Western Australia vs Victoria, Sheffield Shield 2023-24, Today Match Prediction 04 October 2023

wesaus vs vic Match Prediction & Analysis

The new season of the Sheffield Shield is here, and teams will be eagerly looking forward to getting going. This encounter is the replay of the 2022-23 Finals and both teams will be raring to go as they would want to repeat their performance yet again.

Western Australia come into this season as defending champions and will want to defend their title yet again. They will open the series with a recap from last year's final and will look to get off on a really good note.

Victoria had quite a memorable season last time out and will want to make sure they are the opens at the top, unlike last year. They will have added motivation given they lost out to the same opposition and will be extremely fired up for this one.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Western Australia Preview

There is not much difference with the Western Australia squad as they are the defending champions. With the notable and huge change being the retirement of Legend Shaun Marsh who will be a miss, the team management has been brilliant in the squad they have put up otherwise.

Western Australia have some really big names in their rank, who will have a lot of expectation on their shoulder. Cameron Bancroft, Hilton Cartwright and Sam Whiteman will be expected to have a big season and carry forward the batting lineup as they did last season.

The bowling department however looks one of the strongest this season and with some impressive additions along with some seasoned pros, they can make it a hattrick of titles. Matt Kelly, Lance Morris and a new addition Liam Haskett will be in charge of the pace battery.

Key Players: Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Bancroft, Hilton Cartwright, Ashton Agar

Western Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, Cameron Gannon, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Liam Haskett, Josh Inglis, Bryce Jackson, Matt Kelly, Mitchell Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Joel Paris, Josh Philippe, Jhye Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, D'arcy Short, Charlie Stobo, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, Teague Wyllie, Mahli Beardman, Jayden Goodwin, Sam Greer, Josh Vernon

Victoria Preview

Victoria can be proud of the season that they had last year, but the loss in the finals will still hurt them quite a lot. They will want to make amends this season and certainly have the squad to do so.

The matting department was extremely good last season and will need to come off well this season too. Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris and Matt Short will have all eyes on them as they will want to have a huge season this time around as well.

The bowling department was their strongest suit last season, and this season looks to be more of the same. They have added the experience of Peter Siddle to their ranks. Will Sutherland, Mitch Perry and Fergus O'Neill will look to continue their form this season too.

Key Players: Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Mitchell Perry, Will Sutherland

Victoria Predicted Playing XI:

Scott Boland, Ashley Chandrasinghe, Xavier Crone, Travis Dean, Sam Elliott, Matt Fotia, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron McClure, Jono Merlo, Todd Murphy, Tom O'Donnell, Fergus O'Neill, Wil Parker, Mitch Perry, Will Pucovski, Tom Rogers, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Will Sutherland, Liam Blackford, Dylan Brasher, Douglas Warren

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 21°C - 11°C range.

Venue Details

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.