WAU vs VCT Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 23th TEST Match
Aditya - February 15, 2026Last Updated on Feb 15, 2026 02:52 PM
Western Australia vs Victoria Cricket Match Previews
Sheffield Shield 2025-26
VIC 431/9 (116.5)
WA 238/10 (80.2)
VIC 274/4 (59)
WA 114/10 (44.5)
Victoria won by 353 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Couch* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland* | 11.5 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 1.86 |
| Will Sutherland | 11 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3.36 |
Last Wicket:Joel Curtis c Matthew Short b Boland 59(80) - 114/10 in 44.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Western Australia vs Victoria
Victoria — Innings 1 (431/9 in 116.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway c Rocchiccioli b Gannon | 41 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 36.28 | |
| Sam Harper (wk) c Sam Fanning b Rocchiccioli | 119 | 109 | 15 | 2 | 109.17 | |
| Blake Macdonald c Kade Povey b Rocchiccioli | 13 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 40.62 | |
| Peter Handscomb c Joel Curtis b Brody Couch | 26 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 92.86 | |
| Matthew Short c Joel Curtis b Jhye Richardson | 42 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 63.64 | |
| Oliver Peake c Joel Curtis b Brody Couch | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fergus O Neill run out (Jhye Richardson) | 38 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 45.24 | |
| Will Sutherland (c) not out | 101 | 139 | 14 | 2 | 72.66 | |
| Sam Elliott c Bancroft b Brody Couch | 26 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 27.37 | |
| Todd Murphy lbw b Rocchiccioli | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Scott Boland not out | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 12 | Wides: 2 | Penalty: 5 | Total: 23 | |||||
| Total | 431 | 9 wkts, 116.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhye Richardson | 25 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Cameron Gannon | 25.5 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Brody Couch | 21 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 36 | 7 | 108 | 3 | 3 |
| Kade Povey | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway & Sam Harper | 126 | 169 |
| Macdonald & Sam Harper | 43 | 67 |
| Handscomb & Sam Harper | 18 | 35 |
| Handscomb & Matthew Short | 26 | 21 |
| Oliver Peake & Matthew Short | 2 | 14 |
| Fergus O Neill & Matthew Short | 53 | 106 |
| Fergus O Neill & Sutherland | 40 | 50 |
| Sam Elliott & Sutherland | 71 | 176 |
| Murphy & Sutherland | 11 | 17 |
| Boland & Sutherland | 41 | 46 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell Kellaway | 28.1 | 126 |
| 2 | Blake Macdonald | 39.2 | 169 |
| 3 | Sam Harper | 45.1 | 187 |
| 4 | Peter Handscomb | 48.4 | 213 |
| 5 | Oliver Peake | 50.6 | 215 |
| 6 | Matthew Short | 68.4 | 268 |
| 7 | Fergus O Neill | 77 | 308 |
| 8 | Sam Elliott | 106.2 | 379 |
| 9 | Todd Murphy | 109.1 | 390 |
Western Australia — Innings 2 (238/10 in 80.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft c Sam Harper b Boland | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Sam Fanning c Sam Harper b Fergus O Neill | 99 | 175 | 12 | 0 | 56.57 | |
| Jayden Goodwin lbw b Sutherland | 29 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 35.8 | |
| Sam Whiteman (c) b Boland | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Teague Wyllie c Matthew Short b Sam Elliott | 20 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 47.62 | |
| Joel Curtis (wk) c Handscomb b Sam Elliott | 26 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 59.09 | |
| Kade Povey c Matthew Short b Sutherland | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 28.57 | |
| Jhye Richardson c Handscomb b Sam Elliott | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 | |
| Corey Rocchiccioli not out | 23 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 71.88 | |
| Cameron Gannon c Sam Harper b Sam Elliott | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brody Couch b Sam Elliott | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 3 | |||||
| Total | 238 | 10 wkts, 80.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland | 13 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Fergus O Neill | 18 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Sam Elliott | 15.2 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Will Sutherland | 15 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Todd Murphy | 18 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Matthew Short | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft & Sam Fanning | 28 | 65 |
| Goodwin & Sam Fanning | 79 | 164 |
| Whiteman & Sam Fanning | 18 | 38 |
| Teague Wyllie & Sam Fanning | 41 | 81 |
| Joel Curtis & Sam Fanning | 2 | 5 |
| Joel Curtis & Kade Povey | 32 | 57 |
| Jhye Richardson & Kade Povey | 6 | 8 |
| Jhye Richardson & Rocchiccioli | 8 | 17 |
| Gannon & Rocchiccioli | 0 | 3 |
| Brody Couch & Rocchiccioli | 24 | 44 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Bancroft | 10.5 | 28 |
| 2 | Jayden Goodwin | 38.1 | 107 |
| 3 | Sam Whiteman | 44.3 | 125 |
| 4 | Teague Wyllie | 57.6 | 166 |
| 5 | Sam Fanning | 58.5 | 168 |
| 6 | Joel Curtis | 68.2 | 200 |
| 7 | Kade Povey | 69.4 | 206 |
| 8 | Jhye Richardson | 72.3 | 214 |
| 9 | Cameron Gannon | 72.6 | 214 |
| 10 | Brody Couch | 80.2 | 238 |
Victoria — Innings 3 (274/4 in 59 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway c Joel Curtis b Brody Couch | 20 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 52.63 | |
