{"id":464127,"date":"2026-02-07T09:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464127\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:25:11","slug":"debutant-brasher-holds-key-as-vics-bulls-set-for-classic-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464127\/","title":{"rendered":"Debutant Brasher holds key as Vics, Bulls set for classic finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victoria’s top-of-the-table clash with Queensland at the MCG is on a knife’s edge<\/p>\n

Victoria v Queensland | Sheffield Shield | Day 3<\/p>\n

First-class debutant Dylan Brasher scored an unbeaten half-century to give Victoria a shot at victory in their top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland.<\/p>\n

Set 242 to win a topsy-turvy contest at the MCG, Victoria were in serious trouble at 5-88 on day three.<\/p>\n

Stylish left-hander Brasher and Mitchell Perry steadied the hosts, occupying the crease for more than 38 overs together and putting on 57 runs for the sixth wicket.<\/p>\n

But a frustrated Perry (27) was out in the second-last over when he lashed a catch straight to cover off Jem Ryan (2-21).<\/p>\n

Brasher (54no) was the anchor for Victoria as they reached 6-150 at stumps.<\/p>\n

He will resume on Sunday alongside Fergus O’Neill (4no) with Victoria requiring another 92 runs for victory.<\/p>\n

First-gamer Brasher impresses with patient half-century<\/p>\n

Tom Straker bowled superbly for Queensland, taking 3-16 from 12 overs with seven maidens.<\/p>\n

He dismissed Victoria’s top three batters as an elevated Sam Harper (19), Campbell Kellaway (two) and Blake Macdonald (zero) failed to fire.<\/p>\n

Peter Handscomb, who made a half-century in Victoria’s wobbly first innings, was out bowled by Ryan for 34.<\/p>\n

Queensland are vying to stay in second place on the Shield table as the race for a spot in the final heats up, while Victoria could cement top position.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Shield 2025-26 standings<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

\n Matches played\n <\/p>\n

M<\/p>\n

\n Wins\n <\/p>\n

W<\/p>\n

\n Losses\n <\/p>\n

L<\/p>\n

\n Drawn\n <\/p>\n

D<\/p>\n

\n No results\n <\/p>\n

N\/R<\/p>\n

\n Deductions\n <\/p>\n

Ded.<\/p>\n

\n Batting Bonus\n <\/p>\n

Bat<\/p>\n

\n Bowling Bonus\n <\/p>\n

Bowl<\/p>\n

\n Total points\n <\/p>\n

PTS<\/p>\n

1
\n \"Victoria
\n Victoria Men
\n VIC<\/p>\n

6
\n 5
\n 1
\n 0
\n 0
\n 0
\n 5.87
\n 5.3
\n 41.17<\/p>\n

2
\n \"Queensland
\n Queensland Bulls
\n QLD<\/p>\n

6
\n 2
\n 2
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n 8.18
\n 4.2
\n 26.38<\/p>\n

3
\n \"South
\n South Australia Men
\n SA<\/p>\n

6
\n 2
\n 2
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n 4.69
\n 5.6
\n 24.29<\/p>\n

4
\n \"NSW
\n NSW Men
\n NSW<\/p>\n

6
\n 2
\n 3
\n 1
\n 0
\n 0
\n 4.65
\n 4.9
\n 22.55<\/p>\n

5
\n \"Tasmanian
\n Tasmanian Tigers Men
\n TAS<\/p>\n

6
\n 2
\n 3
\n 1
\n 0
\n 2
\n 3.34
\n 5
\n 19.34<\/p>\n

6
\n \"Western
\n Western Australia Men
\n WA<\/p>\n

6
\n 1
\n 3
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n 1.61
\n 5.5
\n 15.11<\/p>\n

Legend<\/p>\n

M: Matches played<\/p>\n

W: Wins<\/p>\n

L: Losses<\/p>\n

D: Drawn<\/p>\n

N\/R: No results<\/p>\n

Ded.: Deductions<\/p>\n

Bat: Batting Bonus<\/p>\n

Bowl: Bowling Bonus<\/p>\n

PTS: Total points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victoria’s top-of-the-table clash with Queensland at the MCG is on a knife’s edge Victoria v Queensland | Sheffield…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85,83],"class_list":["post-464127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}