Fairplay lists the 24 October 2026 Western Australia v NSW One-Day Cup start at WACA Ground: 2:00 PM AWST / 11:30 AM IST, with fair play limits.
Western Australia vs New South Wales: confirmed time and venue
Western Australia Men are scheduled to play NSW Men in the One-Day Cup 2026–27 on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at WACA Ground, Perth. Cricket Australia’s One-Day Cup series schedule lists the fixture as Western Australia v New South Wales on that date at WACA Ground. Its match record contains a `startDate` of `2026-10-24T06:00:00Z` in the published event data.
That official UTC start converts to 2:00 PM AWST in Perth and 11:30 AM IST in India. The independently extractable Cricbuzz match facts page lists Saturday, 24 October, 2:00 PM local, 06:00 AM GMT and 11:30 AM IST at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth. Austadiums’ fixture listing separately identifies the One-Day Cup fixture on Saturday 24 October at WACA Ground and states 2:00 PM local venue time.
This is a schedule-only Fairplay update. It confirms the published match identity, date, ground and scheduled start; it does not report a live innings, a toss or a result.
- Fixture: Western Australia Men v NSW Men
- Competition: One-Day Cup 2026–27
- Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Venue: WACA Ground, Perth
- Scheduled start: 06:00 UTC; 2:00 PM AWST; 11:30 AM IST
| Item | Published detail | Evidence used |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | Western Australia Men v NSW Men | Cricket Australia match event data |
| Competition | One-Day Cup 2026–27 | Cricket Australia series schedule |
| Date | 24 October 2026 | Cricket Australia series schedule; Sportskeeda |
| Venue | WACA Ground, Perth | Cricket Australia series schedule; Sportskeeda |
| Source start | 06:00 UTC | Cricket Australia match event data |
| Converted starts | 2:00 PM AWST / 11:30 AM IST | Timezone conversion from the official UTC start |
Dated schedule check and lead time
The Fairplay inventory execution reference for this article is 17 October 2026, 04:02:57.319958 IST. Using timezone-aware Python datetime arithmetic, the scheduled start at 06:00 UTC on 24 October was 175 hours, 27 minutes and 2.680042 seconds ahead of that reference. Put another way, the fixture was seven days, seven hours, 27 minutes and 2.680042 seconds away. Because it is more than 24 hours ahead, it meets the future-fixture eligibility check. The calculation is a transparent time difference, not a claim that the start is guaranteed not to change.
The exact event instant used in that calculation is `2026-10-24T06:00:00+00:00`. This is one scheduled instant, not several starts: the local displays below are conversions of that source time.
Readers in Perth should use 2:00 PM AWST. Readers following from India should use 11:30 AM IST. They are not competing kick-off times: they are two local displays of the official 06:00 UTC schedule. If a calendar application asks for a timezone, retain the source instant or the Perth offset rather than saving 11:30 without its IST label.
- Official source instant: 24 October 2026, 06:00 UTC
- Perth display: 24 October 2026, 14:00 AWST (UTC+08:00)
- India display: 24 October 2026, 11:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
- Execution-reference lead: 175h 27m 2.680042s from 17 October 2026, 04:02:57.319958 IST
Do not confuse this match with the 19–22 October Shield meeting
The same teams and the same Perth ground appear in two different published fixtures within the week. Western Australia Cricket’s matches page lists Western Australia v New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield 2026–27 from 19–22 October at WACA Ground, Perth. It separately lists Western Australia v New South Wales in the One-Day Cup 2026–27 on 24 October at the same ground.
The dates and competition label are the safe way to separate them. This page is for the one-day fixture on 24 October only. It should not be used as a schedule page for the multi-day Sheffield Shield meeting, and a report, scorecard or match-state label from the Shield fixture should not be carried across to the One-Day Cup match just because the teams and venue match.
That distinction is particularly useful when checking a later score or card. First confirm the date, competition and format, then read the match state. A fixture name alone is not enough here because “Western Australia v New South Wales” appears twice in the official WACA list.
| Dates | Competition | Fixture | Ground | How to use this article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19–22 October 2026 | Sheffield Shield 2026–27 | Western Australia v New South Wales | WACA Ground, Perth | Not this article’s fixture |
| 24 October 2026 | One-Day Cup 2026–27 | Western Australia v New South Wales | WACA Ground, Perth | This article’s schedule-only fixture |
What the published schedule establishes—and what it does not
The first-party Cricket Australia records establish a planned event name, teams, competition, date, WACA Ground location and UTC start. Independently extractable Cricbuzz and Austadiums listings corroborate the local/IST schedule display and venue. Those are enough to answer the narrow time-and-venue question, but they are not evidence of any on-field event.
