We are in for another high-octane edition of one of the oldest domestic competitions in the world. It is the Sheffield Shield 2024-25, which is the 122nd season of Australia’s premier red-ball competition at the first-class level. The very first edition of the Sheffield Shield took place way back in 1892, and since then, it has become the platform that has produced many world champions that have represented Australia at the highest level.
As usual, the upcoming season will have some of the biggest Australian superstars, including all who are currently playing for the national team. New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia will be taking part in the competition, while Western Australia will defend their title.
The 122nd edition will host 31 matches between October 30 and March 30. These matches will be played across 8 different venues in Australia. This tournament will take place in double-round-robin format, then final. Below, we will talk about the complete details of the Sheffield Shield 2024-25.
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| Tournament | Sheffield Shield 2024-25 |
| Governing Body | Cricket Australia (CA) |
| No. of Teams | 6 |
| Teams | New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia |
| Format | Double round-robin, then final |
| Dates | October 08, 2024 – March 30, 2025 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Live Streaming Details | https://cricket.com.au/ or CA Live App |
Sheffield Shield 2024-25: Venues
All six participating teams have their own home venue for the Sheffield Shield 2024-25. So, they will face matches at home and away format. A total of 8 venues have been selected for the upcoming edition. Seven venues have been announced, while the venue that will host the final on March 20 has yet to be announced. Apart from the final, the undisclosed venue will host matches no. 2 and 25 as well. Below are the announced venues.
Cricket Central, Sydney
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, South Australia
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Sheffield Shield 2024-25: Teams & Captains
As discussed, six teams will be taking part in the upcoming Sheffield Shield 2024-25. All the squads have been already announced. Here are the captains who will be leading these respective teams in the tournament.
| Team | Captains |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | Moises Henriques |
| South Australia | Nathan McSweeney |
| Tasmania | Jordan Silk |
| Victoria | Will Sutherland |
| Queensland | Marnus Labuschagne |
| Western Australia | Sam Whiteman |
Sheffield Shield 2024-25: Squads
New South Wales
Sean Abbott*, Jackson Bird, Pat Cummins*, Oliver Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Matt Gilkes (wk), Chris Green, Ryan Hackney, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Josh Hazlewood*, Moises Henriques (c), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Sam Konstas, Nathan Lyon*, Nic Maddinson, Blake Nikitaras, Jack Nisbet, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe (wk), Tanveer Sangha, Steve Smith*, Mitchell Starc*, Chris Tremain, Adam Zampa
South Australia
Wes Agar, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey*(wk), Harry Conway, Brendan Doggett, Daniel Drew, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Travis Head*, Henry Hunt, Spencer Johnson, Thomas Kelly, Jake Lehmann, Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Conor McInerney, Nathan McSweeney, Harry Nielsen (wk), Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Henry Thornton
Queensland
Xavier Bartlett*, Max Bryant, Hugo Burdon, Jack Clayton, Liam Guthrie, Lachlan Hearne, Usman Khawaja*, Marnus Labuschagne*, Angus Lovell, Ben McDermott, Michael Neser, Jimmy Pierson (wk), Matthew Renshaw, Gurinder Sandhu, Jack Sinfield, Mark Steketee, Connor Sully, Mitch Swepson, Bryce Street, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth
Tasmania
Gabe Bell, Iain Carlisle, Jake Doran, Kieran Elliott, Nathan Ellis*, Jarrod Freeman, Bradley Hope, Caleb Jewell, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Mitch Owen, Will Prestwidge, Jordan Silk, Billy Stanlake, Charlie Wakim, Tim Ward, Weatherald, Beau Webster, Mac Wright
Victoria
