MELBOURNE, 25 March 2026: The Sheffield Shield Final will see Victoria host defending champions South Australia at CitiPower Centre Melbourne where play is scheduled to begin at 10:30am local time on Thursday, 26 March.
Every ball of the match will be live streamed on Fox Sports and Kayo, fans can also watch the action live on cricket.com.au and the CA Live app. The captains today posed for photographs ahead of the Sheffield Shield Final and it looks an exciting match is in the offing.
Meanwhile, South Australia’s Liam Scott has been named the 2025–26 Sheffield Shield Player of the Year, as anticipation builds ahead of the Sheffield Shield Final between Victoria and South Australia at CitiPower Centre Melbourne.
The 25-year-old had a superb all‑round season, securing 15 votes to finish atop the umpire‑judged leaderboard ahead of Mitch Perry (Victoria) on 14, with Nathan McAndrew (South Australia) and Beau Webster (Tasmania) equal third on 13. Peter Handscomb (Victoria) and Sam Harper (Victoria) rounded out the leading performers on 12. Voting this season was determined by both field umpires awarding 3-2-1 votes.
Liam Scott said, “It’s great to receive this recognition, but we’ve got a huge game this week, and honestly, I’d trade any individual award for winning the Sheffield Shield.
“I’ve put in a lot of hard work over the past couple of years, so this award is a nice acknowledgement of that effort.”
Scott finished the season with 496 runs at 41.33 from nine matches and claimed 23 wickets at 25.52. His standout performances included scoring 53 and match figures of 5/62 against Tasmania in Round 4, a superb 147 in the return fixture in Round 6, season‑best figures of 5/33 against Queensland in Round 8.
The Sheffield Shield Final will see Victoria host defending champions South Australia at CitiPower Centre Melbourne where play is scheduled to begin at 10:30am local time on Thursday, 26 March.
Every ball of the match will be live streamed on Fox Sports and Kayo, fans can also watch the action live on cricket.com.au and the CA Live app.
