Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Super Smash 2021-22
Auckland Aces and Wellington Firebirds meet in the Men’s 2021-22 Super Smash on Thursday afternoon at the Kennards Hire Community Oval, Auckland. Both teams have won four and lost four of their eight games with the Aces in 4th and the Firebirds in 3rd. Read on as we preview this fixture. This Super Smash group stage match begins at 14:40 local time.
Auckland Aces last lost two of their last three Super Smash games but will fancy their chances in this match as they beat Wellington Firebirds the last time they met.
Wellington Firebirds were beaten by Northern Brave on the weekend but they have been playing a high standard of cricket in recent weeks. They will certainly be competitive in this match.
Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds T20 Live Streaming
Spark Sports will show this game in New Zealand. BT Sport will show the match in the UK with Fox Sports providing live coverage in Australia. Willow Sports have the rights in the USA with Star Sports showing the game in India.
Super Smash 2021 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match via the Fan code app.
AUK vs WEL Match Toss Prediction
Auckland Aces have fielded first in their last two games with Wellington Firebirds choosing to bat first on Sunday. Whoever wins the toss, we expect to see the Firebirds batting first.
AUK vs WEL Pitch Report
The pace bowlers have generally had more success on this wicket than the spin bowlers in the Super Smash. We expect a par score to be in the region of 180-190.
Weather Report
Plenty of cloud cover and the chance of rain with the temperature at 23 throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds Super Smash 2021-22
Auckland Aces Team News & Playing 11
AUK Team News
Top order batting runs have been an issue for Auckland Aces over recent games but we think there is enough quality in the players for this to be just a blip in form. Lower order runs have come from Robert O’Donnell and Lockie Ferguson, it may be that both get promoted up the order. There are no injuries in the Auckland Aces squad.
AUK Key Players
- Mark Chapman - The 27 year old batting all-rounder hit 105 on New Year’s Day against Wellington Firebirds in the Ford Trophy.
- Robert O’Donnell - The Auckland Aces captain produced a much needed 56 from 37 balls on Tuesday. He hit 8 fours in the innings.
- Adithya Ashok - The all-rounder picked up valuable wickets against Canterbury Kings. He dismissed Daryl Mitchell and Cole McConchie.
AUK Team Form
With two defeats in their last three games, the Aces need to get a win to get back on track.
Auckland Aces Predicted Playing 11
George Worker, Sean Solia, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Robert O’Donnell (c), Ben Horne (wk), William Somerville, Lockie Ferguson, Ross ter Braak, Adithya Ashok, Ben Lister.
Wellington Firebirds Team News & Playing 11
WEL Team News
The Firebirds had a bad day at the office at the Cobham Oval, Whangarei against Northern Brave on Sunday with Jimmy Neesham and Rachin Ravindra the only players to put in good performances. Devon Conway is expected to return for his first domestic game of the season.
WEL Key Players
- Finn Allen - The young keeper-batter has been very efficient behind the stumps. He is yet to hit the heights of last season with the bat but has still contributed useful runs.
- Jimmy Neesham - The batting all-rounder has been delivering with both bat and ball in the Super Smash 2021-22 so far. He has 2 international centuries to his name.
- Logan van Beek - The medium fast bowler has gone off the boil in the last few games but will be looking to return to the form we saw at the start of the tournament when he took wickets in four successive matches.
WEL Team Form
Wellington Firebirds put in a timid display against Northern Brave but had been in strong form over recent weeks.
Wellington Firebirds Predicted Playing 11
Finn Allen (wk), Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell (c), Troy Johnson, Rachin Ravindra, Jimmy Neesham, Nathan Smith, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett.
Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds Head to Head
Auckland Aces won the first nine Super Smash meetings between the sides and have a four game lead overall against Wellington Firebirds.
AUK vs WEL Head to Head Stats in T20's
|
Matches Played |
AUK Won |
WEL Won |
Tie |
NR |
Overall |
33 |
17 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds Betting Odds
The bookies are expecting a close game with Auckland Aces coming out on top.
Who will win AUK vs WEL T20 Match?
The batting line-ups on both teams did not fire in their last games. We expect to see some of the youthful hitters like Finn Allen and Glenn Phillips make amends in this match.
Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds Betting Rate
🏆 Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds Prediction
With the teams having an identical record so far in the 2021-22 Super Smash, we are expecting a very close game in Auckland. The return of Devon Conway will give the Firebirds a big boost but we are backing Auckland Aces to get the win in a tight contest.
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