Sheffield Shield 2024/25, NSW vs TAS Match Report 14, 24-27 November 2024: ‘Risk to lose to try to win’

Tasmania 364 and 226 for 4 (District 79*) advantage New South Wales 338 (Patterson 99, Gilkes 62, Bell 4-52) by 252 runs

 

Tasmania will be hoping for their first Sheffield Shield win of the summer after Tim Ward marked his second half-century in the clash with New South Wales at the SCG.

 

Tasmania led by 252 runs at the end of the game but will likely need to make a sporting statement early on day four to have any hope of victory.

 

“We haven’t won a game this year so we have to put ourselves in a position to potentially risk losing to try and win,” said Tasmanian pacer Gabe Bell. “But I think there is enough on this ground, as we have seen in the last three days, to have 10 wickets tomorrow.”

 

In the third session, Ward recovered a third half-century from as many first-class knocks this summer by hitting Australia’s Adam Zampa backward square leg for a single. It came after the 26-year-old scored 92 in the first innings to take Tasmania into a first-innings lead.

 

“Tim hit really well all game,” Bell said.

 

Beau Webster has helped Tasmania bolster his total as he hopes to present himself as a chance for Test selection later this summer.

 

Despite the tough loss to India in Perth, Australia coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed he plans to bring the same eleven to Adelaide. But a place could open up for Webster at some point due to concerns over Mitchell Marsh’s workload, with the all-rounder sore after Perth.

 

Webster, the Sheffield Shield player of the year last summer, is tipped to be the next all-rounder in line should Marsh need a rest.

 

Earlier, Webster showed off his athleticism with a low catch to dismiss Chris Green. It would be the first wicket for right-arm quick Bell, who cut through the tail and ensured NSW returned to the sheds for lunch.

 

Matthew Gilkes resumed play in the 38th over before that, pulling a short ball from Kieran Elliott for four to make his 14th first-class half-century before clipping one of Matt Kuhnemann’s two scalps.

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