NSW vs SA 10th Match Report: How Sam Konstas's 173 Won It for New South Wales

New South Wales beat South Australia by 98 runs in 10th Match of Sheffield Shield. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.

Key moments, ball by ball

1. NSW Over 1 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Wes Agar: 4 nb 0 4 4 0 4
2. NSW Over 8.6 — Oliver Davies brings up a fifty off 36 balls
3. NSW Over 9 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Noah McFadyen: 4 1 0 4 4 2
4. SA Over 17.3 — Jake Weatherald brings up a fifty off 52 balls
5. SA Over 36 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Oliver Davies: 6 1 1 6 0 1
6. SA Over 44.2 — Jake Weatherald brings up a hundred off 117 balls
7. SA Over 67 — 14 runs came off the over, bowled by Ben Dwarshuis: 4 0 0 4 2 4
8. NSW Over 3 — 11 runs came off the over, bowled by Wes Agar: 2 1 0 4 0 4
9. NSW Over 46.1 — Sam Konstas brings up a hundred off 129 balls
10. NSW Over 87 — 12 runs came off the over, bowled by Wes Agar: 4 1 wd 4 0 2 0
11. SA Over 3 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Ben Dwarshuis: 0 4 2 2 4 3
12. SA Over 24 — 13 runs came off the over, bowled by Ben Dwarshuis: 1 4 4 0 0 4

How the runs came

New South Wales were 124 after 24 overs and finished on 204/6. South Australia were 158 after 41 overs and finished on 325/7.

New South Wales innings: over by over

New South Wales faced 196 dot balls (69%), hit 31 fours and 3 sixes, and got 7 extras. The best stand was 85 off 68 balls between Sam Konstas & Oliver Davies.

Fall of wickets: 85-1 (William Salzmann, 11.2), 168-2 (Ryan Hicks, 33.6), 168-3 (Lachlan Shaw, 34.5), 184-4 (Sean Abbott, 41.2), 203-5 (Nathan Lyon, 46.1), 203-6 (Ben Dwarshuis, 47.2)

South Australia innings: over by over

South Australia faced 339 dot balls (68%), hit 39 fours and 3 sixes, and got 8 extras. The best stand was 92 off 137 balls between Jake Weatherald & Ben Manenti.

Fall of wickets: 55-1 (Henry Hunt, 12.4), 91-2 (Nathan McSweeney, 22.1), 123-3 (Jason Sangha, 32.6), 158-4 (Jordan Buckingham, 40.3), 225-5 (Matthew Gilkes, 58.1), 317-6 (Henry Thornton, 80.6), 323-7 (Wes Agar, 82.5)

New South Wales innings: over by over

New South Wales faced 481 dot balls (67%), hit 44 fours and 0 sixes, and got 25 extras. The best stand was 170 off 302 balls between Ryan Hicks & Nic Maddinson.

Fall of wickets: 36-1 (Oliver Davies, 7.1), 153-2 (Kurtis Patterson, 35.1), 237-3 (Sam Konstas, 68.3), 407-4 (Liam Hatcher, 118.5)

South Australia innings: over by over

South Australia faced 241 dot balls (70%), hit 23 fours and 1 sixes, and got 17 extras. The best stand was 38 off 69 balls between Jake Lehmann & Ben Manenti.

Fall of wickets: 24-1 (Henry Hunt, 3.6), 50-2 (Nathan McSweeney, 11.4), 84-3 (Jake Weatherald, 24.1), 86-4 (Jason Sangha, 25.2), 113-5 (Matthew Gilkes, 30.3), 151-6 (Jake Lehmann, 41.6), 156-7 (Ben Manenti, 43.2), 184-8 (Henry Thornton, 53.6), 188-9 (Wes Agar, 55.4), 191-10 (Jordan Buckingham, 56.6)

Our view

New South Wales had a strong start to the match, with Sam Konstas and Oliver Davies setting the tone through an excellent batting effort. Davies scored a quick 70 off 73 balls, while Konstas went on to play a brilliant innings of 173 off 272 balls. Their 85-run partnership gave NSW a solid platform, and the team continued to build on it with Ryan Hicks and Nic Maddinson adding a valuable 170-run stand in the later innings. That partnership made sure South Australia had a challenging target to chase.

South Australia did show some fight in the first innings, especially through Jake Weatherald, who scored an impressive 142 off 171 balls and kept his team in the contest. However, the second innings turned into a completely different story as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. From 84/3, South Australia slipped to 113/5 and never managed to recover. Jordan Buckingham, Jake Scott and Henry Thornton made important contributions with the ball, but NSW's overall batting strength and consistent bowling effort proved too much. In the end, New South Wales secured a convincing 98-run victory.

Top performers

• Sam Konstas — 173 (272 balls)
• Jake Weatherald — 142 (171 balls)
• Oliver Davies — 70 (73 balls)
• Jordan Buckingham — 5/53 (14.2 ov)
• Jake Scott — 4/30 (12 ov)
• Henry Thornton — 4/47 (20.5 ov)

Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: New South Wales vs South Australia