Fairplay lists the 19–22 October WA vs NSW Sheffield Shield fixture at WACA Ground, Perth: 10:30 AWST / 8:00 IST, with fair play source checks.
Western Australia vs New South Wales: confirmed time and venue
Western Australia are scheduled to play New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield at WACA Ground, Perth from Monday 19 October to Thursday 22 October 2026. The opening-day start is listed as 10:30 AM AWST in Perth, which is 8:00 AM IST (02:30 UTC). The fixture is a four-day match, not a one-day game.
The date, teams, competition and venue are listed by Cricket Australia’s Sheffield Shield schedule and by Cricket WA’s matches page. Cricbuzz’s fixture page independently lists Monday 19 October, 10:30 AM local, 02:30 GMT and 8:00 AM IST at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth. This is a pre-match schedule update; it does not say that play has begun.
- Match: Western Australia Men v NSW Men
- Competition: Sheffield Shield 2026–27
- Match days: 19–22 October 2026
- Venue: WACA Ground, Perth
- Day-one start: 10:30 AM AWST; 8:00 AM IST; 02:30 UTC
Dated schedule reference and lead time
This briefing uses the Fairplay inventory execution reference of 17 October 2026, 04:02:57.319958 IST. Python timezone arithmetic from that reference to the scheduled start of 19 October 2026, 08:00:00 IST gives an exact lead of 51 hours, 57 minutes and 2.680042 seconds. The same scheduled instant is 19 October at 10:30 AM in Perth and 02:30 UTC.
That calculation is a transparent time conversion, not a claim about a gate opening, toss time or first ball. It is included so a reader can see which dated reference was used. Organisers can still change a fixture, so the official schedule should be checked again close to the match.
| Item | Confirmed detail | Source scope |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | Western Australia Men v NSW Men | Cricket Australia and Cricket WA |
| Competition | Sheffield Shield 2026–27 | Cricket Australia and Cricket WA |
| Match days | 19–22 October 2026 | Cricket Australia, Cricket WA and ESPN |
| Venue | WACA Ground, Perth | Cricket Australia, Cricket WA, ESPN and Cricbuzz |
| Local start | 10:30 AM AWST on 19 October | Cricbuzz and Ticketmaster event listing |
| India start | 8:00 AM IST on 19 October | Cricbuzz |
| UTC start | 02:30 UTC on 19 October | Cricbuzz |
| Reference-to-start lead | 51h 57m 2.680042s from 17 Oct 04:02:57.319958 IST | Fairplay inventory timestamp; calculated |
Why this is not the 24 October One-Day Cup match
The same teams also have a separately listed One-Day Cup fixture at WACA Ground on 24 October 2026. That is not the event covered here. Cricket WA and Cricket NSW each display two Western Australia v New South Wales entries: the 19–22 October Sheffield Shield match and the 24 October One-Day Cup match. The competition label and match-date range are the quickest way to keep them apart.
The distinction matters when saving the event or looking for a score. A Sheffield Shield fixture spans scheduled match days and can have more than one innings per side. The 24 October listing is a separate domestic one-day fixture with its own schedule and match record. Matching team names and ground do not make the two fixtures interchangeable.
- This article: Sheffield Shield, 19–22 October, four-day fixture.
- Separate fixture: One-Day Cup, 24 October, also Western Australia v New South Wales at WACA Ground.
- Use the competition name, date and start time together when checking a listing.
How the Perth, UTC and India times line up
Cricbuzz publishes all three useful time labels for this fixture: 10:30 AM local, 02:30 GMT and 8:00 AM IST. Perth is eight hours ahead of UTC at the scheduled start, while IST is five hours and 30 minutes ahead of UTC. Therefore 02:30 UTC becomes 10:30 AM AWST in Perth and 8:00 AM in India on 19 October.
The conversion does not create multiple starts. It describes one scheduled instant in three time zones. Readers adding the match to a calendar should use the ISO event time shown on this page, `2026-10-19T08:00:00+05:30`, if their calendar is set to India time. Readers in Perth should use 10:30 AM AWST on Monday.
