Victoria vs Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Today Match Prediction 14 February 2023

vic vs queens Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Victoria will be keen to get back to winning ways when they take on Queensland at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

With two wins and three losses to their name, Tasmania are lying in the bottom half of the league table. Skipper Nic Maddinson will be hoping that the side can deliver a decent show with bat and ball in this fixture.

On the other hand, Queensland put in a clinical performance with bat and ball to beat New South Wales by a comfortable margin. The side will be keen to maintain their standards with bat and ball against Victoria.

In a match played earlier this season, Queensland registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Victoria.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Victoria Preview

Mackanzie Harvey comes in place of Peter Handscomb, who is on international duty for Australia’s tour of India. Scott Boland and Todd Murphy have been included in Australia squad for the tour of India and won’t be available for this contest.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Marcus Harris, Matthew Short, Sam Harper and Mackenzie Harvey to deliver the bulk of the runs.

With 218 runs in five innings, Marcus Harris has shown excellent form for Victoria this season. Besides Short, Matthew Short has accumulated 190 runs in five outings at an average of 47.50.

In the bowling department, the side will be on the likes of Jonathan Merlo, Fergus O’Neill, Will Sutherland and Jack Pentridge to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Victoria Predicted Playing XI:

Nic Maddinson (c), Sam Harper (wk), Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Harris, Matthew Short, Will Sutherland, Jack Prestwidge, Fergus O Neill, Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser McGurk, Jonathan Merlo

Queensland Preview

With Matt Renshaw not be available, Queensland will make one change to their playing XI for this fixture.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Jack Clayton, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Bryce Street, Sam Truloff and Jimmy Peirson to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Max Bryant was the star performer with the bat for Queensland and finished the innings with the top-score of 88 not out off 53 balls with the help of nine fours and five sixes. Besides Bryant, the likes of Sam Heazlett, Jack Clayton and Jimmy Peirson, who produced scores of 54, 52 and 42 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Gurinder Sandhu, Kane Richardson, Blake Edwards, Mitchell Swepson and James Bazley to deliver timely breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Blake Edwards was the standout bowler on display for Queensland and claimed 3 for 30 in 3.5 overs.

Queensland Predicted Playing XI:

Jimmy Peirson (c & wk), James Bazley, Bryce Street, Sam Heazlett, Sam Truloff, Jack Clayton, Max Bryant, Gurinder Sandhu, Kane Richardson, Mitchell Swepson, Blake Edwards

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With weather forecast for the game expected to be fair with no sign of rain, the wicket prepared for the game will be decent strip for batting with some help for the pacers with the new-ball.

Venue Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne is going to host the 16th match of the 2023 Australia One-Day Cup between Victoria and Queensland.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the sides will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 240 runs. The previous two matches played at MCG this season have been won by side batting second.