Western Australia vs Queensland: ODI preview from W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

Australian Domestic One-Day Competition reaches 9th Match (D/N) with Western Australia and Queensland still to start an ODI at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 06:00 am. Read this as the pre-match piece: conditions first, then the two XIs, then the contest that decides the day.

Western Australia and Queensland are the names the rest of the day hangs on. Australian Domestic One-Day Competition runs from Friday, 18 September 2026 at 06:00 am to Monday, 15 February 2027 at 11:59 pm. 9th Match (D/N) is not a standalone.

Match snapshot

• Fixture: 9th Match (D/N)
• Series: Australian Domestic One-Day Competition
• Format: ODI
• Venue: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
• Date and time: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 06:00 am
• Status: Yet to start
• Western Australia: Western Australia
• Queensland: Queensland

The 9th Match (D/N) score stays on the live scoreboard.

What 9th Match (D/N) does to Australian Domestic One-Day Competition

If Western Australia win at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, their XI tends to stay for the next Australian Domestic One-Day Competition game. If Queensland lose, every low score becomes a selection argument. That is the stake in this 2026 ODI.

Western Australia want the new ball to ask a question or the top order to survive it. Queensland want the opposite hour. Follow the passage, not only the headline total, on the live page once 9th Match (D/N) starts.

What W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth asks of this ODI

W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth shows its hand in the first hour. If the new ball moves, the top order has to leave. If it sits up, the opening stand can settle the day before the change bowlers arrive. Western Australia and Queensland play that surface on this date, not a generic one.

Fifty overs at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth split into a powerplay, a middle, and a death. Western Australia and Queensland win it in the phase where the fifth bowler is hiding.

Who has to win their hour

Western Australia carry the batting job for Western Australia. Queensland carry it for Queensland. In this ODI between them at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, one partnership that lasts is worth more than three starts.