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Queensland annihilate New South Wales to claim the Sheffield Shield title
Queensland have claimed the Sheffield Shield title, thrashing NSW by an innings and 33 runs in the final in Brisbane.
Key points:
- QLD defeated defending champions NSW
- The Bulls Marnus Labuschagne struck a sublime 192 on Saturday to lift QLD to a first-innings total of 389 and a 246-run overall lead
- The Blues suffered just their second loss in 14 games against the Bulls
The Bulls secured the resounding victory after leg spinner Mitch Swepson (3-68) helped bowl the Blues out for 213 in their second dig before lunch on day four at Allan Border Field.
It marked Queensland’s ninth shield title and their first since the 2017-18 season.
The Bulls went into celebration mode after quick Brendan Doggett (3-37) claimed the final wicket to fall,…
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