Who will win Wellington vs Canterbury today match?
The preliminary final of the Super Smash will be played between Wellington and Canterbury on January 5, 2017. The match will be played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, and the live action will begin at 14:00 local time.
Read ahead for our prediction of the Wellington vs Canterbury match of the Super Smash 2016-17.
Toss
Majority of the matches played at the Basin Reserve have been won by the team that batted first. As the ground will also be favourable to the batsmen, the team that wins the toss is recommended to bat first.
Wellington Firebirds Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Wellington Firebirds are playing well and are not expected to make any changes for this match against Canterbury Kings.
Key Players
Tom Blundell, Michael Papps, and Hamish Marshall have been scoring well lately and will be the key batsmen to look out for. The batting side has the potential to put up big runs on the board and will be expected to perform at par with Canterbury. The bowling performance of Wellington has been comparatively weaker than the batsmen and they will have to work really hard on it if they want to make it to the final match. Luke Woodcock and Brent Arnel have performed decently in the previous matches and will hopefully take some important wickets that can help the team win this match.
Recent Form
Wellington playing in the preliminary final is a big surprise as the team was performing very poorly since the beginning, but won the last 5 out of their 6 games to reach at this stage. This determination will hopefully pay off and the team can play in the final.
Wellington Firebirds Predicted XI
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Michael Papps, Hamish Marshall (c), Anurag Verma, Tom Blundell (wk), Grant Elliott, Michael Pollard, Matt Taylor, Luke Woodcock, Jeetan Patel, Hamish Bennett, Brent Arnel.
Canterbury Kings Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Ed Nuttall will not be playing for the team anymore, because of a serious shoulder injury. Matt Henry will be joining the team for the preliminary final. Ben Hilfenhaus is also being considered to be brought back but it is unlikely because of his commitments.
Key Players
Canterbury batsmen have been playing decently in this season. Peter Fulton, Henry Nicholls, Cam Fletcher, and Tom Latham have been the top scorers for the team and are likely to do well in this match too. With the absence of Hilfenhaus and Nuttall, the bowling side may struggle a bit. Todd Astle, Kyle Jamieson, and Matt Henry will be expected to take important wickets in the match against Wellington.
Recent Form
Canterbury has been playing well this season as a team, and are likely to do well in this match as well. The team won 3 out of their last 5 matches and will be pumped up to win this match.
Canterbury Kings Predicted XI
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Matt Henry, Cam Fletcher (wk), Henry Nicholls, Peter Fulton, Andrew Ellis (c), Tim Johnston, Cole McConchie, Kyle Jamieson, Todd Astle, Tom Latham, Henry Shipley.
Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings Head to Head
Wellington and Canterbury have played twice against each other in this season, where Canterbury won both matches. The teams also played 2 games against each other in the last season, where both teams won a match each.
Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings Betting Odds
Wellington will be a surprise as usual in this match, and are expected to perform well. Their odds to win are 1.61 with 1xbet. Canterbury have played decently throughout the season and will be giving in all their efforts to win this match, their odds being 2.25 with betfair.
Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings Prediction
Wellington reaching the preliminary final was a surprise, because the team did not play well and was struggling since the beginning of the season. But they’ve won against all odds and will surely be giving their full effort to win the tournament. Canterbury, on the other hand, have been playing well in this season, but might struggle a bit with two important players missing.
Final Verdict: Back Canterbury Kings to win this match
Jan 05, 2017
08:40 IST / 3:10 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
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