Victoria v Western Australia prediction

The under rated team of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 2014-15, won a thriller against one of the favourites, New South Wales, by just two runs in the 16^th match of the event. The first played six games, won two, accumulated 7.5 points and will face the no.1 unit Western Australia in their next encounter. The latter is heading the table with 21 points after winning four matches out of five whereas one ended without any result. Victoria will anticipate continuing their recent form while Western Australia will try to maintain their unbeaten record in the tournament.

Players to watch

David Hussey, Marcus Stoinis and Cameron White smashed fifties for Victoria vs. NSW while Aaron Finch and Peter Handscomb were among runs as well. Scott Boland, Jon Holland and John Hastings are performing nicely with the ball.

The batting of Western Australia will revolve around Michael Klinger, Ashton Agar, Adam Voges and Sam Whiteman. Joel Paris is performing excellently with the ball and being well assisted by Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jason Behendroff.

Time & Venue

Sunday, October 19, 2014 @ 03:00 GMT, 14:00 local at Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney.

Weather

A bright and sunny day expected with the temperatures will be around 13-26ᵒC.

Toss

Victoria might go for batting and Western Australia will prefer to chase after winning the toss.

The Pitch

The strip has accommodated batsmen more than the bowlers and the stroke players will enjoy on a perfect surface.

Teams

Victoria – Aaron Finch (C), Alex Keath, Cameron White, Marcus Stoinis, David Hussey, Peter Handscomb, John Hastings, Matthew Short, Jon Holland, Scott Boland, Fawad Ahmed.

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

Prediction

Victoria will most probably win their third match of the tournament.