Liam Blackford, Scott Boland*, Dylan Brasher, Josh Brown, Ashley Chandrasinghe, Xavier Crone, Sam Elliott, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper (wk), Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell*, Cameron McClure, Jono Merlo, Todd Murphy*, Fergus O’Neill, Mitch Perry, Will Pucovski**, Tom Rogers, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Will Sutherland, Douglas Warren
Western Australia
Cameron Bancroft, Hilton Cartwright, Cooper Connolly, Brody Couch, Keaton Critchell, Sam Fanning, Cameron Gannon, Cameron Green*, Aaron Hardie*, Jayden Goodwin, Liam Haskett, Baxter Holt(wk), Josh Inglis*, Bryce Jackson, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh*, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris*, Joel Paris, Jhye Richardson*, Corey Rocchiccioli, D’Arcy Short, Charlie Stobo, Ashton Turner, Sam Whiteman (wk), Teague Wyllie
Note: Player with * will not be available for whole season
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Sheffield Shield 2024-25: Schedule
| Match | Dates | Venue | Details | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Match | October 08 – 11, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs South Australia | 5:00 AM (Oct 08) |
| 2nd Match | October 08 – 11, 2024 | TBC | Victoria vs Tasmania | 5:00 AM (Oct 08) |
| 3rd Match | October 08 – 11, 2024 | Perth | Western Australia vs Queensland | 8:00 AM |
| 4th Match | October 20 – 23, 2024 | Melbourne | Victoria vs New South Wales | 5:00 AM (Oct 20) |
| 5th Match | October 20 – 23, 2024 | Brisbane | Queensland vs South Australia | 5:30 AM |
| 6th Match | October 20 – 23, 2024 | Perth | Western Australia vs Tasmania | 8:00 AM |
| 7th Match | November 01 – 04, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Queensland | 5:00 AM (Nov 01) |
| 8th Match | November 01 – 04, 2024 | Hobart | Tasmania vs Western Australia | 5:00 AM (Nov 01) |
| 9th Match | November 01 – 04, 2024 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Victoria | 5:30 AM |
| 10th Match | November 14 – 17, 2024 | Adelaide | South Australia vs New South Wales | 5:30 AM |
| 11th Match | November 15 – 18, 2024 | Melbourne | Victoria vs Western Australia | 5:00 AM (Nov 15) |
| 12th Match | November 15 – 18, 2024 | Brisbane | Queensland vs Tasmania | 5:30 AM |
| 13th Match | November 23, 2024 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Western Australia | 5:30 AM |
| 14th Match | November 24, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Tasmania | 5:00 AM (Nov 24) |
| 15th Match | November 24, 2024 | Brisbane | Queensland vs Victoria | 5:30 AM |
| 16th Match | December 06 – 09, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Western Australia | 5:00 AM (Dec 06) |
| 17th Match | December 06 – 09, 2024 | Melbourne | Victoria vs Queensland | 5:00 AM (Dec 06) |
| 18th Match | December 06 – 09, 2024 | Hobart | Tasmania vs South Australia | 5:00 AM (Dec 06) |
| 19th Match | February 08 – 11, 2025 | Hobart | Tasmania vs Victoria | 5:00 AM (Feb 08) |
| 20th Match | February 08 – 11, 2025 | Brisbane | Queensland vs New South Wales | 5:30 AM |
| 21st Match | February 08 – 11, 2025 | Perth | Western Australia vs South Australia | 8:00 AM |
| 22nd Match | February 18 – 21, 2025 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Victoria | 5:00 AM (Feb 18) |
| 23rd Match | February 18 – 21, 2025 | Brisbane | Queensland vs Western Australia | 5:30 AM |
| 24th Match | February 18 – 21, 2025 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Tasmania | 5:30 AM |
| 25th Match | March 06 – 09, 2025 | TBC | Victoria vs South Australia | 5:00 AM (Mar 06) |
| 26th Match | March 06 – 09, 2025 | Hobart | Tasmania vs Queensland | 5:00 AM (Mar 06) |
| 27th Match | March 06 – 09, 2025 | Perth | Western Australia vs New South Wales | 8:00 AM |
| 28th Match | March 15 – 18, 2025 | Hobart | Tasmania vs New South Wales | 4:30 AM (Mar 15) |
| 29th Match | March 15 – 18, 2025 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Queensland | 5:30 AM |
| 30th Match | March 15 – 18, 2025 | Perth | Western Australia vs Victoria | 8:00 AM |
| Final | March 26 – 30, 2025 | TBC | TBC vs TBC | 5:00 AM (Mar 26) |
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Sheffield Shield 2024-25: Live Streaming Details
In India, there is no direct platform to watch the live telecast of the matches in the Sheffield Shield 2024-25. However, Indian fans can switch to the FanCode app or website and buy the passes for matches or the entire tournament and enjoy the live action directly. The other options for live streaming are cricket.com.au and through the CA Live app.
