New South Wales 119 for 6 (Patterson 52*) beat Tasmania 118 (Chaudhary 31, Abbott 3-25, Dwarshuis 3-30) by four wickets
A steady hand from skipper Kurtis Patterson, after early damage by Sean Abbott and Ben Dwarshuis, guided New South Wales to a One-Day Cup title with a rain-hit four-wicket win over Tasmania.
Returning from national duties, Abbott and Dwarshuis took four wickets in the first four overs as Tasmania were rolled for 118 in 20.3 overs.
Wednesday's final in Hobart was reduced to 22 overs a side, after persistent afternoon rain almost forced a washout with 12 minutes to spare when play started at 6.15pm.
Tasmania took regular wickets to keep their hopes alive during the chase, but they couldn't dislodge Patterson who finished unbeaten on 52 from 57 balls as NSW reached the target with 11 balls remaining to claim the Dean Jones Trophy. Patterson took the Michael Bevan Medal as player of the final.
The victory also meant silverware for departing coach Greg Shipperd who was axed from his role in January but opted to see out the season.
The innings capped off a dominant one-day competition for Patterson, who finished the leading run scorer for the season with 565 runs at an average of 113.
He had a life when Jordan Silk put down a tough chance at point after coming to the crease in the first over when Josh Philippe fell, edging Riley Meredith low to Beau Webster at second slip.
Nathan Ellis also made inroads and when Chris Green was beaten by a delivery from Meredith that nipped back sharply, Tasmania still had a chance with NSW 73 for 5. However, Joel Davies played a vital cameo as he raced to 20 off 10 balls to take some pressure off Patterson.
Due to their higher position on the ladder, first-placed Tasmania would have lifted the trophy if the game had have been abandoned due to rain.
Instead they found themselves at 9 for 3 in the second over after Dwarshuis had Caleb Jewell and Webster caught in the slips in the first five balls.
Dangerous big-hitter Mitchell Owen fell to Abbott in the next over, with Tasmania collapsing further to 25 for 5 when Silk was run out chasing a risky single, beaten by Green's throw from mid-on.
Nikhil Chaudhary top scored with 31 from 24 balls at No. 8 but was dismissed with two-and-a-bit overs left when he hit spinner Joel Davies straight to cover.
Veteran Matthew Wade was one of just four Tasmania batters to get to double figures, but he was out for 15 caught on the boundary off Tanveer Sangha.
NSW only qualified for the final after getting a bonus-point win over Tasmania in the final regular season game to jump up into second place.
It is their first One-Day Cup title since 2020-21, while Tasmania haven't lifted the trophy since 2009-10.
