Western Australia vs Victoria Prediction

Their top-order batting looks strong with Cameron White and Glenn Maxwell, both of whom are attacking batsmen with the ability to pile up runs very quickly. White struck a blazing 130-ball 145 on Wednesday against South Australia and we feel the opening batsman has a good chance of top-scoring for Victoria. Christian is a key member in the middle order and some late-order hitting from Stoinis can be expected.

Jackson Coleman and Daniel Christian will be the ones to watch out for in Victoria's pace attack. Coleman provided the early breakthroughs the other day and the same can be expected of him against Western Australia. Left-arm spinner Jon Holland could pose the biggest threat. He bagged the most wickets for his side last year, including the outstanding 3-36 against Western Australia. Expect him to be Victoria's top bowler in this match.

Our Prediction

Past records for Western Australia seem to be better when compared with those of Victoria. Both teams are ten-times runners-up but the former have won twelve titles which is seven more than the latter's five. So Western Australia have an edge in terms of overall performance.

However, recent performances suggest otherwise. Last season, Victoria finished third in the standings and they beat Western Australia by 36 runs who finished fifth. This year, Western Australia are yet to win a game while Victoria have made the perfect start with a bonus-point victory in their first match.

Western Australia will be playing on their home ground but they don't instill much confidence considering how they played their first two games here. Victoria, on the other hand, gave a top-notch performance recently at this ground and so we’ll back them to win this match.