Who will win Canterbury Kings vs Wellington, Super Smash 2020?
League leaders Wellington Firebirds can pull further clear at the top of the 2019-20 Super Smash table as they build momentum ahead of the play-offs. The Firebirds take on Canterbury Kings at Basin Reserve on January 9 and the live action starts at 16:10 local time.
Wellington Firebirds earned their sixth win in eight games this season when Devon Conway hammered an unbeaten century against Otago Volts. The Firebirds chased 169 to win by ten wickets and move six points clear at the top.
Canterbury Kings’ play-off hopes are all but over, however – they have won just twice in six completed games and their loss to Central Stags last time out leaves them eight points behind third place, level on points with bottom-placed Northern Knights.
CAN vs WEL, Super Smash 2020: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live TV: Sky Sport NZ, Radio Sport, Star Sports
Live streaming: Sky Go, Hotstar
CAN vs WEL Toss Prediction
Both teams lost the toss and were asked to field first in their most recent games. Wellington will know the importance of batting first at Basin Reserve, however.
CAN vs WEL Weather Report
Early cloud will burn away for clear, sunny skies in Wellington on Thursday with virtually no chance of rain forecast.
CAN vs WEL Pitch Condition
Wellington’s Basin Reserve has been a balanced wicket so far, but it definitely leans towards the batsmen with a first-innings par score of around 180 this season.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Canterbury Kings vs Wellington, Super Smash 2020...
Canterbury Kings Team News & Playing 11
CAN Team News
Canterbury’s New Zealand internationals are not available for this clash in Wellington, with the Kings having named their 12-man squad. They are likely to be unchanged from the defeat to Central Stags, which included a debut for Sean Davey.
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: Moved to 231 runs in this year’s competition, but will be keen to get back to the form he showed with his 90 against Auckland Aces and 57 against Northern Knights in the previous two games.
Cole McConchie: Picked up his ninth wicket of the tournament last time out, which includes 3-18 when these teams last met. He also has a high-score of 49* from 25 balls in the win against Northern Knights after some decent starts with the bat.
Leo Carter: After hammering six sixes in an over, on his way to 70* from 29 balls against Northern Knights, he was out second ball last time out. Was it a one-off? He will be desperate to prove otherwise.
CAN Team Form
Canterbury Kings have won just twice this season, though their most recent win was a spectacular one – chasing 220 to beat Northern Knights. Leo Carter stole the show, hitting six sixes in an over and 70* from 29 balls in total. Cole McConchie’s unbeaten 49 and a half-century from Chad Bowes were also key to the seven-wicket win.
Last time out, however, they fell short chasing 182 against Central Stags. Cam Fletcher’s late counter-attack, hitting 65* from 37 balls, was too late to prevent a 17-run defeat.
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, Sean Davey, Ed Nuttall
Wellington Firebirds Team News & Playing 11
WEL Team News
Wellington Firebirds have been consistent with their starting line-up, but Peter Younghusband could continue after replacing Malcolm Nofal last time out – that was their only change from the matches against Northern Knights.
WEL Key Players
Devon Conway: Hit 15 fours and three sixes in his unbeaten 101 from 49 balls last time out – his second T20 century. His last six innings have seen him score 63*, 89, 78*, 32, 9 and 101*.
Jimmy Neesham: Neither bowled nor batted last time out, but he does have 207 runs to his name and has bowled some key spells this Super Smash season too.
Ollie Newton: Took his 15th wicket in eight matches last time out, dismissing Hamish Rutherford from just the third ball of the match.
WEL Team Form
Wellington Firebirds have won their last two matches and six from eight in total this season. After losing to Northern Knights, they bounced back by beating the same team – Michael Pollard hitting 51 out of 188/4 before they bowled the Knights out for 136.
Pollard hit an another half-century last time out, finishing 63* from 51 balls, but the show was stolen by Devon Conway – Pollard’s opening partner hitting 101* from 49 balls as Wellington chased 169 to win by ten wickets in just 16.3 overs.
Wellington Firebirds Predicted Playing 11
Devon Conway (wk), Michael Pollard, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell (c), Jimmy Neesham, Fraser Colson, Jamie Gibson, Peter Younghusband, Logan van Beek, Ollie Newton, Hamish Bennett
Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds Head to Head
Wellington have already beaten Canterbury Kings once this season, bowling them out for 129 at the Hagley Oval on their way to a six-wicket win. Jeetan Patel claimed 3-16 and a run-out in that game, before the Firebirds eased their way to 130/4 in 18.4 overs. Both teams have beaten the other 12 times in total now.
CAN vs WEL Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
CAN Won |
WEL Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 27 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds Betting Odds
Wellington Firebirds are huge favourites to win this game and continue their excellent form.
CAN Bet365 Odds
- CAN to Win the Match: Canterbury Kings are as high as 2.37 to beat Wellington Firebirds with Bet365.
- CAN Top Batsman: At the top of the order for the Kings, Chad Bowes is 4.00 to be their top team batsman with Bet365, while Jack Boyle can be backed at 4.50. Cole McConchie is 5.50, while Cam Fletcher is 6.50 after his late cameo last time out.
- CAN Top Bowler: McConchie is 4.33 favourite to be their top team bowler, meanwhile, while Andrew Ellis, Ed Nuttall, Sean Davey and Will Williams can all be backed at 5.00.
WEL Bet365 Odds
- WEL to Win the Match: Wellington Firebirds are 1.57 with Bet365 to beat Canterbury Kings.
- WEL Top Batsman: After his unbeaten century last time out and generally excellent batting form, Devon Conway is 3.50 to be the Firebirds’ top team batsman. Michael Pollard, after back-to-back half-centuries, is 4.33 and Rachin Ravindra is 5.50.
- WEL Top Bowler: With the ball, Hamish Bennett has been listed as 4.33 favourite to be the Firebirds’ top team bowler. In-form Ollie Newton is a generous 5.00 – the same price as Jimmy Neesham and Michael Bracewell. Logan van Beek is 4.50 with Bet365.
🏆 Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds Prediction
Wellington Firebirds are really starting to build up some momentum and they are favourites for this game for a reason.
Jan 09, 2020
08:40 IST / 3:10 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
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