Who Will Win Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Knights?
Northern Knights will look to avenge their defeat from last time when they face Wellington Firebirds for the second time this season. The 7th fixture of the ongoing Super Smash 2017/18 is scheduled to be played on December 20 at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. Live action will begin at 4 PM local time.
Wellington vs Northern Knights: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sport, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Sky Go
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Wellington vs Northern Knights, Super Smash 2017-18....
Wellington Firebirds Team News & Playing 11
Hamish Marshall played a captain's knock of 48 in Wellington's first game against the Knights and once again the team will look to him to score the big runs. Michael Bracewell contributed with a fifty to help the team reach a good total. Anurag Verma was the standout performer with the ball picking up three wickets while Hamish Bennett too chipped in with a couple. The Firebirds will want these two bowlers to do the job again.
Wellington Predicted Playing 11
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Hamish Marshall (c), Jeetan Patel, Samit Patel, Hamish Bennett, Luke Woodcock, Michael Bracewell, Logan van Beek, Tom Blundell (wk), Stephen Murdoch, Matt Taylor, Anurag Verma
Northern Knights Team News & Playing 11
Tim Seifert was the star of the show in the last game where he struck a century off just 42 balls to power his side to a match-winning total of 214. While the spotlight is going to be on him, the Knights will also expect a good hand from their skipper Dean Brownlie. Ben Laughlin notched up three wickets in that match and the Firebirds will be wary of him. There will also be plenty of hopes pinned on Ish Sodhi who had the batsmen in trouble in the reverse fixture.
Northern Knights Predicted Playing 11
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Dean Brownlie (c), James Baker, Daniel Flynn, Ben Laughlin, Brent Arnel, Ish Sodhi, Anton Devcich, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Brett Hampton, Nicholas Frederick Kelly
Wellington vs Northern Knights Betting Odds
Wellington Firebirds are the bookmakers' favorites to win this match at a 1.82 price on Betfair. They beat Northern Knights by 32 runs in their first game of the Super Smash 2017/18 while their second game against Otago Volts had to be abandoned due to rain. The Knights after facing defeat in their first game came back strongly to pip Auckland Aces in a closely-fought contest. Betfair has them fixed at odds of 2.04 to win this match.
Wellington vs Northern Knights Prediction
Wellington Firebirds have beaten Northern Knights in their previous two encounters and this will give them a lot of confidence heading into this match. They put up an allround performance against the Knights earlier and they now also have the home advantage on their side. Though the Knights are by no means a weaker team, we feel the Firebirds are slightly better placed to win here.
Final Verdict: Back Wellington Firebirds to beat Northern Knights at 1.82 on Betfair.
Dec 20, 2017
08:30 IST / 3:00 GMT
Basin Reserve - Wellington, New Zealand
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