WAC vs SAC Final Prediction

WAC vs SAC Team Previews

Western Australia

Even without Richardson, Morris, and Green, this WA squad is one of the greatest we’ve seen in years. Mitch Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, and Ashton Agar will all be in the side, not to mention one of the best bowlers in the BBL, Andrew Tye.

Such is the depth of the WA roster, that fantastic players like Hilton Cartwright, David Moody, and Charlie Stobo will all have to miss out on the game to make way for the new additions.

The biggest batting threats are bound to be Josh Philippe (436 total runs and a huge 72.66 average), D'Arcy Short (299), and Cameron Bancroft (237). However, WA knows full well that even if these three batters aren’t having a good game, there’s also Mitch Marsh, Josh Inglis, Ashton Turner (captain), and Marcus Stoinis to fall back on.

It’s almost unfair just how many star batsmen are on this WA side! Marsh is the biggest question mark because he’s coming back from injury, but he’s still good enough to make the side and create an impact. Strangely, Josh Philippe is the only WA player to make a century this season, when he hit exactly 100 against Victoria.

The SA batters will be most worried about the bowling overs from Tye (11 wickets) and Behrendorff (12 wickets), as these two have some of the best economy rates in the Marsh Cup and are absolutely lethal in any match. Agar and Paris are respectable backups and can provide a lot of solid overs as well.

South Australia Redbacks

South Australia won’t have the services of Test stars Alex Carey and Travis Head, but there’s still a lot of excitement about the inclusion of Spencer Johnson, Wes Agar, and breakout player, Ben Manenti. There’s no doubt that SA is the underdog here and they certainly know it.

The team has played well to get to this Final and there’s a small chance to win, but it’s slim at best. South Australia will have to hope that both Hunt (242 total runs) and McSweeney (283) have a fantastic batting partnership, as they are by far the two batsmen that WA will be worried about.

Drew and Lehmann have the potential to play well, but after that, the batting gets a bit thin. Hunt is the only SA batter to pick up a century this season, with 103 runs against none other than WA.

A fearsome bowling attack doesn’t exactly describe SA, but the WA batters will still have to be wary of Manenti (9 wickets), Thornton (12 wickets), and Agar (8 wickets). Thornton hasn’t been the most economical bowler this season, with an iffy 6.07 ER and one maiden.