South Australia vs Queensland, 5th Match: 12 key moments, ball by ball

Queensland beat South Australia by 6 wickets in 5th 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. SA Over 4 — 14 runs came off the over, bowled by Jem Ryan: 2 4 4 0 4 0
2. SA Over 36.1 — Jake Lehmann brings up a fifty off 90 balls
3. SA Over 58.3 — Nathan McSweeney brings up a fifty off 129 balls
4. SA Over 60 — 13 runs came off the over, bowled by Hayden Kerr: 4 0 4 4 1 0
5. SA Over 66.1 — Cameron Gannon completes a 5-wicket haul
6. SA Over 68.1 — South Australia collapse: 3 wickets for 10 runs (193/7 to 203/10)
7. QB Over 17 — 10 runs came off the over, bowled by Liam Scott: 2 0 0 4 4 0
8. QB Over 42.5 — Jack Clayton brings up a fifty off 106 balls
9. QB Over 44 — 11 runs came off the over, bowled by Nathan McAndrew: 4 4 0 0 1 2
10. SA Over 3.1 — South Australia collapse: 3 wickets for 7 runs (0/0 to 7/3)
11. SA Over 47.3 — Xavier Bartlett completes a 5-wicket haul
12. QB Over 36.4 — Jimmy Peirson finished it off with a four off Nathan McSweeney

How the runs came

South Australia were 100 after 34 overs and finished on 203/10. Queensland were 117 after 39 overs and finished on 238/10.

South Australia innings: over by over

South Australia faced 299 dot balls (73%), hit 25 fours and 0 sixes, and got 8 extras. The best stand was 93 off 197 balls between Nathan McSweeney & Jake Lehmann. Between overs 65.6 and 68.1 they slipped from 193/7 to 203/10.

Fall of wickets: 39-1 (Jake Weatherald, 8.6), 39-2 (Henry Hunt, 9.6), 39-3 (Jason Sangha, 11.3), 132-4 (Jake Lehmann, 44.2), 137-5 (Liam Scott, 45.4), 163-6 (Harry Nielsen, 54.4), 193-7 (Ben Manenti, 60.5), 201-8 (Nathan McSweeney, 65.6), 201-9 (Nathan McAndrew, 66.1), 203-10 (Brendan Doggett, 68.1)

Queensland innings: over by over

Queensland faced 337 dot balls (72%), hit 28 fours and 1 sixes, and got 14 extras. The best stand was 49 off 77 balls between Jack Clayton & Lachlan Hearne.

Fall of wickets: 10-1 (Hugh Weibgen, 2.5), 26-2 (Angus Lovell, 9.3), 64-3 (Hugo Burdon, 24.4), 113-4 (Lachlan Hearne, 37.3), 153-5 (Jack Clayton, 48.2), 181-6 (Jimmy Peirson, 61.6), 196-7 (Xavier Bartlett, 66.5), 207-8 (Hayden Kerr, 69.4), 237-9 (Cameron Gannon, 77.1), 238-10 (Mitchell Swepson, 77.4)

South Australia innings: over by over

South Australia faced 207 dot balls (73%), hit 17 fours and 1 sixes, and got 7 extras. The best stand was 47 off 93 balls between Liam Scott & Ben Manenti. Between overs 0.6 and 3.1 they slipped from 0/0 to 7/3.

Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Henry Hunt, 0.6), 7-2 (Jake Weatherald, 2.2), 7-3 (Nathan McSweeney, 3.1), 22-4 (Jake Lehmann, 6.1), 42-5 (Jason Sangha, 12.4), 43-6 (Harry Nielsen, 14.5), 90-7 (Liam Scott, 30.2), 108-8 (Nathan McAndrew, 38.3), 144-9 (Henry Thornton, 46.2), 145-10 (Ben Manenti, 47.3)

Queensland innings: over by over

Queensland faced 155 dot balls (70%), hit 9 fours and 1 sixes, and got 1 extras. The best stand was 85 off 149 balls between Jack Clayton & Jimmy Peirson (unbroken).

Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Hugh Weibgen, 3.1), 13-2 (Angus Lovell, 6.2), 26-3 (Hugo Burdon, 10.3), 29-4 (Lachlan Hearne, 11.5)

Our view

Queensland secured a six-wicket victory through a strong all-round performance, with their bowlers playing a major role in keeping South Australia under pressure. Cameron Gannon's five-wicket haul restricted South Australia to 203 in the first innings, while the late collapse from 193/7 to 203 all out prevented them from building a bigger total. Queensland responded with 238, taking a useful first-innings lead of 35 runs. Jack Clayton's 66 and the contributions from the middle order helped them gain that advantage, although South Australia's bowlers kept the contest competitive.

The match turned decisively in Queensland's favour during South Australia's second innings, when they slipped from 0/0 to 7/3. Xavier Bartlett then completed an impressive five-wicket haul, restricting South Australia to just 145 and leaving Queensland with a target of 111. Despite losing four early wickets in the chase, Queensland stayed in control through the unbeaten 85-run partnership between Jack Clayton and Jimmy Peirson. Clayton's patient 66 across the match and Peirson's finishing boundary helped Queensland complete the chase. The early breakthroughs by Queensland's bowlers and the fifth-wicket partnership in the final innings proved decisive.

Top performers

• Jack Clayton — 66 (129 balls)
• Jake Lehmann — 62 (113 balls)
• Nathan McSweeney — 54 (150 balls)
• Cameron Gannon — 5/42 (19 ov)
• Xavier Bartlett — 5/52 (15.3 ov)
• Jem Ryan — 3/24 (7 ov)

Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: South Australia vs Queensland