Western Australia are favourites to win
Cricket Australia XI will take on Western Australia in the 18th match of the Matador BBQS One-Day Cup 2016 at the Hurstville Oval, Sydney. The match will be played on October 17 and live action is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM local time.
CAXI have already been ousted from the competition with defeats in their first five games and they will be looking to bow out on a high in their final game of the season. Western Australia now have two wins from four games and are placed third on the points table.
Read on for our betting tips and match prediction for Cricket Australia XI vs Western Australia, Matador BBQS One-Day Cup 2016 18th match....
Ryan Gibson and Josh Inglis both smashed fifties in the last game against South Australia and they will be the key in CAXI's top-order batting. Skipper William Bosisto has also been among the runs and he will need to anchor the innings if wickets happen to fall early on. Gibson, with one century and two fifties, is the tournament's second-highest run-scorer and a favorite to top-score here.
B Doggett and Tom O'Donnell will be opening the bowling for CAXI. The two shared five wickets between them in the last match and they will be expected to strike early and rock the Western Australian innings. Offspinner Arjun Nair has taken eight wickets from four games and is among this season's top 5 bowlers. Expect him to be the top bowler for CAXI.
Shaun Marsh announced his arrival with a gutsy knock of 70 runs in the last game against Tasmania. Captain Adam Voges too made a valuable contribution of 90 runs and guided his team to victory. Once again, the onus will be on these two batsmen to set the tone and make sure Western Australia do well with the bat. Voges has hit three fifties in the tournament and looks set to top-score again on Monday.
Western Australia will rely heavily on their fast bowlers Nathan Rimmington and Andrew Tye who took two wickets apiece against Tasmania. CAXI will look to be more watchful against Tye as they had found him unplayable when the two teams faced off last year. He is among the leading wicket-takers this season and has a strong chance of being the best bowler for his side in this match.
Cricket Australia XI have gone winless so far and have just one last shot at salvaging some pride. As expected, they are very high at 4.00 and 5.00 with 1xbet and bet365 respectively. Western Australia recorded a win in their last game and this has brought them down even more at 1.22 with betfair and 1.16 with bet365.
This has turned out to be another season to forget for the Cricket Australia XI who have not been able to win a single match so far. They have faced five defeats in a row and are looking down and out at the moment. They have been doing well in bits and pieces but haven't been able to maintain their grip on a match for longer periods of time.
Western Australia have not yet played at this ground this year and this probably the one thing that might work in favor of CAXI who have played two games here. But since they lost both these games, it kind of nullifies the advantage. Western Australia will also have the upper hand as they crushed CAXI by 246 runs last year.
Cricket Australia XI have nothing to lose and will look to experiment with their approach which could bring better results for them. But still, Western Australia will be a tough team to beat and we predict them to win this match.
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