| Sam Harper (wk) not out | 141 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 90.38 | |
| Blake Macdonald c Joel Curtis b Kade Povey | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Matthew Short c Gannon b Rocchiccioli | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 | |
| Peter Handscomb c Gannon b Rocchiccioli | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 65.62 | |
| Oliver Peake retd hurt | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Fergus O Neill not out | 47 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 62.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 6 | LegByes: 8 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 3 | Total: 18 | |||||
| Total | 274 | 4 wkts, 59 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Will Sutherland (c), Sam Elliott, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhye Richardson | 8 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Cameron Gannon | 12 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Brody Couch | 10 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Kade Povey | 8 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Corey Rocchiccioli | 16 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Jayden Goodwin | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Kellaway & Sam Harper | 48 | 65 |
| Macdonald & Sam Harper | 31 | 42 |
| Matthew Short & Sam Harper | 25 | 37 |
| Handscomb & Sam Harper | 36 | 49 |
| Oliver Peake & Sam Harper | 18 | 28 |
| Fergus O Neill & Sam Harper | 118 | 135 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell Kellaway | 10.5 | 48 |
| 2 | Blake Macdonald | 17.5 | 79 |
| 3 | Matthew Short | 23.5 | 103 |
| 4 | Peter Handscomb | 31.6 | 139 |
Western Australia — Innings 4 (114/10 in 44.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft c Sam Harper b Boland | 12 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 | |
| Sam Fanning c Sam Harper b Boland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Jayden Goodwin c Sutherland b Boland | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 | |
| Sam Whiteman (c) lbw b Boland | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Teague Wyllie c Sam Elliott b Boland | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 | |
| Joel Curtis (wk) c Matthew Short b Boland | 59 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 73.75 | |
| Kade Povey lbw b Sutherland | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jhye Richardson lbw b T Murphy | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 | |
| Corey Rocchiccioli b Fergus O Neill | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 | |
| Cameron Gannon b Sutherland | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19.23 | |
| Brody Couch not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 1 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 114 | 10 wkts, 44.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland | 11.5 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Fergus O Neill | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Will Sutherland | 11 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Sam Elliott | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Todd Murphy | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft & Sam Fanning | 5 | 13 |
| Bancroft & Goodwin | 4 | 16 |
| Bancroft & Whiteman | 18 | 58 |
| Bancroft & Teague Wyllie | 11 | 22 |
| Joel Curtis & Teague Wyllie | 1 | 17 |
| Joel Curtis & Kade Povey | 13 | 18 |
| Joel Curtis & Jhye Richardson | 24 | 32 |
| Joel Curtis & Rocchiccioli | 15 | 41 |
| Joel Curtis & Gannon | 19 | 46 |
| Joel Curtis & Brody Couch | 4 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Fanning | 2.1 | 5 |
| 2 | Jayden Goodwin | 4.5 | 9 |
| 3 | Sam Whiteman | 14.3 | 27 |
| 4 | Cameron Bancroft | 18.1 | 38 |
| 5 | Teague Wyllie | 20.6 | 39 |
| 6 | Kade Povey | 23.6 | 52 |
| 7 | Jhye Richardson | 29.2 | 76 |
| 8 | Corey Rocchiccioli | 36.1 | 91 |
| 9 | Cameron Gannon | 43.5 | 110 |
| 10 | Joel Curtis | 44.5 | 114 |
WAU vs VCT Match Prediction, Sheffield Shield 2025-26, Western Australia vs Victoria Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
WAU vs VCT (Western Australia vs Victoria) Match Details
| Match | Western Australia vs Victoria (WAU vs VCT) |
| League | Sheffield Shield 2025-26 |
| Date | Monday, 16th February 2026 |
| Time | 08:00 AM (IST) - 02:30 AM (GMT) |
WAU vs VCT Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
WAU vs VCT Match Venue: W.A.C.A Ground, Perth, Australia
WAU vs VCT Pitch Report: The WACA pitch is considered one of the fastest and most bouncy pitches in the world, with the outfield also being exceptionally fast. Over the past decade, the surface has leveled off, but efforts are being made to bring back the WACAs old surface – a dreadful condition for batsmen.
WAU vs VCT Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Perth, AU will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 20°C on the match day with 41% humidity and 10.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
W.A.C.A Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 46 |
| Batting first won: | 19 |
| Bowling first won: | 18 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 326 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 221 |
| Highest Total: | 735/6 |
| Lowest Total: | 62/10 |
W.A.C.A Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 50%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
130
T20 Average Score
WAU vs VCT (Western Australia vs Victoria) Playing 11
Western Australia vs Victoria (WAU vs VCT) Match Preview
WAU vs VCT Match Preview: Western Australia will lock horns against Victoria in Sheffield Shield 2025-26 on Monday, 16 February 2026 at 08:00 AM IST.
