Australia Sheffield Shield: Victoria vs Western Australia Match Preview Odds & Predictions
Victoria will lock horns against Western Australia in the Australian Sheffield Shield on Wednesday. Victoria have dominated Western Australia in their last five head-to-head meetings, winning three. Can they continue the dominance here? Below are previews, betting tips, and odds.
Victoria Preview
Victoria drew their last game against Queensland, extending their unbeaten run to two straight games. This team has been struggling recently, losing their last three games; they have been beaten by South Australia twice by 40 and 70 runs, and their last loss was to Tasmania by 4 runs. They currently sit 6th in the league standings with 4.98 points in 3 games.
Victoria XI
Will Sutherland (c), Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Harris, Oliver Peake, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Short, Liam Blackford (wk), Fergus O'Neill, Harry Hoekstra, Todd Murphy, David Moody.
Western Australia Preview
Western Australia won by 105 runs to South Australia in their last game, making it their first win after failing to win in their last three games. In their last game, Western Australia went first to bat, scoring 406 runs, followed by a shorter second innings of 169, with Ashton Agar top-scoring with 48. When it was time for South Australia to chase the target of 422 runs, they failed to meet it, collapsing to 316 all out, and Western Australia won by 105 runs. This team has lost twice and won twice in their last five games. They currently sit second in the league standings with 18.03 points from 3 games.
Western Australia XI
Cameron Bancroft, Sam Whiteman, Jayden Goodwin, Hilton Cartwright, Aaron Hardie (C), Joel Curtis (WK), Joel Paris, Kieran Elliot, Jhye Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Liam Haskett.
Victoria vs Western Australia Prediction
Victoria will win because they have won three of the last five meetings against Western Australia; with this, I believe Victoria will win here easily, following their head-to-head trend. I predict Victoria will win, with 1xBet offering odds of 1.87.