{"id":5323,"date":"2024-03-14T06:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T06:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=5323"},"modified":"2024-03-14T06:56:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T06:56:34","slug":"western-australia-surge-to-home-sheffield-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/western-australia-surge-to-home-sheffield-shield\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Australia surge to home Sheffield Shield final in quest for hat-trick of titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In a Sheffield Shield final match, Western Australia scored 244 and 168 runs in their two innings, beating Victoria, who scored 144 and 130 runs, by 138 runs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Western Australia secured their spot in the Sheffield Shield final <\/strong>for the third consecutive time by beating Victoria and overtaking Tasmania for the top spot on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team, which has been champions for the past two years, had to win their last regular-season game to keep their hopes alive for a third consecutive Shield win. They faced Victoria in what essentially was a knockout game at the Junction Oval in Melbourne and came out victorious, winning by 138 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victoria, needing 269 runs to win, struggled against WA’s bowling attack and were all out for 130 runs on the rain-interrupted third day of the match. Despite some initial resistance, Victoria’s batting lineup collapsed early on, losing key players like Nic Maddinson, Marcus Harris<\/a>, and Peter Handscomb<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Harris was caught brilliantly by Cameron Bancroft off Joel Paris, while Maddinson fell to Cameron Gannon’s <\/a>bowling, who had already made a mark with five wickets in the first innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Young batsman Campbell Kellaway impressed with a half-century, showcasing his potential with the bat. He held the innings together amidst the fall of wickets around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n