Western Australia (WAU) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Sam Whiteman and Cameron Bancroft will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Sam Fanning will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Hilton Cartwright and Aaron Hardie will strengthen the middle order for Western Australia.
- Sam Whiteman will lead the Western Australia as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Sam Whiteman will do the Wicket Keeping for Western Australia.
Pace Bowlers
- Cameron Gannon and Corey Rocchiccioli will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Victoria (VCT) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Blake Macdonald and Campbell Kellaway will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Campbell Kellaway is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Cameron Green will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Dylan Brasher and Peter Handscomb will strengthen the middle order for Victoria.
- Peter Handscomb will lead the Victoria as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Peter Handscomb will do the Wicket Keeping for Victoria.
Spin Bowlers
- Todd Murphy will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Fergus ONeill and Mitchell Perry will lead the pace attack of his team.
Western Australia vs Victoria (WAU vs VCT) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
WAU vs VCT Match Prediction: Victoria looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, VCT will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
WAU vs VCT Sheffield Shield 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Hilton Cartwright will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Cameron Bancroft will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
WAU vs VCT Head to Head
WAU vs VCT Head to Head Records: Western Australia vs Victoria have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Western Australia have won 0 whereas Victoria have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| WAU | 0 Won |
| VCT | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Sheffield Shield 2025-26
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.241 | 50 | WLWLW |
| 2 | Queensland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +0.288 | 34 | LWLWL |
| 3 | South Australia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +0.057 | 32 | WDWDW |
| 4 | Tasmania | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +0.047 | 28 | DWLWL |
| 5 | New South Wales | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -0.286 | 27 | DDWLL |
| 6 | Western Australia | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -0.381 | 17 | LLLDW |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Sheffield Shield 2025-26 Schedule
Recent Forms:
VCT - W L W L WWAU - L L L D W
WAU vs VCT Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Sam Whiteman, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper are the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
WAU vs VCT Winning Prediction
- Victoria team has the upper hand over Western Australia team. So try to pick more players from Victoria
WAU vs VCT Small League Must Picks:
WAU - Hilton Cartwright [652 points], Cameron Bancroft [537 points]VCT - Campbell Kellaway [561 points], Fergus ONeill [514 points]
WAU vs VCT Grand League Risky Picks:
WAU - Liam Haskett [0 points], Jhye Richardson [117 points]VCT - Todd Murphy [42 points], Dylan Brasher [86 points]
WAU vs VCT Death Over Bowlers:
WAU - Cameron GannonVCT - Mitchell Perry, Will Sutherland
Western Australia (WAU) Key Players
- Cameron Green [0, 21, (22, 1W) 36, 86]
- Aaron Hardie [1W, (17, 1W), (22, 1W), 44, 2W]
- Sam Whiteman [89]
- Joel Curtis [1]
- Cameron Gannon [1W]
- Cameron Bancroft [7, 61]
Victoria (VCT) Key Players
- Mitchell Perry [0W]
- Xavier Crone [(7, 1w), (0, 2W), ]
- Peter Handscomb [36, 73*, ]
- Sam Harper [10, 21, 20, 37, 110*]
- Campbell Kellaway [DNB, 1, 33, 29, 14]
WAU vs VCT Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Cameron Green [PTs: 111, CR: 7.5]
- Aaron Hardie [PTs: 133, CR: 8]
- Sam Whiteman [PTs: 250, CR: 8.5]
- Xavier Crone [PTs: 327, CR: 5.5]
- Peter Handscomb [PTs: 352, CR: 8]
- Sam Harper [PTs: 456, CR: 7.5]
- Cameron Bancroft [PTs: 537, CR: 7.5]
- Campbell Kellaway [PTs: 561, CR: 7]
WAU vs VCT Injury / Unavailability
WAU Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Victoria Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
WAU vs VCT Live Stream
Where can I see WAU vs VCT Live Score?
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WAU vs VCT match will be live telecast on FanCode.
WAU vs VCT Cricket Match Highlights
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Western Australia vs Victoria (WAU vs VCT) Squads
Western Australia (WAU) Squad: Hilton Cartwright, Sam Whiteman(WK)(C), Cameron Green, Jhye Richardson, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Cameron Gannon, Corey Rocchiccioli, Brody Couch, Joel Curtis(WK), Jayden Goodwin, Teague Wyllie, Liam Haskett
Victoria (VCT) Squad: Peter Handscomb(WK)(C), Will Sutherland, Sam Harper(WK), Todd Murphy, Xavier Crone, Mitchell Perry, Cameron McClure, Tom Fraser Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Fergus ONeill, Blake Macdonald, Dylan Brasher, Harry Dixon, Austin Anlezark
WAU vs VCT Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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