New South Wales vs Queensland
In the match between New South Wales and Queensland in Sydney, Hayden Kerr fell short of scoring a century. Nevertheless, his partnership with Chris Green, who managed an undefeated fifty, along with a valuable contribution of 34 runs from Jackson Bird batting at number 11, allowed New South Wales to establish a commanding 270-run lead on Day 3. Queensland found themselves in dire straits as Chris Tremain orchestrated a middle-order collapse, reducing them to 59/4 in their second innings. However, half-centuries from Matt Renshaw (55) and Jimmy Peirson (51*) helped Queensland recover to some extent. Peirson later combined with Michael Neser for an 82-run partnership before play was halted due to bad light.
The summary of scores stands as follows: Queensland 176 & 173/5 (Matt Renshaw 55, Jimmy Peirson 51*; Chris Tremain 3-35) trails New South Wales 446 (Jack Edwards 87, Hayden Kerr 86; Mitchell Swepson 3-73, Michael Neser 3-97) by 97 runs.
In the Western Australia vs. Victoria match in Perth, Western Australia secured a crucial 225-run lead and then reduced Victoria to 64/3 in their second innings. Cameron Bancroft, who had an overnight score of 121, was dismissed early on Day 3 after adding just one run to his total. However, Jade Goodwin (63 off 148 balls) and Ashton Turner (57 off 33 balls) registered contrasting fifties to help Western Australia attain a comfortable lead. Supporting contributions came from Aaron Hardie (48) and Charles Stobo (35), allowing WA to post a total of 481 in their first innings. Victoria lost Will Pucovski on the second ball of their second innings, but a 59-run partnership for the second wicket revived their hopes momentarily. Nonetheless, Corey Rocchiccioli struck twice quickly, leaving Victoria still trailing by 161 runs.
The summarized scores are as follows: Victoria 256 & 64/3 (Campbell Kellaway 33, Travis Dean 22; Corey Rocchiccioli 2-6) trails Western Australia 481 (Cameron Bancroft 122, Teague Wyllie 94; Will Sutherland 3-66, Scott Boland 3-101) by 161 runs.