Valley vs Sandgate Redcliffe, T20MC, Today Match Prediction 26 August 2025

VLLY vs SGR Match Prediction & Analysis

Valley will take on Sandgate- Redcliffe in the 16th fixture of the 2025 KFC T20 Max competition. The game is set to take place at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane, with a scheduled start time of 1:30 PM IST on 26th August.

Head to Head Record: The finalists of last year lock horns again as they have done 2 times before this. Valley has an upper hand against the Sandgate-Redcliffe as they have won both the games against them including the final of last year where they won by 9 wickets.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

VLLY

W

NSBB

187/8 in 20.0 9.35

T20MC

Valley beat Northern Suburbs by 45 runs

24 Aug 2025

VLLY

232/4 in 20.0 11.6

SGR

W

SGR

149/5 in 19.4 7.58

T20MC

Sandgate Redcliffe beat Wynnum Manly by 5 wickets 24 Aug 2025

WYN

148/10 in 19.5 7.46

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Valley Preview

Valley are on the top of the points table with 4 points from 2 games and are looking solid for the trophy. Both the games they have won are by batting 1st , where they have dominated the bowling and defended the target with much ease.

In the last match they scored 232 runs against the Northern Suburbs and won comfortably by 45 runs. Jack Wildermuth took the bowling apart and scored a mammoth score of 159 runs in 70 balls with the support of Hugh Weibgen.

Charlie Thomas, Callum Vidler and Tom Hallion took 2 wickets each and gave the opposition no chance to chase the mammoth total. All the bowlers bowled perfectly with only 1-2 overs going for runs. The Top order still needs to contribute and not rely on individual brilliance with the support from middle order in the upcoming matches otherwise the season could derail.

Valley Predicted Playing XI:

Jack Wildermuth , Hugh Weibgen(c), D Mclachlan, Max Bryant , P Cotter, Jayden Draper , C Boyce , Tom Hallion ,T Morris, C Thomas, C Vidler

Valley Actual Playing XI:

Hugh Weibgen, Max Bryant, Patrick Cotter, Dylan Mclachlan, Jayden Draper, Benji Floros, Cameron Boyce, Charlie Thomas, Jack Wildermuth, Sam Harper, Tighe Morris

Sandgate Redcliffe Preview

Sandgate-Redcliffe have had a balanced campaign so far with 1 win and 1 loss, They have struggled with the bat though with pretty mediocre performances in both the matches. It is too early to judge what a 7th positioned team on the points table can do as they can turn around from here on with changes in the side.

They had a better outing in the last match where they chased a target of 149 runs but that too in 19.4 overs which showed a little struggle. Steven Hogan anchored with 47 runs in 42 balls but the strike rate of almost all the batters was still questionable. 

The Bowling department stood out with Angus Olliver taking 4 wickets in his quota of overs and Mitchell Swepson took some important wickets too. Individual performances in both the matches shows some promise for upcoming matches.

Sandgate-Redcliffe needs to get better at the batting department in terms of scoring with intent  . They need to step up with the bat otherwise the bowlers won’t be able to do much even with brilliant performances. 

Sandgate Redcliffe Predicted Playing XI:

J Cooper, Jamal Todd, Daniel Seaton, S Hogan, A Sherriff ,S Cawood, A Olliver , J Creevey , J Liebke(wk), M Swepson(c), L Singh

Sandgate Redcliffe Actual Playing XI:

Dan Seaton, Lakshdeep Singh, Jet Liebke, Angus Olliver, Mitchell Swepson, Addison Sheriff, Steven Hogan, Josh Creevey, Jamal Todd, Jack Cooper, Steven Cawood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

On Tuesday, August 26th, Brisbane is forecast to have partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of morning showers. Winds will remain light at around 4 km/h, temperatures will hover near 20°C, and there’s about a 30% chance of rain. 

VLLY vs SGR Pitch Report

The Ian Healy Oval pitch in Brisbane is a well-balanced surface that offers a fair contest between bat and ball. The average first-innings score is around 219, indicating it's a high-scoring venue where batters can score freely once set. Spinners can also find grip and purchase if they bowl with discipline. However, there's a tendency for the average score to dip in the second innings.

Toss: To Bat

It is a good venue for spinners in the second innings as the average score dips from the 1st innings , average score dips from 201 to 172 in comparison to 1st innings. The best decision on this pitch would be to bat first and then chase the target. The main thing would be to capitalize the powerplay overs. The last match at the speculated pitch here saw a very high scoring game with 232 runs being scored in the 1st innings.