South Brisbane vs Western Suburbs, T20MC, Today Match Prediction 24 August 2025

SBB vs WSS Match Prediction & Analysis

Western Suburbs is going to take on South Brisbane in the ninth fixture of the 2025 KFC T20 Max competition. The game is set to take place at Normal Gray Oval in Brisbane, with a scheduled start time of 8:45 AM IST on 24th August.

Head to Head Record: Western Suburbs and South Brisbane have only played each other once in the KFC T20 Max Competition. The South Brisbane team won that game by 4 wickets in New South Wales last year.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SBB

WSS

W

WSS

163/1 in 18.2 8.89

T20MC

Western Suburbs won by 9 wickets 23 Aug 2025

UOQ

161/3 in 20.0 8.05

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

South Brisbane Preview

South Brisbane started their campaign with a very close loss against Ipswich at the same venue. The top order collapse was the main reason behind the loss as the middle order still showed promise and kept the team in the competition till the end.

They lost the match by 2 runs but the innings by Thisaja Samarawickrama was a very special one. From being 33/4 to lose by just 2 runs in a 170 run chase is exceptional and the middle order gets full marks for it.

Arjun Nair and Luke Wegner gave their side a huge boost with the ball, keeping hopes for the tournament. Both bowlers were exceptional, picking up three wickets each while maintaining tight economies, with solid support from Corey Wasley. The only concern from their opening match was the top order collapse. If the batting unit can show more stability, this team has the potential to become serious contenders.

South Brisbane Predicted Playing XI:

Brandon Faber(Wk) ,Arjun Nair, Ben Cutting , Corey Wasley, Lucky Peterson, Thisaja Samarawickrama, Zandan Jeh, Luke Wegner , Connor Mcmillan, Gurinder Sandhu, John Isoardi

South Brisbane Actual Playing XI:

Corey Wasley, Brandon Faber, Thisaja Samarawickrama, Ben Cutting, Brandon Honeybrook, Lucky Peterson, Eddie Comer, Connor Mcmillan, Luke Wegner, Arjun Nair

Western Suburbs Preview

Western Suburbs have started off their campaign with an emphatic win over the University of Queensland. They chased a target of 162 runs with ease in 18.2 overs with just one player dismissed in New South Wales.

The bowlers stuck to their plan and did not concede many runs against a very good batting lineup which made it possible to restrict the opposition to 161/3 in 20 overs with the contribution of Sam Geyer , P Dooley and Angel Tolhurst.

In the 2nd Innings , William Busisto and Tom Campbell made it look easy with their half centuries and chased the target with 10 balls remaining in a very calculative chase, Western Suburbs had a good outing but could still improve on their wicket taking abilities as the opposition batsman can take them on anytime.

Western Suburbs Predicted Playing XI:

Harry Mcneily, William Busisto, Tom Campbell, P Dooley © , Sam Geyer, Sam Truloff , Steve McGiffin ,Steve Paulsen ,Isaiah Snell (Wk) , Aidan Watterson, Angel Tolhurst

Western Suburbs Actual Playing XI:

Sam Truloff, Steve Paulsen, Harry Mcneilly, Sean Seaward, Tom Campbell, William Bosisto, Isaiah Snell, Angus Tolhurst, Sam Geyer, Steven McGiffin, Michael Neumann

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

On Sunday, August 24th, the weather in Brisbane is expected to be mainly sunny except for a few afternoon clouds.Temperatures will be around 24°C, with a wind speed of 17k/h and humidity would be at 60%. 

SBB vs WSS Pitch Report

The pitch at Normal Gray Oval provides a balanced surface that offers something for both batters and bowlers. The bounce on the wicket is consistent, which can be an advantage for batters who use it to their benefit. 

However, bowlers can also find assistance, particularly in the early stages of the match, if they can maintain a disciplined line and length. Given these characteristics, the team that wins the toss may prefer to bowl first, hoping to exploit the early assistance available to their bowlers.

Toss: To Bowl

The surface here offers balanced  conditions in both innings looking at the historical data. The 1st match at this venue saw a close encounter which gives an inference that targets can be easily chased if the team gets a good start.

The best decision on this pitch with sunny weather along with some clouds  would be to bowl first and then chase the target. The main thing would be to capitalize the powerplay overs .Therefore, we predict that the team that wins the toss will choose to bowl first.