Central Stags vs Northern Knights, Super Smash 2020-21
The Central Stags vs Northern Knights is a crucial game for both teams. Central Stags after their loss to Wellington would want to get back to winning ways while Northern Knights will be eyeing a positive start to the tournament after a disastrous previous season. The match will be played on the Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on December 30 and is scheduled to get underway at 1:40 PM local time
A demoralizing loss to Wellington in their last game must have dented Centeral Stags but they seem have a decent team on paper and can be expected to fair much better in the next game. They’ll be up against Northern Knights who too look a real force.
Players like Tim Seifert, Anton Devich, Katene Clark, Dean Brownlie, Brett Hampton, Henry Cooper forms a pretty solid batting order. The bowling is also led well by Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Randell, Zak Gibson, Joe Walker and Matthew Fisher. The same set of players have defeated Pakistan A in a warm up T-20 so they’ll be very high on confidence.
For Central Stags, Dane Clever, Josh Clarkson and George Worker got themselves off to solid starts but failed to convert them into big scores. This is something they’d like to rectify in the next game. Also, Tom Bruce, Bayley Wiggins, Dough Bracewell needs to come good with the bat.
Blair Tickener was the pick of Stag’s bowling in the last game along with Joey Field. Their other key bowlers Ajaz Patel and Dough Bracewell were very expensive though. They’d want to better their performance in the next game.
We definitely see Central Stag as a team with quality players and are expecting a better performance from them in the next match. However, getting past a strong Northern Knights won’t be easy at all.
CS vs NK Live Streaming
Sky Sports will broadcast the tournament in New Zealand and Australia while Star Sports have the broadcasting rights in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Maldives. If you’re from Pakistan, you can watch the match on PTV Sports. Willlow TV will stream the matches in United States while fans in South Africa can watch the games on SuperSport.
Live Streaming: Livestream of the tournament will also be available on Fox Sports, SuperSport, Willow TV, and Willow HD
CS vs NK Toss Prediction
For us, batting first is a very good option on these wickets. The surfaces are pretty flat and if teams can get a big score in the first inning, they’d most probably end up winning the match.
Pitch Report
The wickets in this Super Smash 2020 has been brilliant for batting. The ball comes nicely on to the bat which allows the batsmen to play big shots with ease. The spinners might enjoy bowling here as it may slow down a little as the game progresses.
Weather Report
One thing is certain that cricket fans will get to see an uninterrupted game as their is no prediction of rain on the match day. However, it’ll still be a chilly day for the players with temperatures hovering around 12-15 degrees
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Central Stags vs Northern Knights, Super Smash 2020-21.
CS Team News
At the time of writing their is no update to whether or not there is any change in the squad for Stag’s upcoming game against the Northern Knight. Stags did had a bad game with the bat against Wellington but we expect them to stick with the same XI for the match.
CS Key Players
- Dane Clever -The top scorer for the 2019-20 season, Dane Clever started the tournament with a breezy 29 in the first match. He’s one of Stag’s main batsmen thus he’d like to play a much longer inning in the next game. He’s a batsmen that can score very quickly so if he stays at the wicket, Stags will definitely get a big score.
- Tom Bruce - Tom Bruce might have missed out in the first game but we’ll back him to come good against Northern Knights. He’s a top class batsmen and has a fantastic record for the Stags.
- Dough Bracewell - The Kiwi superstar had a hard day at the office against Wellington but he’s a quality player and can be backed to contribute a lot more in the next game. His all round skills will be very handy for the Stags
CS Team Form
After a disappointing previous season, .the Central stags hasn’t started the 2020 season on a positive note as they went down to Wellington by 39 runs in the tournament opener.
George Worker, Bayley Wiggins, Dane Cleaver (wk), Tom Bruce (c), Josh Clarkson, Kieran Noema-Barnett, Doug Bracewell, Christian Leopard, Joey Field, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner
Northern Knights Team News & Playing 11
NK Team News
According the official Twitter account of Northern Knights Henry Cooper, Katene Clarke & Fred Walker are likely to feature in the playing XI for the Northern Knights.It’ll be their debut match for the knights in Super Smash.
NK Key Players
- Tim Seifert - Tim Seifert is one of the best T-20 batsmen going around. He’s been in terrific form for New Zealand and is fresh from a brilliant 99 against Pakistan A. He can be backed to start the tournament with a big knock.
- Katene Clark - He’s another batsman that’s in some fine form of late. As an opener, he’s a big responsibility to get Knights off to a positive start. We back him to come good against Stags
- Scott Kuggelijn - Scott Kuggeleijn is coming back from an impressive T-20 series against Pakistan. He’s a bowler that can trouble the batsmen with his variations. He’ll be looking to continue his impressive run.
NK Team Form
Northern Knights finished last in the previous edition of the Super Smash but they way they decimated the Pakistan A team just two days ago must have given them a lot of confidence.
Northern Knights Predicted Playing 11
Tim Seifert (wk), Katene Clarke, Peter Bocock, Anton Devcich (c), Henry Cooper, Brett Hampton, Josh Brown, Zak Gibson/Scott Kuggeleijn, Fred Walker, Brett Randell, Matthew Fisher
Central Stags vs Northern Knights Head to Head
It has been a sea saw battle between the two teams with Knights winning 14 and losing 12 against the Stags.
CS vs NK Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
CS Won |
NK Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 26 |
12 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
Central Stags vs Northern Knights Betting Odds
Central Stags are underdogs in the match and are getting odds of 2.30 on Bet365 in comparison to Northern Knight’s odds of 1.80. On Betway, you’ll get odds of 2.05 and 1.72 on Central Stags and Northern Knights respectively.
Dec 30, 2020
06:10 IST / 0:40 GMT
Pukekura Park - New Plymouth, New Zealand
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