Otago vs Central Stags T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Super Smash 2021
Otago Volts and Central Stags get their Men’s Super Smash campaigns underway at the University of Otago Oval, Dunedin on Sunday afternoon. Otago Volts finished bottom of the table last season with only two victories from ten games. Central Stags finished 2nd in the league but were beaten in the Preliminary Final. Read on as we preview this opening fixture. The match begins at 13:40 local time.
Otago Volts will struggle to do any worse than they did last season. They can start with a fresh slate in this campaign but have a tough opponent first up.
Central Stags will be looking to go one better and reach the final in this year’s Super Smash. They are a strong and consistent unit who play well as a team
Otago vs Central Stags 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.
OTG vs CS Match Toss Prediction
As is the fashion across the globe in short format cricket at the moment, we expect the captain who wins the toss to choose to field first.
OTG vs CS Pitch Report
With short boundaries, expect some high scores from both teams on this pitch. The pitch will offer something for spin and pace bowlers alike.
Weather Report
Partly cloudy with the temperature peaking at 15 degrees during the match
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Otago vs Central Stags, Super Smash 2021
Otago Volts Team News & Playing 11
OTG Team News
Unlike some of the other squads, Otago Volts do not have any players absent on international duty. As a result they will be able to field their first choice XI in this game of Super Smash 2021. Wicket-keeper Max Chu hit a double-hundred in a recent Plunket Shield game.
OTG Key Players
- Nick Kelly- the leading run scorer for the Volts last season made 4 half-centuries and hit 54 boundaries over the campaign.
- Hamish Rutherford- the former New Zealand international had a poor season by his own high standards last year. An improvement from him will make a big difference to the Volts.
- Jacob Duffy- the skipper took 11 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 8.08 last season. He will be keen to lift his side to a better position.
OTG Team Form
The Volts lost seven successive Super Smash games at the end of last season. They will be looking for an early win this time.
Otago Volts Predicted Playing 11
Nick Kelly, Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom, Dale Phillips, Anaru Kitchen, Michael Rippon, Nathan Smith, Max Chu (wk), Mitchell McClenaghan, Michael Rae, Jacob Duffy (c)
CS Team News
The Stags will be able to put out a strong XI in this game but will be without Will Young, Ross Taylor and Ajaz Patel who are all playing in the India v New Zealand Test series. Apart from the three internationals, the Stags have full availability from the rest of their squad.
CS Key Players
- George Worker- the batting all-rounder does not deal in quick singles with the bulk of his runs coming from boundaries.
- Tom Bruce- the international batter captains the team and leads by example in this format. He hit 2 half-centuries last season.
- Blair Tickner- the pace bowler can be expensive at times but is also a wicket taker. Last season he took 4-26 in one match.
CS Team Form
The Stags ended last season in poor form winning only one of their final four Super Smash fixtures
George Worker, Dane Cleaver (wk), Bayley Wiggins, Tom Bruce (c), Josh Clarkson, Doug Bracewell, Joey Field, Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox, Seth Rance, Kieran Noema-Barnett
Otago Volts vs Central Stags Head to Head
After thirty one games, Central Stags have a four match lead
OTG vs CS Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
OTG Won |
CS Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
31 |
11 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Otago Volts vs Central Stags Betting Odds
The Stags are favourites to get the campaign off to a winning start.
Who will win OTG vs CS T20 Match?
With plenty of runs on offer, we expect some of the top batters on each side to cash in and make a big score.
Otago Volts vs Central Stags Betting Rate
Although it is a new season, the scars of the end of last season’s terrible campaign will still be there for Otago Volts. We expect them to step up their performances to a new level this year but are predicting a win for Central Stags in this fixture.
Nov 28, 2021
06:10 IST / 0:40 GMT
University Oval - Dunedin, New Zealand
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