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The Victoria Bushrangers and New South Wales Blues will battle it out for a spot in the final when they meet at Traeger Park in Alice Springs to close the 2015-16 Sheffield Shield season. Join The Roar for score updates from 11:30am (AEDT).
The Bushrangers have lost their last two matches – a thrashing at the hands of bottom-placed Tasmania and most recently going down by 100 runs to Queensland.
However they will be boosted by the return of skipper Matthew Wade, who sat out last week’s fixture due to the birth of his first child.
Wade’s inclusion sees both Sam Harper and Jake Reed omitted from David Saker’s 12-man squad.
Spinner Jon Holland will look to capitalise on the dry wicket as he hopes to emulate his 11-wicket haul in two matches at Traeger Park last year.
NSW are coming off a seven-wicket win over the Tigers in Hobart, Harry Conway taking five wickets in under 14 overs on debut.
Trent Copeland also stood out, bowling for 23 overs in the second innings, piecing together seven wickets for just 58 runs.
The Blues managed to hold off a Jackson Bird masterclass after the fast bowler topped the Tasmanian attack in both innings, taking 7-45 and 3-47 respectively.
NSW have made only one change, with Nick Larkin travelling to the top end in a 13-man squad.
Last time the two teams met was back in Round 2, when the match was abandoned due to unsafe playing conditions. Victoria, the visiting team, were awarded full points in accordance with Sheffield Shield rules.
Prediction
Victoria will hold on and book a spot in the final
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