South Australia chase sixth straight win over Tasmania
South Australia meet Tasmania at Adelaide Oval, Thursday 11:00am (Sheffield Shield, 18th Match). South Australia have won the last five against Tasmania.
The big picture
South Australia are 1–2 in Sheffield Shield 2026.
Tasmania are 2–0–1 in Sheffield Shield 2026.
Form
South Australia have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Western Australia.
Tasmania have won three of their last five and most recently beat New South Wales.
Head to head
These sides have met 12 times on our records since 2019: South Australia 7, Tasmania 3, 2 drawn.
Last time out (2025, Match 18), South Australia won 456–455 at Adelaide Oval.
South Australia have won the last five against Tasmania.
Players to watch
For South Australia, watch Ben Manenti (78 runs a game, 4 wickets in 2026) and Jake Lehmann (69 runs a game in 2026).
For Tasmania, watch Jake Doran (93.7 runs a game in 2026) and Ben McDermott (126.5 runs a game in 2026).
At Adelaide Oval
South Australia have won 5 of their last 14 at Adelaide Oval.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
