Sheffield Shield final

Chandrasinghe watched as his batting partners were constantly cut down by the WA attack at the WACA, sitting 46 not out off 266 balls at stumps, alongside Todd ...

We’ve got that decision to make. it’s going to be tough. Follow all the action from Day One of the Sheffield Shield final in our LIVE BLOG below! Victorian opener Ashley Chandrasinghe batted through the day without even reaching 50 to keep the visitors in the Sheffield Shield final against Western Australia. Watch Western Australia v Victoria in the 2023 Sheffield Shield Final LIVE on Kayo. Vic opener bats through entire day without a 50 to keep visitors in Sheffield Shield final

Western Australia needed just 35 balls to take the remaining two wickets of Victoria's first innings on day two of the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA ...

The Vics started the second day on 8-194 and added just one run to be bowled out for 195. Western Australia needed just 35 balls to take the remaining two wickets of Victoria’s first innings on day two of the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA Ground. Sheffield Shield final: WA bowl Victoria out for 195 early on day two with Ashley Chandrasinghe not out

Victoria allrounder Will Sutherland hopes to take over Victoria's captaincy full-time in future after a four-game stint that saw Victoria storm into the ...

it's a step in the right direction so hopefully I can continue trending upwards." "And Jon Holland as well was one that started bowling really well. "But the batting was the main thing that needed to improve and proud of the way I was able to do that … "We've just played with a lot of freedom and built a lot of good momentum with nothing to lose and all of a sudden we've found ourselves in a great position. It was also the low expectations that came with a side languishing in the bottom half of the table that Sutherland believes worked in their favour, but he admits it's "caught (him) a bit by surprise" to be challenging WA for the title in the season decider. "So very honoured that they looked to me to do it, they could have gone with Marcus Harris but took a chance with me and (I'm) very grateful, I loved the experience."

Cricket: Western Australia have made a strong start to the Sheffield Shield Final against Victoria, reducing the Bushrangers to 8/194 on Day 1.

Victorian opener Ashley Chandrasinghe has carried his bat in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield final against Western Australia, finishing unbeaten ...

It was also the second-slowest Sheffield Shield century for a Victorian, narrowly behind Shawn Craig’s 316-ball ton against Tasmania in January 1999. He’s got a big future ahead of him if he can keep that kind of mental strength going.” His 311-ball century was the slowest in the Sheffield Shield since Tasmanian captain Jordan Silk needed 341 deliveries to reach the milestone against Queensland in March 2013. Chandrasinghe has quickly become renowned for his old-fashioned approach to batting in the Sheffield Shield — he brought up a century on first-class debut earlier this summer, scoring an unbeaten 119 (333) against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval in October. He became the first player to carry their bat in a Sheffield Shield final since 1998, when Tasmania’s Jamie Cox achieved the feat against Western Australia. Victorian opener Ashley Chandrasinghe has carried his bat in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield final against Western Australia, finishing unbeaten on 46 at the WACA on Friday morning.

A statistical look at the Victorian opener's epic innings after he became just the second player to carry his bat in a Sheffield Shield final with an ...

In fact you have to go up to 64 (GShipperd, who else, 286 balls) to find the next highest innings to occupy more balls...— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) And in contributing less than a quarter of Victoria's total runs (23.6 per cent) despite batting through the entire innings, Chandrasinghe is now owner of the lowest proportion of runs scored by an opener carrying their bat in a Shield game. The only opening batter to record a slower rate of scoring across the first nine matches of their Shield tenure is Queensland's Andrew Courtice (275 runs off 1217 balls at rate of 22.60) who went on to play almost 50 matches for the Bulls during the 1980s. In posting an unbeaten 46 from 280 balls faced while occupying the crease for 400 minutes in Victoria's first innings of 195 against Western Australia, Chandrasinghe became just the second player to carry his bat in a Shield final since the play-off was introduced 40 years ago. AChandrasinghe (46* in 403 mins off 280 balls) now the holder of the slowest 46 in Shield history, previously BStreet (285m/203b) in the 2021 Final. A statistical look at the Victorian opener's epic innings after he became just the second player to carry his bat in a Sheffield Shield final with an unbeaten 46 from 280 balls

Victorian young gun Ashley Chandrasinghe has divided the cricket world with his marathon effort on the first day's play of the Sheffield Shield final ...

