VAC vs TSC Match Preview

One of the leading batters for Victoria during this competition has been Matthew Short. In his last 16 first-class games for Victoria, the right-handed batsman has scored 680 runs with an average of 45.33. Campbell Kellaway is another batter who is doing a good job for Victoria. He has scored 416 runs from his last 17 innings with an average of 26.00. Another left-handed batter for Victoria has been Will Sutherland. He has put together 387 runs from his last 20 innings with an average of 19.35. Victoria will be looking at these batters to score most of the runs for their team.

Will Sutherland also bowls right-arm medium-fast and has also collected a haul of 42 wickets for Victoria from his last 18 innings with an average of 18.42. The next bowler in the list is Mitchell Perry. The right-arm fast-medium bowler from Victoria has collected 30 wickets from his last 15 innings with an average of 23.13. Fergus O'Neill has also picked up 27 wickets from his last 17 innings with an average of 21.88. Victorians will be looking at these bowlers to pick up crucial breakthroughs for their team.

The top batter for Tasmania is Beau Webster. This right-handed batsman has scored 812 runs so far in his last 17 appearances for Tasmania with an excellent average of 58.00. Caleb Jewel has also scored 592 runs from his 20 innings with an average of 31.15. Another batter that is doing well for Tasmania is Jordon Silk. He has scored 524 runs from his 18 innings with an average of 32.75. The Tasmanian team management will look at these bowlers to do well and score most of the runs for the team in this contest.

The leading wicket-taker for Tasmania has been Jackson Bird. He has collected a haul of 24 wickets from his last 11 innings with an average of 21.70. Jarrod Freeman has picked up 23 wickets from his last 17 innings with an average of 41.43. These top two bowlers will be supported by Beau Webster who has picked up 20 scalps from his last 17 innings. The Tasmanian outfit will look at these bowlers to pick up most of the wickets for them.
 

Weather Report

The weather for this game to be played on Sunday will be sunny and comfortable.

Pitch Report

The surface on offer at the Junction Oval in Melbourne will be favorable to the batters most of the time. The ball movement will be reliable and the batters can enjoy the shot execution at this venue. However, there might be some help to the faster bowlers early on. Bowlers will have a tough time in getting breakthroughs. 

Notable stats

Tasmania leads the recent head-to-head between the two teams.

Tasmania leads the head-to-head between the two sides 2-1 in their last 5 games.

Will Sutherland has a good bowling average in recent games.

Will Sutherland is averaging 18.42 in his last 18 innings for Victoria.

Team News

There do not appear to be any injury updates available at the moment. So, you can expect the entire side to be up for selection come Sunday morning.

VAC vs TSC Probable 11

VAC Playing 11

  • Travis Dean
  • Marcus Harris
  • Will Pucovski
  • Peter Handscomb
  • Matthew Short
  • Will Sutherland (C)
  • Sam Harper (Wk)
  • Mitchell Perry
  • Fergus O'Neill
  • Todd Murphy
  • Scott Boland

TSC Playing 11

  • Tim Ward
  • Caleb Jewell
  • Charlie Wakim
  • Jordan Silk (C)
  • Matthew Wade (Wk)
  • Beau Webster
  • Bradley Hope
  • Mitchell Owen
  • Jarrod Freeman
  • Lawrence Neil-Smith
  • Gabe Bell
This is not the official playing 11 for the match. This is a prediction of the expected playing 11 for each team based on the writers analysis.

Dream11 Prediction

Although these two teams are evenly matched, you can expect Tasmania to have an edge as they are also playing better cricket at the moment. We will bet with Tasmania to win this contest.

Top Picks

Matthew Short: Short has amassed 680 runs from his last 16 appearances for his team with an average of 45.33. You can bet on him to score runs in this game as well.

Will Sutherland: Sutherland has been an effective all-rounder for his team. He has not only scored 387 runs he has also picked up 42 wickets in his last 19 appearances.

Beau Webster: Beau Webster has scored 812 runs in his last 17 games with an average of 58.00. He has also picked up 20 wickets. You can bet on him to do well in this game.

Jackson Bird: Bird has picked up 24 wickets from his last 11 innings with an average of 21.70.
 

VAC vs TSC Dream11 Team 1

Keeper: M Wade, P Handscomb

Batters: J Silk, C Wakim, T Dean

All-rounders: B Webster (C), M Short (VC), W Sutherland

Bowlers: L Neil Smith, M Perry, G Bell

VAC vs TSC Dream11 Prediction - OCB Team Prediction