Who Will Win Otago vs Wellington?
Otago Volts are set to lock horns with Wellington Firebirds in the sixth fixture of the Super Smash 2017/18. Scheduled to be played on December 17, the match will be hosted by the University Oval in Dunedin. Live telecast starts at 4:10 PM local time.
Otago vs Wellington: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sport, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Sky Go
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Otago vs Wellington, Super Smash 2017-18....
Otago Volts Team News & Playing 11
They suffered a major batting collapse against Canterbury Kings with eight of their batsmen scoring in single digits. Skipper Rob Nicol was the only one who showed some intent with a knock of 26. The Volts will now look to make amends against Wellington Firebirds and they will be expecting strong contributions from Hamish Rutherford, James Neesham and Neil Broom at the top. Jacob Duffy delivered an outstanding spell of pace bowling picking up a five-fer in the first game itself. The Volts will need him and Neesham to perform well with the ball.
Otago Predicted Playing 11
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Rob Nicol (c), Neil Broom, Derek de Boorder (wk), Hamish Rutherford, Anaru Kitchen, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Jack Hunter, Josh Finnie, Brad Wilson, Warren Barnes
Wellington Firebirds Team News & Playing 11
Michael Bracewell's unbeaten fifty and skipper Hamish Marshall's 48 helped the Firebirds post a challenging total of 176 on the board against Northern Knights. While there will be high expectations on these two, the team will also want Tom Blundell to chip in with a few runs. They did a good job with the ball with Anurag Verma and Hamish Bennett being the pick of the bowlers. The seamers shared five wickets between them and the Firebirds will look to them for taking early wickets. Offspinner Jeetan Patel too bowled well and the Volts might find it hard to score off him.
Wellington Predicted Playing 11
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Hamish Marshall (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Stephen Murdoch, Samit Patel, Michael Bracewell, Matt Taylor, Luke Woodcock, Logan van Beek, Jeetan Patel, Anurag Verma, Hamish Bennett
Otago vs Wellington Prediction
Both teams have made contrasting starts to their Super Smash campaign. While Wellington Firebirds came up with an allround performance to trump Northern Knights, Otago Volts struggled with the ball against Canterbury Kings before putting up an abysmal batting display to lose the game by a whopping 134 runs. Last year, the Volts could not beat the Firebirds in their two attempts. While they lost the first of those encounters, they had to settle for a tie in the second one. Looking at the lineups of the two teams, Wellington Firebirds appear slightly stronger and we feel they are better placed to emerge victorious here.
Final Verdict: Back Wellington Firebirds to beat Otago Volts.
Dec 17, 2017
08:40 IST / 3:10 GMT
Bay Oval - Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
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