On his appetite for time at the crease, Chandrasinghe said “my batting coach (Owen Mottau) always said to me if you’re not at the crease, you can’t score runs.” With Western Australia odds-on favourites to snap up the Shield title this weekend, Chandrasinghe was also praised by many for his application and determination in keeping Victoria together, dragging them to a total of 195. Chandrasinghe has rapidly made a name for himself as an old-school opener that has an insatiable appetite for time in the middle, with a serious of huge scores catapulting him to a Shield debut at the tender age of 21 and earmarked as one of the nation’s potential batting saviours with retirements looming large over the Test side. With Western Australia finishing on top of the Sheffield Shield table, they only need a draw to come away with a title, where Victoria need to win the game outright. He became just the second man in history to carry his bat in a Shield final, with former Australian selector Jamie Cox the first with his 115 not out for Tasmania in the 1997/98 final, also at the WACA. Victorian young gun Ashley Chandrasinghe has divided the cricket world with his marathon effort on the first day’s play of the Sheffield Shield final between Victoria and Western Australia at the WACA.

Young opener Ash Chandrasinghe's unbeaten vigil has shepherded Victoria towards a respectable first-innings total against Western Australia in the Sheffield ...

When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address “For Ash to do what he did, carry his bat throughout the entire day in challenging conditions and not go outside his bubble, was very, very impressive,” he said. Chandrasinghe added just five runs to his score in the middle session in one of the slowest Shield innings in recent memory. Sent in to bat in a rematch of last year’s decider at the WACA Ground, the visitors were in trouble at 6-129 when Lance Morris (2-52) had Sam Harper (13) caught behind off a brutish delivery on the last ball of Thursday’s middle session. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Mitchell Perry perhaps took the catch of the summer during the ongoing Sheffield Shield final between Victoria and West Australian in Perth.

Western Australia got off to a good start but lost wickets in cluster following the 17th over. Meanwhile, the man under limelight here, Mitchell Perry, was among the runs scoring a gritty 33 off 86 balls, hitting six fours. While two more wickets, including that of the captain Peter Handscomb derailed their momentum, remarkable resilience shown by out-of-touch young Chandrasinghe kept them afloat in the game. Cartwright cut the wide delivery towards the point area, only to find Perry. Right-handed medium fast bowler dived to his left and caught a stunner to dismiss Hilton Cartwright on zero off Will Sutherland. Mitchell Perry perhaps took the catch of the summer during the ongoing Sheffield Shield final between Victoria and West Australian in Perth.

Victorian fielder Mitch Perry has gone horizontal to claim a stunning catch in the tense Sheffield Shield final against WA at the WACA.

Launching to his left, the Victorian pushed his hands towards the ball, plucking it out of mid-air and completing a dive for style points. WA looked in control of the game after dismissing the visitors for 195 and moving to 0-42 unchallenged. Victorian fielder Mitch Perry has gone horizontal to claim a stunning catch in the tense Sheffield Shield final against WA at the WACA.

Victoria's Mitch Perry has taken one of the catches of the season, soaring into the air to dismiss Western Australia's Hilton Cartwright before celebrating ...

That is just a superb catch there.” [Sheffield Shield final 2023: Mitch Perry takes ‘unbelievable’ all-timer](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/domestic-cricket/sheffield-shield/sheffield-shield-final-2023-western-australia-vs-victoria-mitch-perry-catch-score-cricket-news-video-highlights/news-story/9b8180b025fc92c0a9eb0da33f7b51c4) He knows it too – that is unbelievable. Watch Western Australia v Victoria in the 2023 Sheffield Shield Final LIVE on Kayo. After Victoria tallied just 195 runs in the first innings of the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA, the visitors hit back on Day 2 with four wickets for the price of just 11 runs – capped off by Perry’s brilliance in the gully. Victorian quick Mitch Perry has taken one of the catches of the summer, saving it for the biggest moment on the domestic calendar.

The reigning champions were 5-175 overnight, still trailing by 20 runs, with Turner (49 not out) and wicketkeeper Josh Philippe (25 not out) unbeaten in the ...

The Western Australians were suddenly reeling at 4-53. Turner, who was unbeaten on 49 overnight, brought up his fifty with an elegant cover drive, reaching the minor milestone in 111 deliveries. Nobody else in the Sheffield Shield final has reached fifty. [Ashley Chandrasinghe became the first cricketer to carry their bat in a Sheffield Shield final since 1998](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/victorian-opener-ashley-chandrasinghe-divides-opinion-with-cautious-knock-in-sheffield-shield-final/news-story/0d58315f65814866565e5ad6ce01e73f), finishing unbeaten on 46 as the visitors registered 195 in the first innings. Western Australia was 6-255 at lunch on day three, with Turner (102 not out) and Joel Paris (23 not out) at the crease. Watch Western Australia v Victoria in the 2023 Sheffield Shield Final LIVE on Kayo.