Jan 06, 2022
07:10 IST / 1:40 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
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Wellington Firebirds are favorites to win
After a break of six days, the 2021-22 Men’s Super Smash returns with Wellington Firebirds hosting Otago Volts at the Cello Basin Reserve on Thursday afternoon. Wellington Firebirds have won two of their five games and are in 5th place in the table. Otago Volts are bottom of the league after winning only one of their seven matches. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 14:40 local time.
Wellington Firebirds ended a three game losing streak with a win over Otago Volts on December 28. They will fancy their chances of making it successive wins over the bottom of the table side in this game.
Otago Volts have won only one match all season and that victory was by the slim margin of 3 wickets. They are low on confidence and need to step up their performance to prevent being cut adrift at the foot of the table.
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.
We expect both teams to choose to bat first in this game if they win the toss. Otago Volts have elected to bat first after winning the toss in their last two matches.
Expect a pitch which will provide plenty of assistance for the seam and swing bowlers in Wellington. Any score over 140 will be competitive.
Cloudy conditions with the temperature in the high teens throughout the game in Wellington.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Wellington vs Otago, Super Smash 2021-22
Ollie Newton made way for Jimmy Neesham in the Firebirds line-up for the win over Otago Volts in Queenston last time out. Neesham hit 4 runs and took 2 wickets and will certainly retain his place. After ending a three game losing streak, we do not anticipate any changes in the team.
The Firebirds had lost three games in a row before their win over Otago Volts in their last match.
Finn Allen (wk), Tim Robinson, Troy Johnson, Michael Bracewell (c), Nathan Smith, Jimmy Neesham, Jamie Gibson, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett
There will have been plenty of soul searching from the Otago Volts players and management over the last week as they look to turn around their Super Smash 2021-22 season. Realistically, they do not have strength in depth in the squad and we expect the same XI from their previous match.
Otago Volts are really struggling and have lost their last three games by 8 wickets, 36 runs and 53 runs.
Hamish Rutherford (c), Josh Tasman-Jones, Neil Broom, Nick Kelly, Anaru Kitchen, Llew Johnson, Michael Rippon, Max Chu (wk), Angus McKenzie, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Bacon
The Firebirds have beaten the Volts in their last six Super Smash games.
| Matches Played | WEL Won | OTG Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The home side are favourites with the bookies ahead of this match.
It has been a tough season in the Super Smash for Finn Allen so far but he is still the man who Wellington Firebirds look to for quick runs at the top of the order.
For Wellington Firebirds, Finn Allen, Jimmy Neesham and Tim Robinson are our batting tips. Neesham can take a game away from the opposition with bat or ball.
For Otago Volts, Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom and Nick Kelly are our batting recommendations. Rutherford has been the only Volts player to provide consistent scores.
Hamish Bennett, Logan van Beek, and Jimmy Neesham are our bowling tips for Wellington Firebirds. van Beek has 6 wickets in the tournament.
Michael Rippon, Matthew Bacon, and Jacob Duffy are our picks with the ball for Otago Volts. Rippon is rarely inexpensive but often picks up wickets.
Although this game brings together the bottom two sides in the 2021-22 Men’s Super Smash, a couple of wins from their matches in hand will see Wellington Firebirds climb up the table. We are predicting another defeat for Otago Volts and a win for Wellington Firebirds.
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