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CLAIM NOWVictoria vs South Australia, SSD, Today Match Prediction 03 February 2024
Toss Winner - Victoria won the toss and choose to bowl first
Victoria beat South Australia by 3 wickets
Victoria and South Australia look for a fresh start to their Shield campaign.
- Victoria has 26 points from 6 matches with 3 wins, a draw and 2 losses so far.
- South Australia has 21 points from their 6 matches with 2 wins and 4 losses so far.
- Victoria beat South Australia by 23 runs in their previous encounter this season.
Victoria will win the match
| Tournament: | Sheffield Shield, 2023-2024 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond, Australia |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 21.0°C|Sunny |
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VAC vs SAC Match Prediction & Analysis
Sheffield Shield is back in action after 2 months break and teams will look to regroup and play their best cricket in this phase to gain some crucial points. The top-5 teams are separated by just 8 points and every win will change the dynamics of the points table. Victoria are on a roll winning 3 of their last 4 matches after losing the first 2 matches this season. South Australia suffered two close defeats in last 2 matches and will look to change fortunes in this match.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
VAC
W W W W L
VAC
252/10 in 70.2 3.58
SSD
Victoria beat South Australia by 23 runs
234/10 in 61.4 3.79
SAC
L L L W L
SAC
252/10 in 70.2 3.58
SSD
Victoria beat South Australia by 23 runs
234/10 in 61.4 3.79
204/10 in 66.5 3.05
201/8 in 61.5 3.25
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 2 Matches
Victoria beat South Australia by 23 runs
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230/10 in 71.5
SSD
Match Drawn
207/7 in 107.4
TEAMS PREVIEW
Victoria Preview
Victoria posted scores of 278 & 231 on a challenging pitch in the last game. Sam Harper played a superb knock of 151 runs to help their recover from a position of bother. Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris and Campbell Kellaway alongside lower order batter Fergus O Neill have been amongst the runs in this season so far.
Their bowlers bundled the opposition to 252 & 234 to win the match by 23 runs. Fergus O Neill took five wicket haul in both innings (5/28 & 5/83) in the last game. Peter Siddle took 6 wickets while Michael Perry and Doug Barren chipped in with crucial wickets in the match.
Key players: Fergus O Neill, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Perry
Victoria Predicted Playing XI:
Travis Dean, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Harper, Fergus O Neill, Mitchell Perry, Peter Siddle, Doug Warren, Will Pucovski, Will Sutherland
Victoria Key Players From Previous Game Of Sheffield Shield, 2023-2024
Victoria Actual Playing XI:
Campbell Kellaway, Fergus O’Neill, Jonathan Merlo, Marcus Harris, Mitchell Perry, Nic Maddinson, Peter Handscomb, Scott Boland, Sam Harper, Todd Murphy, Xavier Crone
South Australia Preview
South Australia played a tough game against Victoria before the break. Jake Fraser made a valiant century alongside Liam Scott and Ben Manenti's fifties to reduce the lead in the first innings. Harry Nielson will replace Alex Carey in this match as the latter is unavailable owing to national commitments. Nathan McSweeny has been their prolific run scorer with 501 runs in this season so far.
Their pace trio of Brendan Doggett (6 wickets), Wes Agar (8 wickets) and McAndrew (5 wickets) shares 19 wickets in the last game. Ben Manenti chipped in with a wicket in the last game. Their bowling attack needs an effective fifth bowler in their playing Xi.
Key players: Wes Agar, Jake Fraser, Nathan McSweeny
South Australia Predicted Playing XI:
Nathan McSweeny, Harry Nielson, Jake Fraser, Liam Scott, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, McAndrew, Brendan Doggett, Henry Hunt, Jake Lehmann, Liam Scott
South Australia Key Players From Previous Game Of Sheffield Shield, 2023-2024
South Australia Actual Playing XI:
Brendan Doggett, Benjamin Manenti, Henry Hunt, Harry Nielsen, Jake Carder, Jake Lehmann, Liam Scott, Nathan McAndrew, Nathan McSweeney, Thomas Kelly, Wes Agar
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
Melbourne is one of the iconic venues in Australia cricket and we expect the rain gods time stay from the game with no weather interruptions as per forecast.
VAC vs SAC Pitch Report
Junction Oval is one of the batting paradises where almost 1000+ runs were scored in the last game for the loss of just 22 wickets across four innings. We expect a little more to the bowlers but we expect an average score of 350-450 runs in this match.
Toss: To Bat
Both skippers will look to bat first and take advantage of the favourable conditions on offer.
VAC vs SAC
Winning Prediction
Victoria has a solid batting line up with a lot of quality batters and excellent depth in the playing XI. They have a good pace attack despite missing Scott Boland in this match. South Australia too have an experienced playing XI but lack international exposure. They have three prolonged pace attack who have rattled the opposition with wickets. We expect Victoria to win this match.
Victoria will win the match
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