Western Australia v Queensland Prediction

Western Australia emerged as a top team under the leadership of Adam Voges in the ongoing Matador BBQs One-Day Cup 2014-15. They played six matches in the event, won five, one ended without any result and registered 25 points at an average of +1.099. Queensland is an another impressive side well led by James Hopes and they are holding the second spot with 20 points after clinching four victories and losing two but carry the best run rate of +1.300. Both strong units will appear in the final pool game of the tournament which is going to be a sensational and hard fighting one.

Players to watch

Nathan Coulter-Nile grabbed five wickets for Western Australia vs. Victoria while Joel Paris, Nathan Rimmington and Jason Behendorff have bowled superbly. Adam Voges smashed unbeaten 83 in the same match, Marcus Harris contributed 69 whereas Ashton Agar, Michael Klinger and Sam Whiteman have scored over hundred runs in the event.

Queensland chased a mighty total of 398 runs against Tasmania by hammering 3-402 with 16 balls to spare. Usman Khawaja along with Chris Hartley shared a match winning opening partnership of 280 by powering 166 and 142 respectively. Peter Forrest, Joe Burns and Nathan Reardon are their solid middle order batsmen. The bowling department is being looked after by Ben Cutting, Peter George, Luke Feldman and Simon Milenko.

Time & Venue

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 @ 23:00 GMT, 10:00 local at Bankstown Oval, Sydney.

Weather

A perfect day for the game with the temperatures around 13-19ᵒC.

Toss

The winning captain will prefer to chase the target.

The Pitch

The wicket has proved smooth for the batsmen and Western Australia easily chased 215 runs against South Australia at the same venue in the 16^th match of the tournament.

Teams

Western Australia – Adam Voges (C), Craig Simmons, Marcus Harris, Micaheal Klinger, Sam Whiteman, Ashton Turner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ashton Agar, Nathan Rimmington, Joel Paris, Michael Beer, Jason Behrendorff.

Queensland – James Hopes (C), Usman Khawaja, Chris Hartley, Joe Burns, Peter Forrest, Nathan Reardon, Jason Folors, Ben Cutting, Simon Milenko, Cameron Boyce, Luke Feldman, Peter George.

Prediction

The heavy weight batting line up of Queensland can get them the last encounter.