Who Will Win Central Districts vs Northern Knights?
Northern Knights will look to avenge their defeat from last time when they take on the Central Districts in this round two clash at the Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. This 16th fixture of the Super Smash 2017/18 is scheduled to be played on December 30 with live telecast to begin at 4 PM local time.
Central Districts vs Northern Knights: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sport, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Sky Go
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Central Districts vs Northern Knights, Super Smash 2017/18...
Fifties from skipper Will Young and Josh Clarkson together with decent contributions from Jesse Ryder and Ben Smith took the Districts to a match-winning total of 201 against the Knights in the reverse fixture. Once again, it will be up to the likes of Ryder and Young to deliver the goods with the bat. With the ball, the team will look to Blair Tickner to do the job. The seamer is having a fantastic tournament with ten wickets in just four games. He took a four-wicket haul last time and is expected to trouble the Knights here again.
Central Districts Predicted Playing 11
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Will Young (c), Ben Smith, Jesse Ryder, Dane Cleaver (wk), Josh Clarkson, Ben Wheeler, Christian Leopard, Bevan Small, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner, Ryan McCone
Northern Knights Team News & Playing 11
None of their batsmen could go on to get a big score last time and they will be hoping that at least one of their top-order batsmen has a good day in the middle. Tim Seifert seems a strong candidate for that. He is leading the runs charts at the moment and top-scored for the Knights in the reverse fixture. Pacemen Chris Jordan and Brent Arnel will be the go-to bowlers for the team. The latter took two wickets last time and he will look to better those figures in this rematch.
Northern Knights Predicted Playing 11
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Dean Brownlie (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Anton Devcich, Daniel Flynn, Daryl Mitchell, Brett Hampton, Nicholas Frederick Kelly, PD Bocock, Chris Jordan, Joe Walker, Brent Arnel
Central Districts vs Northern Knights Prediction
Central Districts were clearly the better side in both batting and bowling departments when the two teams met earlier on Wednesday. Electing to bat first, they put pressure on Northern Knights by accumulating 201 and then their bowlers did the rest to hand them a 49-run victory in the end. The Districts will be playing this game on their home ground where they won three out of five completed fixtures in the previous season. They also appear slightly stronger on paper which is why we predict them to complete the double over the Knights.
Final Verdict: Back Central Districts to beat Northern Knights
Dec 30, 2017
08:30 IST / 3:00 GMT
Pukekura Park - New Plymouth, New Zealand
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