Western Australia vs South Australia, SSD, Today Match Prediction 15 November 2023

WAC vs SAC Match Prediction & Analysis

The new season of the Sheffield Shield has started to warm up, and teams are looking to get wins under their belt. This is a top-of-the-table encounter and both teams will look to get the better of each other.

Western Australia have started the tournament on a good note and will look to continue this momentum for the rest of the tournament as well. They are currently placed 3rd on the points table and will look to go on top of the table.

South Australia 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 have had a really good start this season and will want to capitalize on the same. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

WAC

L L W W W

NSW

276/10 in 73.3 3.76

SSD

New South Wales beat Western Australia by 10 wickets 06 Nov 2023

WAC

4/0 in 0.4 6

NSW

225/8 in 42.0 5.36

MOC

New South Wales beat Western Australia by 2 wickets (D/L) method 04 Nov 2023

WAC

216/10 in 42.2 5.1

WAC

109/4 in 23.4 4.61

MOC

Western Australia beat Victoria by 6 wickets 09 Oct 2023

VAC

107/10 in 21.1 5.06

SAC

349/8 in 50.0 6.98

MOC

Western Australia beat South Australia by 22 runs 26 Sep 2023

WAC

371/7 in 50.0 7.42

WAC

115/10 in 45.0 2.56

SSD

Western Australia beat Queensland by 3 wickets

31 Oct 2022

QSL

196/7 in 74.1 2.64

SAC

W L L L L

QSL

238/10 in 80.1 2.97

SSD

South Australia beat Queensland by 3 runs 06 Nov 2023

SAC

269/10 in 88.4 3.03

SAC

258/10 in 48.2 5.34

MOC

New South Wales beat South Australia by 33 runs 20 Oct 2023

NSW

291/7 in 50.0 5.82

SAC

398/10 in 46.4 8.53

MOC

Tasmania beat South Australia by 37 runs 08 Oct 2023

TSC

435/9 in 50.0 8.7

SAC

307/10 in 63.4 4.82

SSD

Tasmania beat South Australia by 7 wickets

03 Oct 2023

TSC

84/3 in 19.5 4.24

SAC

349/8 in 50.0 6.98

MOC

Western Australia beat South Australia by 22 runs 26 Sep 2023

WAC

371/7 in 50.0 7.42

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Western Australia Preview

There is not much difference with the Western Australia squad as they are the defending champions. They have started off in magnificent fashion, as they are currently placed 3rd in the points table with 2 wins in 4 games. They will however want to make sure they do not replicate the performance in the last game.

Western Australia lost the toss and was put to bat first.  They were extremely awful with the bat as they managed to score just 141 in the first innings, followed by 136 in the second innings. The middle order collapsed in both innings and will hope this does not happen again.

The bowling department tried extremely hard in the first innings, as they managed to bowl out the opposition for 276 runs. But with the batting collapsing in the 2nd innings, the opposition set a target of 4 runs in the second innings. 

Key Players: Charles Stobo, Cameron Bancroft, Hilton Cartwright, Ashton Turner

Western Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Cameron Bancroft, Sam Whiteman(c), Teague Wyllie, Hilton Cartwright, Josh Philippe(w), Ashton Turner, Hamish McKenzie, Joel Paris, Charles Stobo, Corey Rocchiccioli, Lance Morris

Western Australia Actual Playing XI:

Aaron Hardie, Cameron Bancroft, Charlie Stobo, Corey Rocchiccioli, Hilton Cartwright, Jayden Goodwin, Joel Paris, Josh Philippe, Lance Morris, Sam Whiteman, Teague Wyllie

South Australia Preview

South Australia has had a really good start to the season so far and will look to continue the same, for the rest of the tournament. They currently are second on the points table and are coming off a magnificent win in the last game.

After losing the toss, and being put into bat first South Australia got to a magnificent score in the 1st innings. They declared for a mammoth 359 runs, with Henry Hunt (162 runs off 371 balls) and Nathan McSweeney (112 runs off 253 balls). They were a bit poor in the second innings, as they were bowled out for 151 runs.

The bowling department were brilliant in the 1st innings as they bowled out the opposition for 238 runs, giving the team a lead of 121 runs. But they were even better in the second innings as they kept their cool and defended the score of 273 runs, winning the game by just 3 runs in the end.  Nathan McAndrew was the star of the game, as he picked up 9 wickets in the match.

Key Players:  Nathan McAndrew, Henry Hunt, Nathan McSweeney, Jordan Buckingham

South Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Henry Hunt, Jake Carder, Daniel Drew, Nathan McSweeney, Jake Lehmann(c), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Nielsen(w), Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Jordan Buckingham, Harry Conway

South Australia Actual Playing XI:

Brendan Doggett, Benjamin Manenti, Daniel Drew, Henry Hunt, Harry Nielsen, Jake Carder, Jake Fraser McGurk, Jake Lehmann, Jordan Buckingham, Nathan McAndrew, Nathan McSweeney

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 20°C - 12°C range.

WAC vs SAC Pitch Report

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.