Super Smash 2022 - Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts Match 2 – Super Smash | |
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Date | 24th December 2022 |
Time | 7:10 AM IST, 1:40 AM GMT 2:40 PM LOCAL |
Venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Wellington will kick off their Super Smash 2022-2023 against Otago. Wellington finished third last year after they lost to Canterbury in the Eliminator.
Meanwhile, Otago had a terrible outing in the season as they finished last with just 1 win in 10 outings. Both teams will be eyeing a winning start to the tournament.
The surface should be a good one to bat. The wicket is usually a high-scoring venue so batters from both teams are likely to dominate the bowlers.
The weather will be cloudy with a 20 per cent chance of rain. The temperature will range between 20 and 16 degrees.
Finn Allen, Nick Kelly, Troy Johnson, Callum McLachlan (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband (C), Michael Snedden, Adam Milne
Hamish Rutherford (c), Thorne Parkes, Dean Foxcroft, Dale Phillips, Angus McKenzie, Max Chu (wk), Michael Rippon, Jacob Duffy, Michael Rae, Matthew Bacon, Andrew Hazeldine
Wellington has name their squad and players like Devon Conway, Bean Sears are missing from the team that played last year. Otago is yet to name their squad.
Wellington Firebirds have won 14 of the 23 matches between the two teams.
Matches Played | WF | OV | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | M Chu |
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Batters | Hamish Rutherford (VC), Finn Allen (C), Dale Phillips, Troy Johnson |
All-rounders | Michael Rippon, Rachin Ravindra |
Bowlers | Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, M Rae, Peter Younghusband |
Finn Allen is the find of Super Smash. Allen has now become a regular member of the Kiwi T20I team and has done well in his short career. He will be the player to watch out for in the tournament.
Troy Johnson is a decent batter in the top order. He is someone who can play the anchor role while others can score freely around him. He will be key in the Wellington batting.
A quality all-rounder who has done well in Super Smash over the years. Ravindra does not have a great international record but he has just been awarded a place in the New Zealand team for his consistent show in the Kiwi domestic cricket. A good season of super Smash will help him solidify his place in the team.
Hemish Rutherford scored 223 runs for Otago in the last season. Rutherford is a good batter and will carry the hopes of Otago in this season of Super Smash.
Adam Milne is a quality fast bowling option to back. Milne is known to generate express pace and can trouble the best batters going around. He will be the bowler Otago need to be careful of.
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