Victoria vs New South Wales 1st Test Day 1 match prediction 25 Feb 2021

Victoria Bushrangers vs New South Wales Blues| Match Predictions and Betting Tips

Victoria Bushrangers will be playing against New South Wales Blues in the 14th match of this season of Sheffield Shield to be held at the Banks Town Oval, Sydney on Thursday, February 25. I have collated the best New South Wales vs Victoria betting tips for you to make you some money.

Having played 4 matches this season, NSW occupy the second spot on the points table with wins over 2 matches and draw on one match. Victoria, on the other hand, are in the fourth position winning one match out of the three played and draws in the remaining two matches so far. The teams have played one match this season, where Victoria beat NSW by 4 wickets. The two matches the teams played last season, Victoria won one match by 112 runs while the other one was a draw match. New South Wales and Victoria Bushrangers both made it to the end of the last season with Victoria winning over South Australia. Both the teams were simultaneously lined up in the points table with NSW in the first position and Victoria in the second. As NSW have so far been in a good form, the forthcoming matches will decide if they can retain their spot in the points table. With that I have assorted three best betting tips from the next VIC vs NSW match. Take a look!

Moises Henrique To Score Over 29.5 Runs

Let me start with my first prediction, which runs in favour of a player who is considered to be a talented cricketer specially in the long format of the game. He is the highest run-getter for his team this season having played 8 innings so far at an average of 58.28 , hammering 408 runs including two hundreds and one half century. His innings from the last 8 innings played are - 167, 15, 23, 8, 12, 113, 67, 3. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales against South Australia in 2006. He has featured in 171 first-class innings and mounted 5537 runs from it which averages to 35.95 including 12 hundreds and 23 half-centuries. Earlier this season the all rounder hit a massive 167 against Western Australia which included 20 boundaries. In the last season playing against Victoria, Henrique contributed to a total of 49 runs for the team. His overall first class does not justify how well he has played in the last four years. He has averaged 51.70 and made four centuries in 20 innings in the last two Shield seasons, including two at the start of the Shield season in the Adelaide hub. Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds of 1.86 for Moises Henrique to score over 29.5 runs in the next match against Victoria which is a safe bet to put your money on.

Marcus Harris To Score Over 25.5 Runs

Marcus Harris made his debut for Shield back in 2010 for Western Australia before joining Victoria. He registered a record opening partnership of 486 alongside Will Pucovski earlier this season against South Australia. The left-handed batsman has played 183 first-class innings at a staggering 6610 runs which averages to 38.43 including 14 hundreds and 30 half centuries. In the recent Marsh Cup played against New South Wales, Harris contributed 47 runs to the team which led to victory. With 5 innings played so far in this season of Sheffield Shield, Harris is the second highest run-scorer for his team with 393 runs to himself at an average of 78.60, including 42 boundaries. His scores from recent few matches are - 239, 71 and 24,14 which shows that Harris has been very consistent with his play so far. To this, Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds of 1.85 for Marcus Harris to score over 25.5 runs in the forthcoming match.

Victoria Bushrangers To Have The Highest Score at 1st Dismissal- Over 25.5 Runs

With strong players like Will Pucovski and Marcus Harris opening for Victoria this bet inarguably lies in favour of them. Pucovski and Harris recorded the highest Sheffield Shield partnership playing against South Australia. Victoria has gathered a total of 889 runs from their opening partnership this season from five innings played which averages to 177.8 runs per opening partnership. This is a very good number in comparison to New South Wales who have managed a total of 188 runs from their opening partnership averaging 23.5 runs. Also as noticed in the last season when the two teams played in one of the matches, New South Wales scored 1 runs in the 1st innings while Victoria were at 72 runs from their opening partnership. These numbers are a clear indication that Victoria Bushrangers have been outplaying New South Wales when it comes to earning highest runs from opening partnership. Sportsbet.io has offered betting odds of 1.84 for Victoria Bushrangers to have the highest Score of over 25.5 runs in 1st dismissal, which is a clear winner.