Jan 24, 2022
07:10 IST / 1:40 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
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Northern Brave are favourites to win
The final group stage match of the 2021-22 Super Smash sees Wellington Firebirds and Northern Brave go head to head at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. The Firebirds are 3rd with five wins from nine games. Brave are top with seven wins from their nine group games so far.. Read on as we preview this fixture. This match begins at 14:40 local time.
Wellington Firebirds had an impressive 8 wicket win over Auckland Aces last time out, reaching their target with 35 balls to spare. They are playing their best cricket of the tournament at the moment.
Northern Brave have been in exceptional form since early December in the Super Smash. They beat Wellington Firebirds last time and will be confident of doing the same in this match.
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 the USA with Star Sports showing the game in India.
Super Smash 2021 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match via the Fan code app.
Captains have chosen to bat first in games at the Basin Reserve throughout this year’s Super Smash and we expect both skippers to do the same if they win the toss in this match.
A par score on this pitch will be around 150. We expect the seam, swing and pace bowlers to have the most success on the wicket.
Cloudy with a high of 22 degrees throughout the game in Wellington.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Wellington vs Northern Brave, Super Smash 2022
Michael Bracewell’s side are in excellent form with their captain leading the way after a century and a half-century in his last three matches. Northern Brave are the only team to have defeated them in recent weeks so expect to see the Firebirds at full strength in this match.
The Firebirds have won four of their last five games in the Super Smash 2022 and are one of the form sides.
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Jimmy Neesham. Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett
Northern Brave’s first game of the tournament was washed out by the weather and they then lost their next game to Otago Volts. Since then, they have been unstoppable and with all their international players back in the side, they have their strongest line-up of the competition.
Northern Brave have won seven matches on the bounce in the competition.
Katene Clarke, Tim Seifert (wk), Jeet Raval (c), Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Henry Cooper, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Joe Walker, Trent Boult
The sides have been well matched over the years with Northern Brave currently having a three game lead.
| Matches Played | WF Won | NB Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 32 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Brave are favourites to make it eight consecutive victories
There are some international stars on show in this match but it is the uncapped Michael Bracewell who comes into the game in the best batting form.
Finn Allen, Devon Conway and Michael Bracewell are our batting tips for Wellington Firebirds. Bracewell is averaging 83.50 in the competition.
Jeet Raval, Tim Seifert and Colin de Grandhomme are our batting recommendations for Northern Brave. de Grandhomme is their leading run scorer in the tournament.
For Wellington Firebirds, Hamish Bennett, Jimmy Neesham and Ben Sears are our bowling tips. Sears has 11 wickets in eight Super Smash games.
For Northern Brave, Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner are our bowling tips. All three are top international level bowlers.
With both sides in such good form, this should be an excellent match played at a high standard. Wellington Firebirds will be desperate to beat Northern Brave after being defeated by them a week ago but we are predicting another victory for Northern Brave.
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