Dec 26, 2021
10:10 IST / 4:40 GMT
Hagley Oval - Christchurch, New Zealand
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Canterbury Kings are favourites to win
Canterbury Kings and Otago Volts meet on Boxing Day in the 2021-22 Super Smash at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The Kings have won two and lost two from their opening four games. The Volts have won one, lost two and had one game rained off. Read on as we preview this group stage match. The game begins at 17:40 local time on Sunday.
Canterbury Kings very nearly snatched a victory against Auckland Aces but were denied by a last ball six from Trent Boult. With Ed Nuttall’s consistent bowling, they will always have a chance.
Otago Volts have not won many Super Smash games of late and will need to be at their best if they are to compete in this game.
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 USA with Star Sports showing the game in India.
Super Smash 2021 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match via the Fan code app.
Otago Volts have chosen to field first in their last two games with Canterbury Kings electing to bat first in their last match. Whoever wins the toss, we expect to see Canterbury Kings batting first in this fixture.
The surface at the Hagley Oval has delivered a large number of wickets in the two games so far in this competition. We expect a par score to be between 150-165.
Sunny conditions with a high of 23 degrees in Christchurch.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Canterbury vs Otago, Super Smash 2021
The Kings players were visibly gutted after being defeated by Auckland Aces in Thursday’s game. Bowler Ed Nuttall and captain Cole McConchie very nearly snatched the victory with 4 wickets from 6 balls. Henry Nicholls returned to the side after returning from the tour of India and hit 35 from 21 balls.
The last ball defeat prevented Canterbury Kings from recording their third successive Super Smash victory.
Chad Bowes, Ken McClure, Henry Nicholls, Leo Carter, Cole McConchie (c), Cam Fletcher (wk), Henry Shipley, Matt Henry, Todd Astle, Blake Coburn, Ed Nuttall
Batsmen:N Broom, H Rutherford(C), C Bowes, H Nicholls, L Johnson
All Rounder:A Kitchen, C McConchie(vc)
Wicket Keeper:C Fletcher
Bowler:M Henry, E Nuttall, J Gibson
The Volts have had a week without a game and will have used the time to work on individual skills. There are not many stars in this squad but it is full of honest hard working players. There are no injuries to report and we expect to see an unchanged XI for this match.
Due to a combination of poor weather and poor performances, the Volts have won only one of their last five games.
Hamish Rutherford (c), Nick Kelly, Jacob Duffy, Jake Gibson, Michael Rippon, Dale Phillips, Matthew Bacon, Max Chu (wk), Neil Broom, Llew Johnson, Anaru Kitchen
After 29 contests, the sides are locked together on the same number of wins with only one game not producing a result.
| Matches Played | CAN Won | OTG Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 29 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Canterbury Kings are favourites to pick up their third win of the campaign.
There has been a real lack of runs from Canterbury Kings in the competition so far but this would be a perfect game for their top batters to make a score.
For Canterbury Kings, Chad Bowes, Henry Nicholls and Cole McConchie are our batting recommendations. Nicholls top scored for the Kings in the defeat against Northern Brave.
For Otago Volts, Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom and Nick Kelly are our batting tips. Rutherford is due another big score to back up his 82 from earlier in the tournament.
Matt Henry, Ed Nuttall and Cole McConchie are our bowling tips for Canterbury Kings. Nuttall has taken 3 wickets in both of his last two Super Smash games.
Michael Rippon, Matthew Bacon and Jacob Duffy are our picks with the ball for Otago Volts. Rippon very rarely keeps the run rate down but is a strike bowler.
This mid-table clash should be an excellent game with both teams looking for a win to try and keep pace with the top 2 in the table. We are predicting plenty of wickets at the Hagley Oval with Canterbury Kings coming out on top in a very close match.
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