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Hobbled Paris, Curtis survive 28 overs as WA escape with a draw

NSW unable to take the final West Australian wicket, remain winless to start the Sheffield Shield season…

By Steve Larkin · Cricket Australia

Published: Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 11:00 AM

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Western Australia's final batting pair survived 28.1 overs to secure a Sheffield Shield draw against New South Wales.
Joel Paris and Joel Curtis remained unbeaten as Western Australia finished at 9-205 chasing 364 to win.
Paris batted with a runner at No. 11 after suffering a hamstring injury earlier in the match.

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Western Australia batted out the final 28 overs with their last pair to secure an unlikely Sheffield Shield draw against New South Wales at the WACA Ground. Chasing 364 for victory, WA fell to 9-205 before injured No. 11 Joel Paris and wicketkeeper Joel Curtis blocked out 28.1 overs to finish unbeaten on 25 and 19, respectively.

NSW dominated most of the contest behind opener Sam Konstas, who earned player-of-the-match honors with innings of 71 and 151 not out. Despite surrounding the bat with every fielder during spinner Tanveer Sangha's late overs, NSW could not claim the final wicket and recorded their second consecutive draw.

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Hobbled Paris, Curtis survive 28 overs as WA escape with a draw

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