Western Australia vs South Australia, MOC, Today Match Prediction 20 November 2023

WAC vs SAC Match Prediction & Analysis

The new season of the Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2023 is reaching its flag end and teams are now in the race of securing their spots in the top 2, to play the finals. While the race might be on for few teams, the rest of the teams will look to play party poopers.

Western Australia have been magnificent this season with 3 wins in the 4 games they have played so far. They look like a strong candidate to reach the top 2 but will hope to not get over confident, and continue their form till the end.

South Australia on the othe rhand are having an abysmal tournament as they have lost 3 out of the 4 games they have played. While they are almost out of the running for the top 2, they will look to spoil the party for others.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Western Australia Preview

Western Autralia have been magnificent so far as they find themselves 2nd in the points table. They look like the team to beat and will want to continue that form for the rest of the tournament as well.

Western Australia lost the toss and were put into bat first. They had quite an off day with the bat as they managed to put on a score of just 216 runs and were bowled out in just 42.2 overs. Josh Philipp was the top scorer with 61 off 60 balls.

The bowling department had a tough job at their hand. However, they still managed to get the game quite close as they lost the game by 2 runs. Andrew Tye was brilliant as he picked up 3 wickets for 43 runs.

Key Players: Josh Philipp, Andrew Tye, D Arcy Short, Jason Behrendorff

Western Australia Predicted Playing XI:

D Arcy Short, Josh Philippe(w), Cameron Bancroft, Sam Whiteman, Ashton Turner(c), Nick Hobson, Charles Stobo, Hamish McKenzie, Andrew Tye, Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff

Western Australia Actual Playing XI:

Liam Haskett, Nick Hobson, Cameron Bancroft, Cooper Connolly, D'Arcy Short, Hilton Cartwright, Josh Philippe, Sam Whiteman, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Charlie Stobo

South Australia Preview

South Australia have had an abysmal competition so far and will be scratichng their heads as to where it has gone all wrong. With no wins in the 4 games they have played, they languish at the bottom of the table.

After winning the toss and opting to field first, things went down hill for them. The opposition piled up a mammoth score of 291 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Harry Conway was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 2 for 45 runs.

The batting department had a steep chase in front of them, and could not live up. Despite a good start by the openers the middle order couldn’t consolidate and they ended up getting bowled out for 258 runs, losing the game by 33 runs.

Key Players: Henry Hunt, Jake Carder, Henry Thornton, Harry Conway

South Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Henry Hunt, Jake Carder, Daniel Drew, Nathan McSweeney, Jake Lehmann(c), Harry Nielsen(w), Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, Harry Conway

South Australia Actual Playing XI:

Daniel Drew, Henry Hunt, Jake Fraser McGurk, Jake Lehmann, Liam Scott, Nathan McSweeney, Harry Nielsen, Harry Conway, Henry Thornton, Jordan Buckingham, Lloyd Pope

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast is perfect for a game of cricket. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 32°C - 11°C range.

WAC vs SAC Pitch Report

Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, also known as the “W.A.C.A” is located in Perth, Australia and has a capacity of 22,000.

The pitch is a batsman-friendly wicket and has a history of staying good through the 4 innings. Batting in the 4th innings gets a bit tough, teams usually bat first after winning the toss.

Toss: To Bat

Both teams seem to be quite strong while batting and will want to take advantage of the conditions and pile up the runs. The history of the ground would suggest, that the team who wins the toss should have a bat first.