Dec 17, 2021
11:10 IST / 5:40 GMT
Seddon Park - Hamilton, New Zealand
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Auckland Aces are favorites to win
Northern Brave take on Auckland Aces in Match 7 of the 2021-22 Super Smash at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Friday evening. The hosts are yet to get their first win of the tournament after a no result followed by a defeat, both games against Otago Volts. This is Auckland Aces first game of the competition after finishing 5th last season. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 18:40 local time.
Northern Brave are yet to get off the mark in this season’s Super Smash. However, they have more match practice than the Auckland Aces and this could be a crucial factor.
Auckland Aces have plenty of big name players capable of performing at the highest level. If they can hit the ground running then they should be very competitive 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.
The last match at Seddon Park saw the team who won the toss choose to field first. We predict that both skippers will insert the opposition if they win the toss.
Expect the surface to offer something for the spin bowlers. Our expectation is a par score will be in the region of 170-180.
Clear skies with the temperature dropping from 19 to 17 as the evening progresses.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Northern Knights vs Auckland, Super Smash 2021
The young Northern Brave players stood out in their defeat in the last game to Otago Volts. However, for this game, it is important the more experienced players step up and also contribute to the side. With a fully fit team to pick from, we expect to see an unchanged side.
Northern Brave ended last season in fine form but have been slow out of the blocks so far this year in Super Smash 2021.
Katene Clarke, Tim Seifert (wk), Jeet Raval (c), Henry Cooper, Colin de Grandhomme, PD Bocock, Scott Kuggeleijn, Anurag Verma, Ish Sodhi, Freddy Walker, Matthew Fisher
Although some sides have already played three games in this season’s Super Smash, this will be Auckland Aces’ first game of the campaign due to travel restrictions. This could play into the Aces’ favour with some of their internationals enjoying a short break from the game. There are no injuries in the squad.
The Aces were very inconsistent towards the back end of last season. They come into this year’s Super Smash with two wins from their last five games.
Martin Guptill, Adithya Ashok Sean Solia, Robert O’Donnell, Mark Chapman, George Worker, Ben Horne (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Danru Ferns, Ben Lister, Louis Delport
Overall the teams have been very well matched but Northern Brave have won eight of the last nine games against Auckland Aces..
| Matches Played | NK Won | AUK Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 29 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies are predicting a very close game.
We are yet to see a half-century from any of the Northern Brave players in this season's Super Smash. All eyes will be on Auckland Aces’ Glenn Phillips to bat in an aggressive manner.
Our batting picks for Northern Brave are Tim Seifert, Jeet Raval and Katene Clarke. Seifert will keep the scoreboard ticking over and Clarke was very impressive in the last game.
Martin Guptill, Sean Solia and Ben Horne are our recommendations with the bat for Auckland Aces. Guptill is a top quality player with plenty of experience to fall back on.
Ish Sodhi, Scott Kuggeleijn and Matthew Fisher are our tips with the ball for Northern Brave. Fisher deserves to keep his place in spite of some bigger names now available.
Lockie Ferguson, Danru Ferns and Ben Lister are our tips with the ball for Auckland Aces. A fully fit Ferguson is a threat on any wicket.
This should be a really interesting game between a team who are yet to pick up their first victory and the other who are playing their first match of the tournament. Auckland Aces may well be a little undercooked but we are backing them to win a very close game.
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