Who will win Canterbury vs Central Stags, Super Smash 2020?
Defending champions Central Stags need to get back to winning ways when they take on Canterbury Kings in Christchurch in the 2019-20 Super Smash. The match takes place on January 7 and the live action starts at 16:00 local time.
Central Stags lost to Auckland Aces last time out to drop out of the play-off places with two games remaining. They need to get back to the form they showed at the start of this tournament, having failed to recover from defeat to the Kings when these teams last met.
That was Canterbury’s only win of the tournament until they marked their return to Hagley Oval with a high-scoring win against Northern Knights last time out. Leo Carter hit 70* from 29 balls, including six sixes in an over, as they reached 222/3 in 18.5 balls to claim a seven-wicket win. Having played two games less, they are still within touching distance of Central Stags and Auckland Aces.
CAN vs CS, Super Smash 2020: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live TV: Sky Sport NZ, Radio Sport, Star Sports
Live streaming: Sky Go, Hotstar
CAN vs CS Toss Prediction
Canterbury Kings were asked to chase last time out and, though they made a success of it, the Hagley Oval wicket demands batting.
CAN vs CS Weather Report
Rain on Monday is set to clear by Tuesday, but there will be some cloud around and a bit of wind to contend with in Christchurch too.
CAN vs CS Pitch Condition
Central Stags chased 220 to win last time out at Hagley Oval. It is a perfect batting wicket.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Canterbury vs Central Stags, Super Smash 2020...
Canterbury Kings Team News & Playing 11
CAN Team News
With their New Zealand internationals still absent, changes are unlikely ahead of this game – not least because of the nature of their win last time out. Leo Carter was promoted to five and proved he deserved to be there with his six sixes feat.
CAN Key Players
Chad Bowes: The South African opener set the tone with a half-century last time out, following up the 90 he scored against Auckland Aces. He now has 219 runs from six innings in this year’s competition.
Cole McConchie: Scored an unbeaten 49 from 25 balls with the bat in an excellent partnership with Carter, having earlier taken 2-33 to move to eight wickets in the tournament.
Leo Carter: Will be keen to prove his last innings – his first T20 century – was no flash in the pan. The left-hander smashed six sixes off one Anton Devcich over on his way to 70* from 29 balls to turn the game on its head.
CAN Team Form
Canterbury Kings recorded just their second win of the Super Smash tournament last time out – their other came against Central Stags. Conceding too many runs had been their problem – 190 against Otago as they lost by 51 runs and then failing to defending 194/3 against Auckland Aces. It could have been a similar story last time out when Northern Knights posted 219/7, but Chad Bowes followed up his 90 against Auckland with 57 from 31 balls and Leo Carter hit the accelerate button with six sixes in an over and 70* from 29 balls to guide them to a seven-wicket win.
Canterbury Kings Predicted Playing 11
Chad Bowes, Jack Boyle, Stephen Murdoch, Cole McConchie (c), Leo Carter, Cam Fletcher (wk), Andrew Ellis, Henry Shipley, Will Williams, Blake Coburn, Ed Nuttall
CS Team News
Central Stags were unchanged last time out with Seth Rance still out injured. Defeat may force a slight rethink, but they may stick with the same XI.
CS Key Players
Tom Bruce: Out first ball last time out, but he has two half-centuries in this year’s competition and 241 runs in total.
Kieran Noema-Barnett: Another two have hit two half-centuries for the Stags this season on his way to 200 runs, while he also took 3-19 when these teams last met and has ten wickets in total.
Ajaz Patel: Two wickets in each of his last two matches marks a return to the form he showed at the start of the tournament when he took three wickets in each of the first three games he bowled in – including the game against the Kings.
CS Team Form
Central Stags lost for the first time when they took on Canterbury Kings in Napier, and they have only won once since – hitting 186/5 in 19 overs, including a Kieran Noema-Barnett half-century, to beat Otago Volts by five wickets.
That looked like it might spark a resurgence, but instead they dropped to fourth with defeat to Auckland Aces last time out. After posting just 138/8, Ajaz Patel claimed 2-20 as they took it to the final over, but they fell to a four-wicket defeat.
George Worker, Dane Cleaver (wk), Christian Leopard, Tom Bruce (c), Kieran Noema-Barnett, Josh Clarkson, Willem Ludick, Ben Wheeler, Ryan Watson, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner
Canterbury Kings vs Central Stags Head to Head
Canterbury Kings beat Central Stags for the 12th time in 23 previous matches when they met earlier this season. The Stags won both games between them last season, but they were below par in Napier. Kieran Noema-Barnett (3-19) and Ajaz Patel (3-23) helped restrict Canterbury to 164/8, but Blake Coburn’s 4-17 in reply meant they never really got going in the chase. Central Stags eventually posted 134/9 to lose by 30 runs.
CAN vs CS Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
CAN Won |
CS Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 23 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
Canterbury Kings vs Central Stags Betting Odds
Despite their poor form, Central Stags have been listed as big favourites for this one – Canterbury Kings could definitely upset some odds in this game.
CAN Bet365 Odds
- CAN to Win the Match: Canterbury Kings are 2.30 to beat Central Stags with Bet365.
- CAN Top Batsman: Chad Bowes and Jack Boyle have enjoyed some useful partnerships at the top of the order. Bowes is 4.00 with Bet365 to be Canterbury Kings’ top team batsman and Boyle is 4.50. Cole McConchie is 5.50 and Leo Carter 7.50 after their own partnership last time out.
- CAN Top Bowler: Blake Coburn is 4.33 with Bet365 to be the Kings’ top bowler, as he was when these teams last met. Cole McConchie can be backed at the same price, while Ed Nuttall and Andrew Ellis are both 5.00.
CS Bet365 Odds
- CS to Win the Match: Central Stags are 1.61 favourites to beat Canterbury Kings with Bet365 despite their poor recent form.
- CS Top Batsman: George Worker is 4.00 to be the Stags’ top team batsman with Bet365, while Dane Cleaver is listed at 4.50. Tom Bruce can be backed at 4.33 and in-form all-rounder Kieran Noema-Barnett is 7.00.
- CS Top Bowler: Noema-Barnett is 4.50 to be the Stags’ top team bowler with Bet365, meanwhile. In-form Ajaz Patel is favourite at 4.00, while Ben Wheeler is 4.33 and Blair Tickner is also 4.50.
Canterbury Kings beat Central Stags last time they met and the Stags have never really recovered. Given Canterbury’s excellent batting at Hagley Oval last time out, they could complete a double.
Jan 07, 2020
08:30 IST / 3:00 GMT
Hagley Oval - Christchurch, New Zealand
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