Northern Knights vs Otago T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Super Smash 2021
The third match of this season’s Men’s Super Smash tournament brings Northern Brave and Otago Volts together at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Northern Brave finished last season in 4th place after recording five wins and five defeats. Otago Volts finished bottom and have already lost their opening game of this campaign. Read on as we preview this opening fixture. The match begins at 18:40 local time.
Northern Brave have rebranded from Northern Knights but will be looking to continue their strong form from last season. They have a team who can worry every side in the tournament.
Otago Volts continue to struggle in this format. They did put in a good performance against Central Districts last weekend and will be looking to match that to be competitive in this clash.
Northern Knights vs Otago T20 Live Streaming
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.
NK vs OTG Match Toss Prediction
Otago Volts won the toss against Central Districts and chose to bat first. Whoever wins the toss, we predict that Otago Volts will bat in the opening innings.
NK vs OTG Pitch Report
The pitch at Seddon Park is often one of the greenest in the world. As a result, expect there to be plenty of movement on offer for the quick and medium pace bowlers.
Weather Report
Overcast conditions with a chance of rain. The temperature will peak at around 21 degrees at the start of the game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Northern Knights vs Otago, Super Smash 2021
Northern Knights Team News & Playing 11
NK Team News
Northern Brave missed out on the knockout stage of the tournament by four points but ended the season in excellent form. They will be without some of their best players who are on international duty but have a squad more than capable of holding their own in this match.
NK Key Players
- Jeet Raval - The opener has been capped 24 times at Test level and is generally considered to be a long format player. However, he is more than capable of applying himself in this short form.
- Colin de Grandhomme - The international all-rounder captains the side and is a big presence on and off the field. He has over 100 international caps.
- Frederick Walker - The slow left-arm spinner ended the 2020-21 Super Smash with figures of 2-20 and 3-20
NK Team Form
Northern Brave won their final four games in last season’s tournament and will be keen to pick up where they left off.
Northern Knights Predicted Playing 11
Jeet Raval, Bharat Popli, Colin de Grandhomme (c), Joe Carter, Kristian Clarke, Joe Walker, Peter Bocock (wk), Scott Kuggeleijn, Frederick Walker, Brett Randell, Anurag Verma
Otago Volts Team News & Playing 11
OTG Team News
The Volts should be in a good position to compete in this game after they were blown away by keeper-batter Dane Cleaver’s impressive 114 not-out from 54 balls on Sunday. All of Otago’s players contributed with the bat and we expect them to keep the same XI in this fixture.
OTG Key Players
- Hamish Rutherford - The former international impressed on Sunday with 82 from 47 balls at the top of the order against Central Stags in Super Smash 2021.
- Anaru Kitchen - The all-rounder put in a strong performance against Central Stags. He took 1-33 and contributed 25 from 14 balls.
- Matthew Bacon - The medium pacer was the pick of Otago Volts’ bowlers on Sunday. He took 2-27 with an economy rate of 6.75.
OTG Team Form
The Volts lost eight games during last season’s Super Smash and have already got this campaign off to a losing start.
Otago Volts Predicted Playing 11
Hamish Rutherford (c), Neil Broom, Nick Kelly, Dale Phillips, Josh Finnie, Anaru Kitchen, Michael Rippon, Max Chu (wk), Jake Gibson, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Bacon
Northern Knights vs Otago Volts Head to Head
Otago Volts have the recent form and overall lead over Northern Brave, although it was the Brave who won their last match.
NK vs OTG Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
NK Won |
OTG Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
29 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Northern Knights vs Otago Volts Betting Odds
Northern Brave are favourites with the bookies for this game.
Who will win NK vs OTG T20 Match?
With plenty of big name players missing from Northern Braves’ team, this is an opportunity for some fresh names to make their mark.
Northern Knights vs Otago Volts Betting Rate
🏆 Northern Knights vs Otago Volts Prediction
Otago Volts gave their supporters some encouragement with their performance against Central Districts on Sunday and they may well pick up more wins than last season. However, we expect Northern Brave to be too strong in this match and are predicting a Brave victory.
Dec 03, 2021
11:10 IST / 5:40 GMT
Seddon Park - Hamilton, New Zealand
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