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood, NSW registered a poor outing, which slid them to third place in the table.
Steve Smith, who is captaining NSW in the Sheffield Shield 2025-26 season and will also lead Australia against England in the upcoming Ashes series, was the lone half-centurian in the entire NSW batting lineup against Victoria.
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Australia swashbuckler Travis Head will remain unavailable for the final two matches of the five-match series to prepare for the Ashes, scheduled to begin on November 21, while representing South Australia in the Sheffield Shield.