SAC vs NSW Match Preview
The South Australia outfit played their last game of the competition against Tasmania. This was the first match of Sheffield Shield for the 2023-24 season. The South Australian team did a decent job in their first innings scoring 307 runs. The Tasmanian team responded with 381 runs in their first innings. However, the South Australians had disastrous second innings and were bundled out for 157 runs. The Tasmanians were set a target of 84 runs to win this match and they reached it on a canter by dropping just 3 wickets.
Jake Lehmann was leading the South Australian outfit in this match. He hit a superb hundred in the first innings scoring 115 runs from 143 balls with 18 fours. The second highest run-getter for South Australia in this innings was Ben Manenti who scored 71 runs from 60 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes. Jordan Buckingham was the pick of the bowlers during the Tasmanian innings picking up 7 wickets for 71 runs for South Australia. Brenden Doggett picked up 3 wickets for 132 runs in the same inning.
Nathan McSweeney was the leading run-getter for South Australia in their second inning with 48 runs. Brendan Doggett was once again among wickets during the Tasmania chase. But although he bowled well to pick up a couple of wickets it was nowhere close to being sufficient. All this points to the fact that these batters and bowlers need to come good again for South Australia for them to have any hopes of beating a stronger opposition in the form of New South Wales.
On the other hand, the New South Wales outfit did a much better job in their last match. This game against Queensland was played in Sydney. Queensland batted first in this game to score 176 runs all out. This early folding of their innings never allowed them to raise their heads in the game again. New South Wales replied with 446 runs in their first innings picking up a lead of 270 runs. Jack Edwards was adjudged player of the match for 7 wickets in the game his contribution of 87 runs in their first innings.
The top bowlers in this game will be expected to deliver the goods again during this match. The NSW bowlers such as Jackson Bird, Chris Green, and Chris Tremain will be handed over the responsibility of picking up wickets in this game as well. Although the NSW top order did a reasonable job, it was their lower middle order that took their score beyond the realms of Queensland. But they will expect better contributions from their top and middle order in this game. Chris Tremain was the top bowler for NSW in their second innings and the team management will be expecting another useful hand from this bowler.
Weather Report
We are likely to get patchy weather during this game on the first day. There is a possibility of getting some showers throughout the day. The temperatures will vary between 13 degrees and 16 degrees with a wind gust of between 14 and 19 km/hr. It is almost certain that we will get a cloud cover during the game which will be helpful to the speedsters. The weather is likely to clear up by Tuesday and we will get sunny and clear skies after that.
Pitch Report
Generally speaking, this venue in Australia is envisaged to be the best batting surface in Australia. It will remain flat for the first 3 days of the game and with the game wearing on it brings spinners into the picture. Most 4- or 5-day games played at this venue have been won by the sides that opted to bat first after winning the toss. The average first innings score at the venue is close to 380 runs.
Notable stats
Wes Agar has a good bowling average in recent first-class games.
The South Australian fast bowler has picked up 34 wickets from his last 16 innings with an average of 28.02.
Daniel Hughes has a good batting average in recent games for New South Wales.
Daniel Hughes has scored 568 runs from his last 14 innings with an average of 47.00.
Team News
Most players from both teams appear to be fit for selection barring those that are being rested.
SAC vs NSW Probable 11
SAC Playing 11
- Kelvin Smith
- Henry Hunt
- Daniel Drew
- Nathan McSweeney
- Jake Lehmann (C)
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Harry Nielsen (Wk)
- Ben Manenti
- Wes Agar
- Brendan Doggett
- Jordan Buckingham
NSW Playing 11
- Daniel Hughes
- Ryan Hackney
- Kurtis Patterson
- Moises Henriques (C)
- Jason Sangha
- Matthew Gilkes (Wk)
- Jack Edwards
- Hayden Kerr
- Chris Green
- Chris Tremain
- Jackson Bird
Dream11 Prediction
Although there is not too much to choose between these two teams, New South Wales made a good start to their campaign and nearly won their first game of the competition. But South Australians are playing at home so they can get more crowd support. But all-in-all we expect NSW to win this game.
Top Picks
Daniel Hughes: Daniel Hughes has been one of the more consistent batters for New South Wales in the recent past. You can expect him to score big runs again in this game.
Chris Green: Green has picked up 22 wickets from his last 13 innings with an average of 25.09.
Chris Tremain: The medium-fast bowler has collected a haul of 22 runs from his last 16 innings with an average of 31.00.
Jake Lehmann: Lehmann has been appointed the skipper of South Australia and he promptly hit a big one in their last game. He has done a reasonable job with the bat in his recent games.
SAC vs NSW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: M Gilkes
Batters: K Patterson, D Hughes, J Lehmann, J Fraser-McGurk
All-rounders: J Edwards (C), N McSweeney, B Manenti (VC)
Bowlers: W Agar, B Doggett, J Buckingham
