Overview
- NSW declared at 8-440 to set South Australia 446, and the visitors closed day three at 1-61 with Henry Hunt out for 12 and Mackenzie Harvey and Nathan McSweeney unbeaten.
- Kurtis Patterson faced 302 balls for his career-best 173 not out, striking 14 fours and a six and building century stands with Jack Edwards and Tanveer Sangha.
- Edwards made 61, Sangha 53 and Liam Hatcher 36 not out to push the game away, while Nathan McAndrew and Brendan Doggett took three wickets each for South Australia.
- Earlier, NSW were bowled out for 202 and South Australia for 197, with Jason Sangha top-scoring for the visitors on 59 as Hatcher claimed 4-41 and Edwards 3-48.
- Sam Konstas top-scored with 44 in NSW's first innings and added 28 in the second, keeping his Test recall bid in focus.