Dec 27, 2021
07:10 IST / 1:40 GMT
Fitzherbert Park - Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Central Stags are favourites to win
Top of the table Central Stags take on 5th placed Auckland Aces on Monday afternoon at Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North. The Stags have played four games and picked up three victories so far. The Aces got their first win of the season in their last fixture against Wellington Firebirds on Christmas Eve. Read on as we preview this group stage match. The game begins at 14:40 local time on Monday.
Central Stags bounced back from their first defeat of the campaign with a 53 run win over Otago Volts in their last game. They are playing excellent cricket and will fancy their chances of recording another victory.
Auckland Aces will come into this match with their confidence building. They were bowled out for 92 against Northern Brave but showed plenty of character to beat Wellington Firebirds on Christmas Eve.
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.
Central Stags are still waiting to win their first toss of the competition. We are predicting Auckland Aces to bat first, just as they did against Wellington Firebirds.
This is the first game of this Super Smash season to take place at Fitzherbert Park. Expect the pitch to offer something for the seam bowlers with a par score around 145.
Cloudy with the temperature peaking at 23 degrees in Palmerston North.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Central Stags vs Auckland, Super Smash 2021
The Stags are flying high at the top of the Super Smash 2021-22 table and have the top two players in the run scores list. They bounced back from their first defeat which is never an easy thing to do and with no injuries, we expect to see an unchanged XI for this game.
The Stags are in excellent form having won three of their last four games in the Super Smash.
Greg Hay, Bayley Wiggins, Dane Cleaver (wk), Christian Leopard, Tom Bruce (c), Josh Clarkson, Doug Bracewell, Adam Milne, Blair Tickner, Seth Rance, Jayden Lennox
Batsmen:M Guptill, M Chapman(c), G Hay, T Bruce
All Rounder:D Bracewell(vc), J Clarkson, S Solia
Wicket Keeper:D Cleaver
Bowler:S Rance, B Lister, L Delport
The 13 run win over Wellington Firebirds was crucial for Auckland Aces who had lost their opening two games. Most impressive was the result coming with only 4 runs for Martin Guptill who is often their talisman. The Aces come into this game with a fully fit squad to choose from.
The Aces had a slow start to the campaign with games postponed and then suffering successive defeats. The win over Wellington Firebirds could be a turning point.
George Worker, Martin Guptill, Mark Chapman, Cole Briggs, Robert O’Donnell (c), Ben Horne (wk), Sean Solia, Lockie Ferguson, Louis Delport, Adithya Ashok, Ben Lister
Auckland Aces have won three of the last four games between the sides and have the overall lead.
| Matches Played | CS Won | AUK Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Central Stags are favourites to get the victory and pull clear at the top of the tabel.
Dane Cleaver and Greg Hay are the only players to have scored more than 140 runs in the tournament so far. Both will be looking to outperform Martin Guptill from the Aces in this match.
For Central Stags, Dane Cleaver, Greg Hay and Tom Bruce are our batting recommendations. Cleaver and Hay have started the tournament in fine batting form
For Auckland Aces, Martin Guptill, Mark Chapman and George Worker are our batting tips. Chapman is an uncomplicated and effective batter.
Adam Milne, Seth Rance and Jayden Lennox are our bowling tips for Central Stags. Rance comes into this game full of confidence after his 5 wickets against Otago Volts.
Lockie Ferguson, Adithya Ashok and Ben Lister are our picks with the ball for Auckland Aces. Both Ashok and Lister took 3 wickets in the win over Wellington Firebirds
With Auckland Aces picking up their first win of the tournament on Friday, we expect this to be a much closer contest than many would have anticipated only a few days earlier. Expect to see plenty of wickets in both innings but overall we are predicting Central Stags to get the victory.
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