Auckland Aces vs Otago Volts, The Ford Trophy 2022, Today Match Prediction 01 December 2022

auc vs ov Match Prediction & Analysis

Ford Trophy is one of the oldest Lost A tournament which started way back in 1971-72. Canterbury (15 titles) and Auckland (13 titles) have been the most successful teams in the tournament history. Auckland won the championship last season and will look to continue their Winning form in this season and try to defend their title. Otago did not a good start losing their opening matcha and will look for kick start to their campaign with a victory in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Auckland Aces Preview

Auckland will open with George Worker and Martin Guptill at the top followed by Mark Chapman, Robert O Donnell, and William O Donnell in the middle order. Ben Horne will take care of the wicket keeping duties for the team. Sean Solia and William Somerville will add depth to their batting line-up.

They have a good pace attack with trio of Ben Lister, Danru Ferns, and Ross ter terak expected to trouble the opposition batters consistently. The duo of William Somerville and Aditya Ashok will join together in the spin department and play a big role in the middle overs especially.

Key players: Ben Lister, Mark Chapman, Robert O Donnell

Auckland Aces Predicted Playing XI:

George Worker, Martin Guptill, Mark Chapman, Robert O Donnell, William O Donnell, Ben Horne, Ben Lister, Danru Ferns, Ross ter terak, William Somerville, Aditya Ashok

Otago Volts Preview

Otago were bowled out for just 157 runs in the last game. Their top order lost 3 wickets inside the powerplay and were struggling at 21/3. Max Chu (45 runs), Finnie (37 runs), Rutherford (28 runs) and Rippon (28 runs) played good cameos but failed to convert them into a big score to help their post a fighting total on board. They have Greta depth in their batting line up with players capable of scoring runs till No.9.

Their bowlers gave 159 runs in just 22.1 overs to lose the match by 9 wickets. Michael Rippon took the only wicket to fall while Jacob Duffy bowled economically in his spell. Bacon and Jake Gibson will combine together to form the pace quartet for the team. Michael Rippon, Dean Foxcroft, and Finnie will join together to take care of the spin department.

Key players: Jacob Duffy, Max aChu, Michael Rippon 

Otago Volts Predicted Playing XI:

Hamish Rutherford, Llew Johnson, Dale Philips, Dean Foxcroft, Josh Finnie, Michael Rippon, Max Chu, Jake Gibson, Jacob Duffy, Michael Rae, Mathew Bacon

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Auckland is a tinge of grass on the pitch with the pitch expected to aid the faster bowlers in the first 10-15 overs.Batters will enjoy the true pace and bounce on the track. Auckland will have dark and cloudy weather Ron the match day.

Venue Details

Auckland has shorter boundaries and bowlers will struggle to restrict the batters once the ball loses it's shine. We expect the teams to score around 300 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will look to bowl first in this pitch to utilise the early advantage in the pitch. And rain threat and DLS consideration will tempt the captains to bat second in this match.