Dec 21, 2023
08:30 IST / 3:00 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
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Wellington Firebirds are favorites to win
Wellington Firebirds will be up against the Otago Volts in the 2nd game of the Super Smash 2023. The match will be played at Basin Reserve, Wellington and will start at 8:00 AM IST on December 21.
Wellington Firebirds had a poor season in 2022-23 as they finished fifth on the table with just three wins from 10 games. The team will look for a better show this year time. Led by Nick Kelly, the team has plenty of exciting talents. Troy Johnson was their leading run-getter last year, with 163 runs in 8 innings at an average of 27.16 and a strike rate of 109 and he will be one of their key players in the middle order this year as well. Devon Conway will also add stability at the top of the order. All-rounder Nathan Smith who took 10 wickets last season and seamer Peter Younghusband, who bagged 7 wickets, will take care of the bowling attack. Logan van Beek also adds a lot of quality to the bowling.
Otago Volts, on the other hand reached the Eliminator, where they were defeated by Northern Knights. Skipper Dean Foxcroft scored 424 runs at an impressive average of 47.11 last year and will hold the key with the bat. Jake Gibson (266 runs in 9 innings last season at 33.25) will also be important players. Matthew Bacon and Ben Lockrose, who finished with 13 and 9 wickets, respectively, will be main bowlers.
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Both teams will be keen to bowl as it is a fresh pitch and there can be some help on offer for the bowlers early on.
The pitch will have some juice early on and the ball can move quite a bit. However, the wicket should ease out soon and it should be easy to score runs. A score of 170 is par here.
There are no chances of rain and the temperature will range between 20-15 degrees.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts, Super Smash 2023
Wellington Firebirds will miss the services of Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Ben Sears and Adam Milne, who are part of the ODI series against Bangladesh. Blundell and Rachin can join the squad from the second or third game.
Wellington finished fifth last year after winning just three out of the 10 games.
Nick Kelly (c), Devon Conway, Callum McLachlan (wk), Troy Johnson, Muhammad Abbas, Nathan Smith, Michael Bracewell, Tim Robinson, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Michael Snedden
Glenn Phillips availability is not confirmed as he has been named in the New Zealand T20I squad for the three match series against Bangladesh.
Otago finished second on the points table last year and reached the Eliminator where they lost to Northern Knights by 16 runs.
Dale Phillips, Hamish Rutherford, Jake Gibson, Dean Foxcroft (c), Llew Johnson, Luke Georgeson, Max Chu (wk), Ben Lockrose, Matthew Bacon, Travis Muller, Andrew Hazeldine
Wellington have a clear advantage over Otago Volts when it comes to head to head stats and Otago will be looking to better their performance this year.
| Matches Played | AA Won | OV Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 29 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies are giving a slight advantage to Wellington given their slightly superior batting lineup.
We suggest backing Wellington to win. The likes of Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, Logan van Beek bring a lot of international quality to the team and that gives the team a slight edge over Otago Volts.
Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell and Nick Kelly will be key batters for Wellington. Conway is a class batter and we all are aware of his match winning skills. Kelly did not have a great season last year but he is a top player. Also, Bracewell can contribute some quick runs with the bat.
Otago will rest hopes on Dean Foxcroft, Jake Gibson – the two top performers for the team last year, and Llew Johnson who scored 156 runs last season.
Wellington’s bowling will rest on Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband and Nathan Smith. Van Beek and Peter Younghusband are quality bowlers while Nathan Smith took 10 wickets last season and will be looking for another impactful show.
Matthew Bacon and Ben Lockrose, who finished with 13 and 9 wickets, respectively, will be main bowlers along with Dean Foxcroft, who can also be handy with the ball.
Both teams are evenly matched and it should be a close game. However, the presence of players like Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, Logan Van Beek, who bring in a lot of international experience give just a little bit of edge to Wellington Firebirds. For us, Wellington will start the match as favourites.
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