Otago vs Central Stags, Super Smash 2020-21
Both teams sit next to each other in the points table. Otago Volts have two wins in 3 matches while Central Stags have two wins in four games. It’s still early days in the tournament but it is one of the most awaited games of the tournament.
Read our Preview as Otago Volts host Central Stags in the 11th match of the Super Smash. The match will be played at University Oval, Dunedin and is scheduled to begin at 3:10 local time.
Otago Volts have a decent bowling line up and we expect them to keep a check on the Central Stags bowling line up. Jacob Duffy, Mitchell McClenaghan are one of the finest T-20 bowlers. Also the all rounders I.e Anaru Kitchen, Michael Rippon and Matthew Bacon will do the job on most days.
The batting is also good Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom and Nick Kelly. The middle order looks a bit wobbly though as apart from Llew Johnson, none of the other batsmen has scored runs.
Central District on the other were restricted to 117 in their 20 overs but overall their batting has been very good. George Worker has been in terrific form at the top. The performance from Leopard, Clever and Bracewell has been decent too.
In the bowling department Doug Bracewell, Blair Tickner, Ajaz Patel, and Kieran Noema-Barnett form a strong attack.
Overall, Central Stags forms a pretty balance team and looks good to pocket a victory against Otago Volts.
OTG vs CS 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
OTG vs CS Toss Prediction
Both captains would like to win the toss and bat first
Pitch Report
It’s a brilliant wicket to bat on. We expect the match to be a high scoring encounter.
Weather Report
The weather will be cloudy with sun peeping out in between. The temperatures will hover around 10 degrees
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Otago vs Central Stags, Super Smash 2020-21.
Otago Volts Team News & Playing 11
OTG Team News
Otago have announced their 13 member squad to take on Central Districts in Dunedin. The squad is the same that they played against Northern Knights
OTG Key Players
- Nick Kelly - Nick Kelly was the star of the Otago Volts in the previous season. He hasn’t started the 2020 season well but he’s a class batsmen and we expect him to get among the runs pretty soon.
- Neil Broom - Neil Broom is a top class T-20 player. He was the leading run scorer for Otago in the previous edition. He too hasn’t been in the best of knock but we’ll back him to start performing pretty soon.
- Mitchell McClenaghan - Mitchell McClenaghan is a renowned T-20 bowler. He’s one the key figures of many teams in various T-20 leagues. He had a good game against Northern Knights and we back him to come good against the Stags
OTG Team Form
Otago Volts are having a good tournament with two wins in 3 matches.
Otago Volts Predicted Playing 11
Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom, Nick Kelly, Mitch Renwick (wk), Anaru Kitchen, Llew Johnson, Dale Phillips, Michael Rippon, Matthew Bacon, Jacob Duffy (c), Mitchell McClenaghan
CS Team News
There has been no official announcement for the Stags squad for the next match. There is no update on the injury to any of the players thus we can assume that they’ll go in with the same squad.
CS Key Players
- George Worker - George Worker has been terrific in Super Smash and is currently leading the list of most runs in the tournament. He’s been very consistent and we expect him to perform well in the next match.
- Josh Clarkson - Josh Clarkson has also played some fine innings in the tournament. He’s the second highest run getter for Central Stags in the tournament and can be backed to continue his good run.
- Jayden Lennox - Jayden Lennox was at the top of his game in the last match against Northern Knights, picking up 2 wickets for 17 runs. He looked a great bowler and can be backed to come up with another good performance.
CS Team Form
Central Stags have had a mixed tournament with 2 wins and 2 losses. They lost their matches to Wellington and Northern Knight but picked up victories over Auckland and Northern Knights.
George Worker (c), Christian Leopard, Dane Cleaver (wk), Josh Clarkson, Doug Bracewell, Kieran Noema-Barnett, Ben Smith, Joey Field, Ajaz Patel, Jayden Lennox, Blair Tickner
Otago Volts vs Central Stags Head to Head
It’s a very close tussle between Otago and Central Districts in Super Smash
OTG vs CS Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
OTG Won |
CS Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 24 |
11 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
Otago Volts vs Central Stags Betting Odds
Otago Volts are favourites on the betting platforms as they are getting odds of 1.80 on Bet365. For Central Stags, you’ll get odds of 2.00.On Betway you’ll get odds of 1.72 and 2.00 on Otago and Central Stags respectively.
Looking at Otago Volts we see some loops holes in the batting order. They do have few good batsmen but their middle order looks wobbly. We’d like to go with Central Stags as the winner of the match as they’re a more balanced unit.
Jan 08, 2021
07:40 IST / 2:10 GMT
University Oval - Dunedin, New Zealand
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