Victoria 331 (Short 104, Harris 53, Kellaway 51, Hatcher 4-95) 3 for 0 (Dean 3*) New South Wales 203 (Green 52, Perry 4-24) & 130 (Green 39*, Perry 4-30) by 10 wickets

Short added 23 to his overnight score of 81 to post his second century in as many outings, having not scored one in his previous 64 Shield innings, to help Victoria post a sizeable first-innings lead of 128.

Short proved an obstacle for Copeland and his fellow NSW bowlers on the third morning as he cruised to his century. Having lost Sam Harper, he got great support from Fergus O'Neill who made 24 not out. Short fell to Chris Green, caught at short leg for 104, but Victoria added 67 valuable runs to their overnight total for the final four wickets to lift the lead beyond three figures.

NSW's second innings started disastrously as they slumped to 16 for 3, losing all three in just two overs as Perry and Cameron McClure did the damage with seam movement and some extra bounce. NSW lost wickets at regular intervals after that, with Sutherland and Perry tearing through the middle order before Short was on a hat-trick to give Victoria a chance at an innings victory.

Victoria remain third on the Shield table and still have a chance of playing in back-to-back finals but they head to Western Australia to face the ladder leaders in the final round. NSW remain winless with one game to go against South Australia.