Dec 30, 2021
07:10 IST / 1:40 GMT
Pukekura Park - New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Central Stags are favourites to win
Central Stags and Northern Brave meet at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth in Thursday’s Super Smash fixture. The Stags have three wins and two defeats from their opening five games and are in 3rd. Northern Brave are top of the table with three wins, one defeat and one no-result so far. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 14:40 local time.
Central Stags will be keen to get back to winning ways after losing by 4 wickets to Auckland Aces in their last match. They have plenty of run scorers in the team and will fancy their chances against Northern Brave.
Northern Brave had a very exciting last ball win over Canterbury Kings in their last game. They are top of the league and able to get over the winning line when it really matters.
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.
The Stags chose to bat first in their last game with Northern Brave electing to field. Irrespective of who wins the toss, we predict that Central Stags will bat first in this fixture.
Pukekura Park has not hosted international cricket since 1992 but often produces exciting domestic cricket games. We expect the seam bowlers to enjoy the conditions and a par score to be around 150.
Mostly sunny with the temperature staying at 19 degrees throughout the game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Central Stags vs Northern Brave, Super Smash 2021
Although the Stags lost their last game, their line-up, which included spinner Ajaz Patel, had a very nice balance to it particularly in the bowling attack. With the top three batters all in strong form, we do not expect to see any changes to the Stags’ XI in this match.
The Stags have won only one of their last three but have been playing good cricket throughout the Super Smash.
Greg Hay, Bayley Wiggins, Dane Cleaver (wk), Ben Smith, Tom Bruce (c), Josh Clarkson, Christian Leopard, Joey Field, Ajaz Patel, Seth Rance, Blair Tickner
Batsmen:G Hay, J Carter, K Clarke
All Rounder:D Bracewell, J Walker
Wicket Keeper:T Seifert (c), D Cleaver
Bowler:T Boult, S Kuggelejin (vc), A Verma, S Rance
Jeet Raval’s side top the Super Smash table but in truth, it is very congested at the top and they are only two points above Auckland Aces in 4th. Trent Boult struck a 6 off the last ball to bring up the victory against Canterbury Kings but has not been named in the squad for this game.
Northern Brave come into this game off the back of three successive wins.
Tim Seifert (wk), Jeet Raval (c), Joe Carter, Brett Hampton, Colin de Grandhomme, Henry Cooper, Scott Kuggeleijn, Anurag Verma, Ish Sodhi, Joe Walker, Zak Gibson
The Stags trail Northern Brave overall but have lost only once in their last five matches.
| Matches Played | CS Won | NB Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 30 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The bookies are backing Central Stags to get the win in this match
For Central Stags, Dane Cleaver, Greg Hay and Bayley Wiggins are our batting recommendations. Cleaver is the only batter to have reached triple figures in one game in this year’s tournament.
For Northern Brave, Jeet Raval, Colin de Grandhomme and Henry Cooper are our batting tips. Raval captains Northern Brave and is in need of a big score.
Seth Rance, Blair Tickner and Tom Bruce are our bowling tips for Central Stags. Tickner has shown himself to be a strike bowler in recent games.
Scott Kuggeleijn, Joe Walker and Anurag Verma are our picks with the ball for Auckland Aces. Walker often finds ways to take wickets even when the surface does not suit spin bowling.
This should be an excellent and exciting game between two of the top sides so far in the 2021-22 Super Smash. Northern Brave come into the match in better form but have not played for a week and we are backing Central Stags to come out on top.
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