What the published schedule does not confirm
The inspected fixture pages establish the planned teams, competition, dates, venue and scheduled opening time. They do not establish the final squads, playing XIs, captain at the toss, toss decision, officials, weather, innings, score, result or any late change. None of those unknowns is filled in here.
A future scorecard page may contain blank tables before play begins. A blank field is not a zero, and a listed squad would not itself prove a final XI. Fair play reporting keeps those stages separate: a schedule answers when and where; a match-day scorecard and official updates answer what happened.
- Unknown before match day: final XIs and toss.
- Unknown before play: weather effect, innings, score and result.
- Possible later change: scheduled dates, venue wording or start time; re-check the organiser.
How to follow the match without misreading a four-day score
Start with Fairplay’s upcoming cricket fixtures to confirm the event label and displayed schedule. When the match is under way, use Fairplay Live Score as a dated score-status view, then open the available scorecard. The live-score guide explains why the state and source timestamp matter as much as the total: a multi-day match can be at a break, at stumps or mid-innings.
For a longer match, do not treat one innings total as a final result. A scorecard can contain first and second innings for both sides, and a lead is not automatically the winning margin. How to check a cricket live score sets out a source-time check, while How to read a cricket scorecard explains innings order, overs and result context. Those guides explain the process; they do not supply a result for this future fixture.
After the match, compare team names, Sheffield Shield competition label, each available innings and the declared result before recording an outcome. If a field is unavailable or a schedule has changed, preserve that uncertainty rather than carrying an old fixture card forward as confirmation.
Questions, answered
When is Western Australia vs New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield?
The fixture is scheduled for 19–22 October 2026 at WACA Ground, Perth. Cricket Australia and Cricket WA list it as a Sheffield Shield 2026–27 match.
What time does Western Australia vs NSW start in India?
Day one is listed for 8:00 AM IST on Monday, 19 October 2026. Cricbuzz also gives the corresponding times as 10:30 AM local in Perth and 02:30 UTC.
Where is Western Australia vs New South Wales being played?
The published venue is WACA Ground, Perth. The official Cricket Australia and Cricket WA fixture pages, plus independent fixture listings, use that venue wording.
Is this the same as the Western Australia vs NSW One-Day Cup fixture on 24 October?
No. This page covers the four-day Sheffield Shield match from 19–22 October. Cricket WA and Cricket NSW separately list a One-Day Cup Western Australia v New South Wales fixture on 24 October at WACA Ground.
Are the XIs, toss, weather, score or result known?
No. The inspected pre-match listings confirm the schedule only. Final XIs, toss, weather, score and result need match-day or post-match evidence.
Sources and evidence
- Cricket Australia — Sheffield Shield 2026–27 match schedule
Official schedule retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; lists Western Australia v New South Wales as upcoming in the Sheffield Shield on 19–22 October at WACA Ground, Perth.
- Cricket WA — Matches
Official state-association listing retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; lists the 19–22 October Sheffield Shield fixture at WACA Ground, Perth and a separate One-Day Cup fixture on 24 October.
- Cricket NSW — Matches
Official state-association listing retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; independently identifies the 19–22 October Sheffield Shield fixture and the distinct 24 October One-Day Cup listing.
- Cricbuzz — Western Australia vs New South Wales, 6th Match, Sheffield Shield 2026–27
Independent fixture page retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; lists Monday 19 October, 10:30 AM local, 02:30 GMT, 8:00 AM IST and W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth.
- ESPN — Western Australia vs New South Wales, 6th Match, Sheffield Shield
Independent fixture page retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; identifies the Sheffield Shield match in Perth on 19–22 October 2026 and labels it a four-day match.
- Austadiums — Sheffield Shield: Western Australia v NSW
Independent event listing retrieved 17 October 2026 IST; gives 19–22 October, WACA Ground and 10:30 AM local venue time; the site also displays a viewer-time label, so this article relies on its explicit local-venue label.
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