Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings

McDonald’s Super Smash T20 — Preliminary Final (Match 31)
New Zealand’s entertaining Twenty20 showcase in New Plymouth, Auckland and Hamilton

Jan 5, 2017 – Preliminary Final at Basin Reserve, Wellington (day/night)

Match scheduled to begin at 16:10 local time (03:10 GMT | 08:10 PST | 08:40 IST | 09:10 BST)

Who will win Wellington vs Canterbury today match?

The preliminary final of the Super Smash will be played between Wellington and Canterbury on January 5, 2017. The match will be played at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, and the live action will begin at 14:10 local time.

Toss

Majority of the matches played at the Basin Reserve have been won by the team that batted first. As the ground will also be favourable to the batsmen, the team that wins the toss is recommended to bat first.

Wellington Firebirds Squad

Hamish Marshall (captain), Brent Arnel, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wicket-keeper), Fraser Colson, Jade Dernbach, Grant Elliot, Evan Gulbis, Matt McEwan, Iain McPeake, Stephen Murdoch, Ollie Newton, Michael Papps, Jeetan Patel, Michael Pollard, Luke Ronchi, Matt Taylor, Anurag Verma, Luke Woodcock, Peter Younghusband

Canterbury Kings Squad

Andrew Ellis (captain), Todd Astle, Jeremy Benton, Leo Carter, Michael Davidson, Cameron Fletcher (wicket-keeper), Peter Fulton, Matt Henry, Ben Hilfenhaus, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Johnston, Tom Latham, Ken McClure, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Edward Nuttall, Henry Shipley, Logan van Beek, Will Williams

Wellington Firebirds

Team News

Wellington Firebirds are playing well and are not expected to make any changes for this match against Canterbury Kings.

Key Players

Tom Blundell, Michael Papps, and Hamish Marshall have been scoring well lately and will be the key batsmen to look out for. The batting side has the potential to put up big runs on the board and will be expected to perform at par with Canterbury. The bowling performance of Wellington has been comparatively weaker than the batsmen and they will have to work really hard on it if they want to make it to the final match. Luke Woodcock and Brent Arnel have performed decently in the previous matches and will hopefully take some important wickets that can help the team win this match.

Recent Form

Wellington playing in the preliminary final is a big surprise as the team was performing very poorly since the beginning, but won the last 5 out of their 6 games to reach at this stage. This determination will hopefully pay off and the team can play in the final.

Wellington Firebirds Predicted XI

Michael Papps, Hamish Marshall (c), Anurag Verma, Tom Blundell (wk), Grant Elliott, Michael Pollard, Matt Taylor, Luke Woodcock, Jeetan Patel, Hamish Bennett, Brent Arnel

Canterbury Kings

Team News

Ed Nuttall will not be playing for the team anymore, because of a serious shoulder injury. Matt Henry will be joining the team for the preliminary final. Ben Hilfenhaus is also being considered to be brought back but it is unlikely because of his commitments.

Key Players

Canterbury batsmen have been playing decently in this season. Peter Fulton, Henry Nicholls, Cam Fletcher, and Tom Latham have been the top scorers for the team and are likely to do well in this match too. With the absence of Hilfenhaus and Nuttall, the bowling side may struggle a bit. Todd Astle, Kyle Jamieson, and Matt Henry will be expected to take important wickets in the match against Wellington.

Recent Form

Canterbury has been playing well this season as a team, and are likely to do well in this match as well. The team won 3 out of their last 5 matches and will be pumped up to win this match.

Canterbury Kings Predicted XI

Matt Henry, Cam Fletcher (wk), Henry Nicholls, Peter Fulton, Andrew Ellis (c), Tim Johnston, Cole McConchie, Kyle Jamieson, Todd Astle, Tom Latham, Henry Shipley

Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings Head to Head

Wellington and Canterbury have played twice against each other in this season, where Canterbury won both matches. The teams also played 2 games against each other in the last season, where both teams won a match each.

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Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings Prediction

Wellington reaching the preliminary final was a surprise, because the team did not play well and was struggling since the beginning of the season. But they have won against all odds and will surely be giving their full effort to win the tournament. Canterbury, on the other hand, have been playing well in this season, but might struggle a bit with two important players missing.

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Canterbury Kings

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