Melbourne, March 30 -- South Australia pulled off a stunning turnaround at Junction Oval in Melbourne to defeat Victoria by 56 runs in the Sheffield Shield 2025-26 final on Sunday and secure back-to-back titles.

In a match that ebbed and flowed over five days, the visitors overcame a first-innings deficit and a second-innings collapse to defend their crown dramatically.

After Will Sutherland-led Victoria won the toss and put Nathan McSweeney's South Australia in to bat first, the defending champions got all out for just 198, with McSweeney being the only batter to cross the fifty-run mark, making 52 runs.

For Victoria, captain Sutherland scalped four wickets, giving away just 54 runs, while Scott Boland and Fergus O Neill grabbed three...