Wellington Firebirds vs Central Districts Prediction
Dec 26, 2016
08:30 IST / 3:00 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
WEL
CD
WEL vs CD Betting Tips
- Wellington will be playing at their home ground where they outplayed Auckland in their last match.
- Central Districts have beaten Wellington in their last two meetings including the most recent one this year.
- Wellington seem to be a stronger side head-to-head but they have been below par this season.
WEL vs CD Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Central Districts are favourites to win
Central Districts Favorites to Beat Struggling Wellington
Wellington Firebirds and Central Districts will clash for the second time in the ongoing McDonald's Super Smash 2016-17 on December 26. The 20th match of the season will be played at the Basin Reserve, Wellington and live telecast will begin at 4 PM local time. Wellington are set to be in action against Auckland before coming into this match.
Toss
199 and 173 are the first-innings scores of the two matches that have been played at the Basin Reserve this season. This goes to show how good the pitch has been for batting and also since both these games were won by the side batting first, it is highly likely that the team that wins the toss here is going to bat first. Central Districts have been brilliant with the bat so far and betting on them would be the right thing to do if they bat first.
Read on for team previews, betting tips and match prediction for Wellington Firebirds vs Central Districts, McDonald’s Super Smash 2016-17....
Wellington Firebirds Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Wellington Firebirds are expected to head into this match with the same bunch of eleven that beat Auckland Aces in the last match.
Key Players
Luke Ronchi is doing a good job with the bat for the Firebirds and has scored the most runs for them this season. Michael Papps who scored an unbeaten 62 in the last game will be another one to watch out for. Pacer Brent Arnel could have the Districts in a few problems in this match. He is the season's second-leading wicket-taker and we predict him to be the best bowler for his team.
Recent Form
After losing their first four league matches in a row, Wellington Firebirds finally got to taste their first win of the season when they shocked Auckland Aces the other day by 33 runs. They are sitting at the bottom of the pool with just four points from five games.
Wellington Predicted XI
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HJH Marshall (c), MHW Papps, TA Blundell, GD Elliott, L Ronchi (wk), MA Pollard, MJ Taylor, LJ Woodcock, JS Patel, A Verma and BJ Arnel.
Central Stags Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There are no injuries in the team and no changes are expected to take place in their playing eleven for this upcoming fixture.
Key Players
Mahela Jayawardene is averaging 61.75 and is currently leading the runs charts with one century and two fifties to his name. The opener smashed 64 off 36 in his last innings and we predict him to play another big innings on Monday. The Districts' seam attack is being led reasonably well by Seth Rance and Ben Wheeler. Skipper Young will turn to these two for picking up wickets.
Recent Form
Central Districts, after their 10-run victory over the Northern Districts, now have 14 points to show from their efforts in five matches. They are doing well this season, losing just the one game so far against Otago Volts and that too by a very narrow margin of 1 run.
Central Districts Predicted XI
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GH Worker, DPMD Jayawardene, WA Young (c), TC Bruce, D Cleaver (wk), JA Clarkson, MO Kain, BS Smith, RJ McCone, SHA Rance and BM Tickner.
Wellington vs Central Districts Head-to-Head
Out of the 18 matches played between these two teams, it is Wellington Firebirds who are ahead by 11-7. However, they have been beaten by the Central Districts in their previous two matchups. This includes the most recent face-off at the Saxton Oval last Sunday where the Districts ended up on the winning side by nine runs.
Wellington vs Central Districts Prediction
Wellington Firebirds will enjoy the luxury of playing at their home ground - in conditions that will suit them better than the Central Districts. They got the better of Auckland here in their last outing and after this success, they will be raring to go after the Districts against whom they boast a very impressive track record. This year though, they haven't been up to the mark and have given quite a few underwhelming performances.
The Districts, on the contrary, are looking more dominant and consistent as a unit with Jayawardene going great guns with the bat. They have emerged winners the last two times they have gone up against Wellington and we feel they stand a good chance of making it three in a row when they meet them again at the Basin Reserve.
Final Verdict: We recommend betting on the Central Districts to win this match.
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