New South Wales 252 (Edwards 99, Gilkes 51, Sutherland 5-51, Boland 3-47) and 116 for 8 (Konstas 35, Boland 5-41) drew with Victoria 454 for six dec (Pucovski 131, Handscomb 114, Maddinson 108, Lyon 5-153)
Tasmania now have an enormous dwelling match towards Victoria from March 1. NSW, who had turned their Shield marketing campaign round with three wins from their earlier 4 video games, stay within the ultimate hunt in fourth spot, behind Western Australia.
NSW resumed their second innings on 40 for 3 and Victoria snared 5 extra wickets earlier than rain compelled an early lunch and finally ended the match.
Boland, who will head throughout to New Zealand for the Test collection later this month, starred with 5 for 41 and took eight wickets for the match. On the ultimate day he uprooted Moises Henriques’ leg stump, had Ollie Davies taken at second slip after which discovered the sting of top-scorer Sam Konstas.
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