South Australia vs Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Today Match Prediction 16 October 2022

southaus vs tas Match Prediction & Analysis

South Australia will face Tasmania in the 4th fixture of the Sheffield Shield 2022 at Adelaide Oval between the 16th to 19th of October. Both teams are yet to win a game in the league and will face each other to register the season’s first victory.

As of now, both teams have played 1 game each. South Australia have managed to draw their first game against Victoria, and they are in 4th place in the points table with 2.30 points. On the other side, Tasmania lost the first game against Queensland and are at the bottom of the table with 0.4 points.

South Australia lost just 1 game in the last 5 matches played recently, and they will try to continue that momentum ahead of this game against Tasmania. This game is also crucial for Tasmania, as they lost by innings and 172 runs in the first game. They will try to come back in the upcoming match against South Australia.

TEAMS PREVIEW

South Australia Preview

South Australia have successfully drawn their first game against Victoria with a defensive batting performance by Henry Hunt in the 2nd innings. Now to get back on a winning track, they will face Tasmania in the 4th match of the Sheffield Shield at Adelaide Oval.

While bowling first against Victoria, David Grant’s 4 wickets for 82 runs and Jordan Buckingham’s 3 wickets for 67 runs helped them to restrict opponents to 310 runs in the 1st innings. Though the batting unit of the team lost 3 early wickets for just 30 runs, captain Travis Head scored 76 runs from 136 balls, along with Alex Carey, who scored 70 runs from 102 balls. Since other batters failed to score runs on the board, South Austalia could manage to put in 230 runs in the 1st innings.

Victoria declared 2nd innings on 344 for 7 after taking the lead of 424 runs. Jordan Buckingham picked up a 4-wicket haul for 78 runs. Henry Hunt started the chase with a bang along with Jake Weatherald, and the pair put in 78 runs for the opening stand. Though the team’s middle order collapsed, Henry Hunt stood on a crease to score not out 97 runs from 326 balls and helped his team to save the game.

The overall team is looking strong with their bowling unit, but they are struggling with the middle-order batting lineup. The team depends too much on players like Henry Hunt, Travis Head, and Alex Carey. If this combination gets work against Tasmania in the next match, South Australia will dominate the game. 

Key players:
Henry Hunt, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Wes Agar.

South Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Jake Weatherald, Jake Carder, Henry Hunt, Travis Head (c), Jake Lehmann, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan McSweeney, Wes Agar, David Grant, Jordan Buckingham, Harry Conway, Jordan Buckingham.

Tasmania Preview

A poor batting performance in both innings against Queensland cost Tasmania their first game by an innings and 172 runs. They will play against South Australia to make a comeback and claim the first win of the season at Adelaide Oval.

Despite Jarrod Freeman’s 44 runs from 65 balls in the first innings, all other batters filed to save the wickets in front of Queensland’s attacking bowling unit and got bowled out to just 147 runs. Riley Meredith took a 5-wicket haul later in the first innings and helped his team to restrict Queensland to 458 runs. 

Again while batting in the 2nd innings with a trail of 311 runs, the team’s batting unit failed to make partnerships. Gurinder Sandhu sent 5 batters to the pavilion, and Tasmania got bowled out to just 139 runs. As a result, they lost the game by an innings and a massive margin of 172 runs.  

It will be a considerable challenge for the team's batting unit to face an attacking bowling lineup of South Australia in the upcoming game. They need to utilize their batting strength properly against South Australia if they want to claim the first win of the season. 

Key players:
Ben McDermott, Jordan Silk, Peter Siddle, Sam Rainbird.

Tasmania Predicted Playing XI:

Caleb Jewell, Tim Ward, Ben McDermott, Jordan Silk (c), Tim Paine (wk), Jake Doran, Jarrod Freeman, Jackson Bird, Peter Siddle, Sam Rainbird, Riley Meredith.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Here the pitch favors fast bowlers. The weather will be clear on the first day, but it looks rainy in the last 3 days, with 50-60% chances of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be between 22°C - 14°C.

Venue Details

Adelaide Oval Stadium in Australia will host this match. The ground can accommodate 50,000 people and has conducted many domestic games so far. 

Toss: To Bowl

The ground has conducted 80 Test games so far. In the last 5 Test matches played here, the team who preferred to bowl first won 4 times. Here the general trend is the winning captain chooses to ball first.