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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Victoria won the toss and choose to bowl first
Tasmania beat Victoria by 57 runs
Tasmania have lost just one match this Sheffield Shield season.
Back Tasmania as the winners of this match.
Tournament: | Sheffield Shield, 2023-2024 |
Format: | test |
Venue: | Hobart Hurricanes, Australia, Australia |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 24°C|Partly cloudy |
It will be a battle between the top two sides in match number 26 of the Sheffield Shield 2023-24 as Tasmania take on Victoria at the Bellerive Oval. Both sides are in top form and will be looking to establish their positions at the top.
256/3 in 40.5 6.27
311/10 in 48.4 6.39
252/10 in 70.2 3.58
SSD
Victoria beat South Australia by 23 runs
234/10 in 61.4 3.79
535/10 in 128.1
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Match Drawn
0/0 in 0.0
Tasmania has had an outstanding season so far. After games, they are in the first position with four wins, three draws, and 38.96 points. They have lost just one match.
Tasmania are coming off a draw against Western Australia at Hobart, where, after being shot out for 183 in their first innings, they made a string comeback to post 537-8 dec. in their second innings. That response was possible courtesy of a sublime 227 from opener Caleb Jewell.
Tasmania’s highest scorer of the season, however, is Beau Webster, who has amassed 664 runs in just 13 innings at an average of 60.36. He scored a 100 in the second innings against Western Australia. Webster has also picked up 17 wickets with his offbreaks at 34.
Another batter worth backing is Charlie Wakim. The No.3 batter is just six shy of 600 runs this season and has scored at an average of almost 40.
Among the bowlers, look no further than Gabe Bell (32 wickets at 17.09) and Lawrence Neil-Smith (25 wickets at 23.72).
Tim Ward, Caleb Jewell, Charlie Wakim, Jordan Silk (c), Jake Doran (wk), Beau Webster, Bradley Hope, Mitchell Owen, Jarrod Freeman, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Gabe Bell
Bradley Mark Hope, Beau Webster, Caleb Jewell, Charlie Wakim, Gabe T Bell, Iain Carlisle, Jake Doran, Jarrod Freeman, Jordan Silk, Matthew Wade, Riley Meredith
Like Tasmania, Victoria too have won four games from eight this season. However, they have lost two matches and have earned 36.94 points, which has taken them to the second position.
Victoria, too, are coming off a draw. They came close to a certain win in their previous game against New South Wales in Sydney, but rain denied them that chance. Regardless, Victoria will be happy with their performance, as both their batters and bowlers excelled in the match.
Peter Handscomb has been their most consistent batter this season, scoring 516 runs in 14 innings at an average of 37. Following him closely is Sam Harper, with 409 runs in 14 innings at 29.
In the bowling department, its Fergus O’Neill (28 wickets at 17.53) and Scott Boland (26 wickets at 16.5) who have done all the heavy lifting with their regular strikes at crucial intervals. Boland had claimed five wickets in the last game against New South Wales and is looking in greta rhythm.
Will Pucovski, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Peter Handscomb, Nic Maddinson, Sam Harper (wk), Will Sutherland (c), Mitchell Perry, Fergus O Neill, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland
Campbell Kellaway, Fergus O’Neill, Marcus Harris, Mitchell Perry, Nic Maddinson, Peter Handscomb, Peter Siddle, Sam Harper, Todd Murphy, William Pucovski, Will Sutherland, Matthew Short
The pitch at Bellerive Oval usually provides early movement and bounce to seam bowlers. As the match progresses, however, the pitch becomes flat and batting becomes much easier. Bowlers will find help in the first hour on all four days.
The weather in Hobart will be partly cloudy and sunny for the most part on four days of the match.
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Average TurnThe average first innings score at Bellerive Oval over the last 10 matches has been 278. It comes down to 205 in the fourth innings. The highest total scored at the venue this season is Tasmania’s 537-8 dec. against Western Australia. The team batting first will be looking to set a score of around 350 runs.
In all three matches played at Bellerive Oval this Sheffield Shield season, teams have opted to bowl first after winning the toss. The trend is likely to continue in this game too.
Tasmania and Victoria have won one match each against each other in their last five encounters; the remaining three were drawn affairs. Both teams are looking good, but Tasmania does have a much stronger batting unit. Their in-form batters will have a job against Fergus O’Neill and Scott Boland, and this battle will decide the fate of the game. We are backing Tasmania’s strong all-round unit to keep up their form and dominate this match.
Back Tasmania as the winners of this match.
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