Hilton and Joel Paris In the last match against NSW, Cartwright led WA to a hat-trick of Marsh Cup victories

Despite going 30 for 3 in the 170 chase, it was their record-breaking 17th triumph.
New South Wales 169 (Davies 51, Paris 4-21, Agar 2-35) lost to Western Australia 170 for 5 (Cartwright 73*, Philippe 42, Edwards 1-22) by five wickets.

In the One-Day Cup final, Hilton Cartwright and Joel Paris led Western Australia to an unprecedented third consecutive victory over NSW by five wickets.
At Sydney's Cricket Central on Sunday, Western Australia, the current dominant power in domestic cricket, laid the stage for their most recent limited-overs triumph by dismissing the hosts for a mere 169 runs.

Quick with the left arm In his first one-day appearance of the season, Paris led the demolition, with multiple wickets taken by Andrew Tye and Ashton Agar.
In the run chase, though, things weren't going as planned for WA, who were reduced to 30 for 3 in the eighth over. NSW quicks Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, and Jack Edwards took early wickets, but Cartwright steadied the innings by batting alongside opener Josh Philippe at the crease.
Cartwright led all scorers with Nick Hobson and guided the visitors past the victory target with his first half-century of the season, his eighth of his career. Cartwright hit the third six of his 80-ball innings with more than 16 overs remaining.

After the game, Cartwright told reporters, "NSW had the momentum when I walked out there to bat and at that time it was just about rotating the strike between me and Josh Philippe." It was all about that first burst of momentum against their bowlers. "As soon as we grabbed that momentum we started running with it and got a small partnership." "We knew as soon as we got to 130 or 140 it would break the game open for us."

Only WA has claimed three one-day titles in a row; NSW hasn't done it in almost 20 years, having done so twice following their hat-trick in 2002–03. WA is the only state to do so. It was Washington's sixth one-day championship in the previous ten years and an unprecedented 17th overall since the competition's founding in 1969.
"A lot of us are getting towards the tail ends of our careers and you understand how much these moments actually mean," Cartwright stated. "I know it's five of the last seven [titles] but at the moment it certainly doesn't feel like that and you take them as good as gold."

NSW was called into bat and had a commanding lead when leading scorer Oliver Davies and Moises Henriques shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 74 runs. However, Agar's superb return catch off his own bowling caused a collapse that included skipper Henriques. In just 42 overs, NSW was bowled out after losing their final seven wickets for just 34 runs.
When he lifted Cooper Connolly over deep midwicket, Davies struck the only six of the innings. The thick undergrowth surrounding the ground left two WA fielders scrounging for the ball.
Henriques lamented the lost chance to win a championship at home following a difficult few years.

"Given the state of NSW cricket over the last 18-24 months and everything that's been written, a trophy in the cabinet would've been terrific," he stated. Many of the players, coaches, and high-performance staff would have felt much more confident. Many of the guys may have felt like they've been treading carefully. Regretfully, we disappointed them today."
After winning the four-day competition in each of the last two seasons, Western Australia will look to add further silverware to their collection when the Sheffield Shield campaign returns in March.