VCT vs TAS Dream11 Team Prediction Sheffield Shield 5 March

VCT vs TAS Dream11 Prediction: The 15th match of the Sheffield Shield 2020-21 season will take place from March 5 at Melbourne. The Victoria team will face-off Tasmania. Both the teams have not performed well in the tournament and it will require a huge effort to reach the finals. The Victoria team has won 1 out of 5, whereas Tasmania has not been able to open their account in this season.

VCT vs TAS Prediction Today Match Details

Fixture name: 15^th Match

Competition: Sheffield Shield 2020-21

Date: Friday, March 05, 2021 – Monday, March 08, 2021

Time: 5:00 AM IST

Team Form Guide:
VCT (recent last) D W D D D
TAS (recent last) L L D D L

Standings: VCT 4, TAS 5

Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Last result at the venue: India 326 & 70/2 won by 8 wickets against Australia 195 & 200 in the 2^nd test of the India tour of Australia 2020-21.

Pitch Report: The curator expects pacers to get good help from the pitch and overall the pitch is suited for batting. The average total score is 228 and the team batting first has a win ratio of 40%.

Streaming: No Streaming

VCT vs TAS Playing 11:

VCT Team News

The Victoria team has Maddinson and Harris as the opening pair who is one of the most experienced players in domestic cricket. Then, Handscomb and Short played good innings in the last match. The form of the bowlers like James Pattinson and Scott Boland has been exemplary. The team has a good set of players but has not been contributing as a whole team. If they perform as a team, then surely the team can surely be in a race for the final spot.

Injury update, unavailability: None

Expected team changes: The team is expected to play with the same Playing XI in this match.

VCT Playing 11 (likely)

1. Marcus Harris
2. Nic Maddinson
3. Peter Handscomb (c)
4. Jake Fraser-McGurk
5. Matthew Short
6. Seb Gotch (wk)
7. James Pattinson
8. Will Sutherland
9. Mitchell Perry
10. Jon Holland
11. Scott Boland

TAS Team News

The Tasmania team has not won any matches this season. The inexperienced batting line-up is solely responsible for the collapse in the past few matches. The opener Jordan Silk has been a particularly useful player in the BBL but has not able to give consistent performance in the longest format. While Caleb Jewell can be a promising player. The team has experience in the middle-order with the presence of Tim Paine and Beau Webster who can be one of the top performers in this game. The bowlers, Nathan Ellis and Bird have the right set of skills needed to take wickets of the opposition batsmen.

Injury update, unavailability: None

Expected team changes The team is expected to replace Bell with the experienced player Peter Siddle.

TAS Playing 11 (likely)

1. Jordan Silk
2. Charlie Wakim
3. Macalister Wright
4. Caleb Jewell
5. Jake Doran
6. Tim Paine (c & wk)
7. Beau Webster
8. Jarrod Freeman
9. Nathan Ellis
10. Jackson Bird
11. Peter Siddle

VCT vs TAS Today Match Prediction, Who will win today match

The Victoria team will win this match due to their experienced batting line-up. The Victorian bowlers also have performed better than the Tasmania team. If Marcus Harris and Handscomb maintain consistency, the Victoria team will have clearly an edge over the Tasmania team. While Tasmania will expect Paine and Bird to be efficient enough to give a tough competition in the VCT vs TAS Dream 11 Today match prediction.

VCT vs TAS Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Picks

Captain options

M Harris- The opener who has represented the national team on the back of consistent performances is the best pick for your fantasy team. He is the leading run-scorer for the team this season.
First-class Career Record- 6673 Runs, Bat. AVG. 23.77
M Harris in Last 5 matches- 511 Runs, Bat. AVG. 51

J Pattinson- The experienced player who has been a consistent wicket-taker in domestic cricket or in IPL. Along with that, he can be a handy batsman in the lower order which can prove to be an over the other players.
First-class Career Record – 297 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 22.27
J Pattinson in Last 5 matches- 13 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 28

Differential pick

B Webster- One of the finest performers in the limited-overs format, Webster has the ability to contribute with the bat as well as bowl and can be your differential pick in the VCT vs TAS Dream 11 prediction.
First-class Career Record- 2463 Runs, Bat. AVG. 28.63
B Webster in Last 5 matches- 184 Runs, Bat. AVG. 46

VCT vs TAS Dream 11 Prediction

WK: P Handscomb, T Paine
Bat: M Short, M Harris, N Maddinson, J Silk
All-rounders: B Webster
Bowl: J Bird, P Siddle, J Pattinson, S Boland