Western Australia vs Queensland Prediction

The in-form Matt Renshaw has injured his knee and former Australia batsman Peter Forrest is set to replace the man at the opening position. With Jimmy Peirson not able to contribute much in the first two games, Joe Burns and Labuschagne will have to take up the responsibility at the top while skipper Jason Floros will have to continue to hold the innings together in the middle overs. Joe Burns batted well in both these games and had also scored a fifty against Western Australia last year, making him a favorite to top-score for Queensland.

The three seamers - Peter George, Luke Feldman and Michael Neser - are going to be Queensland's best bet with the ball. Both Feldman and George have picked up three wickets each so far with a decent economy rate. Neser bagged a couple against Tasmania and conceded just 29 off six overs. We, however, expect Feldman to finish with the best bowling figures.

Our Prediction

The two teams have already begun their campaign this year and neither has faced a defeat yet. Queensland, however, will be the happier of the two sides after having won both their ties and they will be carrying the winning momentum with them into this match. But the loss of Matt Renshaw who was going so well for them could have an affect on their batting.

Taking a look back at the past records, the two teams have met in 53 matches of which 26 have been won by Western Australia and 25 by Queensland. So neither has an edge here. Overall, Western Australia have 12 titles to their name while Queensland have 10. This leaves the former with a slight upper hand here, not to mention that they will be playing on their home ground.

Both teams are strongly recruited and it won't be fair to write either of them off completely. We, however, predict Western Australia to win this match.