Western Australia vs New South Wales, Sheffield Shield, Today Match Prediction 03 October 2022

wesaus vs nsw Match Prediction & Analysis

Sheffield Shield is one of the oldest domestic cricket tournament's played currently and it started way back in 1892 with six regional Australian teams competing in the 4-day game. Current champions Western Australia take on the New South Wales to kick off the season this year. Test cricket is one of the toughest and purest form of cricket and domestic players will look to make a mark in this tournament and will make their progress to the next stages. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Western Australia Preview

Western Australia will be led by their stand in skipper Shaun Marsh in the absence of Mitchell Marsh in this match. They have a strong experienced batting lone up with Ashton Turner, Hilton Cartwright, Josh Phillipe, D Arcy Short and Sam Whiteman expected to play a key role in this match. 

They have the likes of Jason Behrendoff, Jhye Richardson., and Aaron Hardie in the pace attack who have vast experience in the shield games recently. Theh lack depth in spin department with their key bowler Ashton Agar currently unavailable owing to other commitments. They will miss the services of Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, and Marcus Stoinis in this match. 

Key players: Jason behrondoff, Ashton Turner, Sam Whiteman

Western Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Shaun Marsh, Ashton Turner, Hilton Cartwright, Josh Phillipe, D Arcy Short, Sam Whiteman, Jason Behrendoff, Jhye Richardson., Aaron Hardie, Mathew Kelly, Lance Morris

New South Wales Preview

New South Wales will be led by their skipper Kurtis Patterson who is in the search of vital runs. Ben Dwarsius, Mathew Gilkes, Hayden Kerr, Moises Henriques, and Daniel Hughes in the middle order. They will miss a host of players such as Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Steve Smith, Daniel Sams, David Warner, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins owing to T20 World Cup. 

Chris Tremain, Hayden Kerr, and Sean Abbott will be their pace trio for this match. Nathan Lyon and Tanveer Sangha will form the spin duo for the team with Lyon expected to leave in the latter half of the season owing to national duties. 

Key players: Kurtis Patterson, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon

New South Wales Predicted Playing XI:

Kurtis Patterson, Ben Dwarsius, Mathew Gilkes, Hayden Kerr, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Chris Tremain, Sean Abbott, Nathan Lyon, Tanveer Sangha, Jack Edwards

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Perth will have a good placid surface where the bowlers might toil hard to get wickets in the day 2 & day 3 especially. We expect both teams to score runs in the range of 350-400 runs. 

Venue Details

Perth is expected to have bright and clear weather with very less chances of rain or weather interruptions expected as per weather forecast. 

Toss: To Bat

Both teams will look to bat first as the pitch gets tough to bat on as the match progresses. Chasing might become tricky in the fourth innings especially.