Northern Knights vs Canterbury, Super Smash 2020-21
Northern Knights picked up a decent win over Auckland and kept their hopes alive for a place in the playoffs.
It’s going to be a very stiff battled between Otago and Northern Knights for the 4th spot in the points table thus every match from here on stands of utmost importance.
Canterbury have been brilliant in the tournament with 5 wins in 6 matches and just require a single win to make it through. But can they get past a strong Northern Knights?
Read our preview as Northern Knights take on Canterbury at Seddon Park in Hamilton. The match is scheduled to get underway at 7:00 PM local time
Northern Knights picked up a crucial win over Auckland in the rain curtailed match. The win has kept them alive in the tournament but they need to win almost every game from now onwards to make it through.
The inclusion of players like Kane Williamson, Jeet Raval, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee and Trent Boult have spooked life in their team. On paper, they’re second to none in terms of quality.
For Canterbury, they continued their juggernaut and defeated Wellington by 4 wickets in their last match. However, they would now be worried over the form of Chad Bowes and Ken McClure.
The duo hasn’t done much after the first couple of game. Daryl Mitchell and Cole McConchie have been the saviour for them in the last few games.
In the bowling department, apart from Daryl Mitchell, other bowlers have looked ordinary. So even though Canterbury have won a lot of matches, we see few issues in their team which they need to address before the next game.
As of now, the sheer quality in Northern Knights have forced us to go with them as the winner of this match.
NK vs CAN 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
NK vs CAN Toss Prediction
The pitch will get slower as the match progresses so you batting first looks a good option on this ground.
Pitch Report
It’s a brilliant wicket to bat and once set, batsmen will have plenty of opportunities to get big runs.
Weather Report
There will be a slight cloud cover on the match day with 20% prediction of rain.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Northern Knights vs Canterbury, Super Smash 2020-21.
Northern Knights Team News & Playing 11
NK Team News
The Northern Knights will be boosted by the return of Kane Williamson who’s been named in the squad that’ll take on Canterbury in Hamilton
NK Key Players
- Kane Williamson- Kane Williamson is back for the Knights and the kind of form he’s in, we’re pretty sure that he’ll score big in the next game.
- Mitchell Santner - What an all rounder Mitchell Santner is turning out to be. He picks up wickets, gets handy runs down the order and is a valuable addition to this Northern Knights team.
- Trent Boult - Trent Boult is one of the best T-20 bowler going around. He’ll pose a stiff challenge to the Canterbury batsmen.
NK Team Form
Northern Knights have only managed to win 2 of their 7 matches but with their big guns back they’re expected to perform better.
Northern Knights Predicted Playing 11
Jeet Raval, Tim Seifert (wk), Kane Williamson, Anton Devcich (c), Colin de Grandhomme, Joe Carter, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Frederick Walker, Trent Boult
Canterbury Kings Team News & Playing 11
CAN Team News
Canterbury will go in with same squad for their next match against Northern Knights in Super Smash.
CAN Key Players
- Cole McConchie - The skipper backed up his half century with a solid 48 in the last match. He’s one of their key batsmen and is expected to fair better in the upcoming game. He’s also bowled pretty well.
- Daryl Mitchell - Daryl Mitchell has been in top form for the Canterbury. He’s scored runs and got wickets in almost every game he’s played and is expected to continue his good run.
- Jack Boyle - Jack Boyle has also batted well in the tournament. He’s another player to watch out for.
CAN Team Form
Canterbury looks in top form. They’ve won 5 of their 6 matches played in the tournament
Canterbury Kings Predicted Playing 11
Chad Bowes, Ken McClure, Jack Boyle, Daryl Mitchell, Cole McConchie (c), Leo Carter, Cam Fletcher (wk), Matt Henry, Todd Astle, Will Williams, Blake Coburn
Northern Knights vs Canterbury Kings Head to Head
When it comes to head to head stats, there is not much to choose between the two.
NK vs CAN Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
NK Won |
CAN Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 27 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
Northern Knights vs Canterbury Kings Betting Odds
Northern Knights are getting the odds of 1.61 on Bet365 while Canterbury can be backed at 2.30 on the same platform.
🏆 Northern Knights vs Canterbury Kings Prediction
Even though Canterbury have won a lot of matches, their batting have been dependent on Daryl Mitchell and Cole McConchie. Other batsmen have not fared that well in the last few games.
Northern Knights on the other have plenty of international quality in their team with players like Kane Williamson, Tim Seifert Colin de Grandhomme, Trent Boult, Tim Southee. They’re our favourites for the match.
Jan 21, 2021
11:30 IST / 6:00 GMT
Seddon Park - Hamilton, New Zealand
Leave Your Comment
We do our best to give you most accurate & useful match predictions and would love to hear from you. Let us know if we need to improve. Share your own predictions for the matches. Let's talk: