Wellington vs Central Stags T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Super Smash 2021
Wellington Firebirds and Central Stags clash at the Basin Reserve, Wellington on Sunday afternoon in the 2021-22 Super Smash. Both sides won their first games with Wellington Firebirds seeing off Canterbury Kings by 27 runs. Central Stags beat Otago Volts by 5 wickets. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 14:40 local time.
Wellington Firebirds won their fourth title last year and opened their campaign in fine form again. They will take some stopping in this match.
Central Stags finished 2nd in the group stage last season and look well placed to do something similar this time around. With Dane Cleaver smashing centuries, they will always be a danger.
Wellington vs Central Stags T20 Live Streaming
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.
WEL vs CS Match Toss Prediction
Wellington Firebirds won the toss and elected to field first in their opener. We are backing both skippers to insert the opposition in this match.
WEL vs CS Pitch Report
The Basin Reserve surface often suits the seam and swing bowlers. However, there will be plenty of run scoring opportunities for the batters.
Weather Report
There is a reasonable chance of rainfall during the game with a high temperature of 21 degrees.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Wellington vs Central Stags, Super Smash 2021
Wellington Firebirds Team News & Playing 11
WEL Team News
Canterbury Kings gave Wellington Firebirds a good match on Saturday but Michael Bracewell’s side will be looking to win this game even more convincingly. With Finn Allen leading the batters and Bracewell doing the same with the bowlers, we expect to see an unchanged side for Super Smash 2021 match .
WEL Key Players
- Finn Allen - The keeper-batter top scored with a breezy 57 from 30 balls in the opening game. He also carried out a stumping during Canterbury’s innings.
- Michael Bracewell - The captain led by example with the ball on Saturday and picked up the wickets of Cole McConchie, Cam Fletcher and Matt Hay.
- Hamish Bennett - The experienced medium-fast bowler took 2-30 on a tough bowling wicket in Christchurch in the first match.
WEL Team Form
After securing the trophy last season, Wellington Firebirds look well capable of doing the same this season and have begun in fine form.
Wellington Firebirds Predicted Playing 11
Finn Allen (wk), Luke Georgeson, Nic Greenwood, Michael Bracewell (c), Tim Robinson, Jamie Gibson, Nathan Smith, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett
CS Team News
Although it was Dane Cleaver’s innings which got all the headlines, there were plenty of below par performances from Central Stags, particularly with the bat. With plenty of room for improvement, we predict the Stags will line-up with the same XI in this match.
CS Key Players
- Dane Cleaver - The keeper-batter produced an incredible innings to defeat Otago Volts. He hit 14 fours across his 54-ball unbeaten innings.
- Tom Bruce - The skipper got a golden duck and conceded 11 runs off his only over in the opener. He is a far better player than that and we expect to see him perform in this match.
- Jayden Lennox - The left-arm spinner kept the runs down as well picking up the wicket of Neil Broom against Otago Volts.
CS Team Form
In spite of reaching the final, the Stags did not end the season in strong form. The win against the Volts was required.
Greg Hay, Bayley Wiggins, Dane Cleaver (wk), Ben Smith, Tom Bruce (c), Christian Leopard, Doug Bracewell, Ben Wheeler, Jayden Lennox, Blair Tickner, Seth Rance
Wellington Firebirds vs Central Stags Head to Head
The Firebirds have a comfortable four game cushion over the Central Stags.
WEL vs CS Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
WEL Won |
CS Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
29 |
16 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Wellington Firebirds vs Central Stags Betting Odds
Wellington Firebirds are favourites to chalk up another victory in this match.
Who will win WEL vs CS T20 Match?
Finn Allen and Dane Cleaver were the standout batters from either side in their opening game wins.
After the two sides came 1st and 2nd in the league stage last season and also began this campaign with a victory, we expect to see a top quality game of T20 cricket in Wellington. We predict the game will be very close with the home side emerging as the victors.
Dec 05, 2021
07:10 IST / 1:40 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
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