No final playing XI, toss, innings, score, result, weather assessment, player availability, broadcast arrangement or changed start has been added here. A future-fixture record can change, and an apparent team or squad list on an external page is not the same as a confirmed XI. Fair play in fixture reporting means keeping a published plan separate from match-day confirmation.
The search evidence also explains the page’s focus. The Google India desktop results recorded on 17 October contained broad series hubs, legacy pages and score-centre pages. The opened Cricket World series hub confirms the 24 October pairing but does not give a dedicated explanation of the local/IST conversion or distinguish the fixture from the 19–22 October Shield match. This article supplies that narrow schedule clarification without predicting the game.
How to check the fixture on match day
Before travel or a diary reminder, re-open the official Cricket Australia match record or the Western Australia Cricket fixtures page. They are the appropriate places to check whether the published date, ground or start time has been amended. A secondary event listing is useful corroboration, not a replacement for the organiser’s match record.
Once the fixture begins, use Fairplay Live Score for a dated score-status view, then follow the available scorecard. Fairplay’s guide to how to check a cricket live score explains why status and source time should be read before treating a total as current. For the wider schedule, use Upcoming Cricket Matches.
For innings, overs, extras and result context, read How to Read a Cricket Scorecard. The Fairplay cricket statistics route has its own returned-sample limits and should not be used to replace an official match result. These links are follow-up tools; none changes this page from a pre-match schedule briefing into live coverage.
Schedule summary
Western Australia v New South Wales is scheduled for the One-Day Cup at WACA Ground, Perth, on Saturday 24 October 2026. The official Cricket Australia event time is 06:00 UTC, which is 2:00 PM AWST and 11:30 AM IST. The 19–22 October Sheffield Shield fixture at the same ground is a separate multi-day match.
Check the organiser’s match record again near the scheduled start. Until then, treat the time and venue as the published plan only—not as evidence of line-ups, conditions, live play or an outcome.
Questions, answered
What time does Western Australia vs New South Wales start in India?
The published 06:00 UTC start on 24 October 2026 converts to 11:30 AM IST. Cricbuzz’s independently extractable match facts page also displays 11:30 AM IST. Recheck Cricket Australia if the organiser updates the schedule.
What time is the One-Day Cup match in Perth?
The scheduled start is 2:00 PM AWST at WACA Ground, Perth. Cricket Australia’s match event data lists 06:00 UTC, which converts to 14:00 in Perth on 24 October 2026.
Is this the same match as Western Australia vs New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield?
No. Western Australia Cricket lists a Sheffield Shield fixture involving these teams from 19–22 October at WACA Ground, then a separate One-Day Cup fixture on 24 October at the same ground. Check the competition and date before using a scorecard or report.
Does this fixture page confirm the playing XI, toss or result?
No. This is a pre-match schedule briefing. The published sources confirm the planned date, time, competition and venue only. A final XI, toss, live score and result require a later official or match-day check.
Sources and evidence
- Cricket Australia — One-Day Cup 2026–27 schedule
First-party series schedule retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; lists Western Australia v New South Wales as an upcoming One-Day Cup fixture on 24 October at WACA Ground, Perth.
- Cricket Australia — Western Australia Men v NSW Men match record
First-party match page retrieved 17 October 2026 IST. Its published SportsEvent JSON-LD gives startDate 2026-10-24T06:00:00Z and WACA Ground, Perth.
- Western Australia Cricket — Matches
Official state-association fixture list retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; separately lists the 19–22 October Sheffield Shield fixture and the 24 October One-Day Cup fixture at WACA Ground.
- Cricbuzz — WA vs NSW, 12th Match, Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2026–27
Independent match facts page retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; states Saturday 24 October, 2:00 PM local, 06:00 AM GMT, 11:30 AM IST and W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth.
- Austadiums — One-Day Cup: Western Australia v NSW
Independent event listing retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; identifies the One-Day Cup fixture on Saturday 24 October at WACA Ground and explicitly states 2:00 PM local venue time. Its separate viewer-time display is not used.
Scheduled facts and sourced history are separate from live match data. Source attribution does not imply affiliation with IPL, BCCI, ICC or players.