Auckland vs Wellington Firebirds, The Ford Trophy 2022, Today Match Prediction 14 February 2023

auc vs wf Match Prediction & Analysis

Auckland will look to continue their good run of form against Wellington on Tuesday. After a shaky start in the tournament, it finally seems that they have found their groove. Although they are still in the bottom two of the table but a win here could take them out of the bottom two spots.

Wellington is not having the best of the season so far. They are struggling at the bottom of the table. They have managed only one win in their last five matches. Their previous match against Otago was called off due to rain which didn’t help them either. They are desperately in need of some points which they will look to attain against Auckland.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Auckland Preview

Auckland will look to continue their winning momentum against Wellington on Tuesday. They defeated Canterbury in their previous match after a huge 7-wicket wins over them. The Auckland bowlers were all over the Canterbury batsmen as the opposition were bowled out for 131 runs in the 50 overs match. Auckland chased down the total quite easily within 23 overs.

The wickets were shared amongst three Auckland bowlers as they combined to take all the 10 wickets. Louis Delport was the pick of the bowlers as he finished with 4 wickets while conceding only 16 runs in his 10 overs. Adithya Ashok and Matt Gibson claimed 3 wickets each in the match as they were all over the opposition batsmen. The Auckland batters gave no reason to worry as they chased down this meager total with comfort.

Key players: Louis Delport, Matt Gibson, Cole Briggs.

Auckland Predicted Playing XI:

Louis Delport, Matt Gibson, Cole Briggs, Kyle Jamieson, George Worker, William O’Donnell, Robert O’Donnell, Sean Solia, Michael Sclanders, Ross Ter Braak, Adithya Ashok.

Wellington Firebirds Preview

Team Wellington are in desperate need of points as they lie anguishing at the bottom of the table. Their previous match was called off due to rain and lost to Auckland before that by a 7-wicket margin. In the match against Auckland, they were bowled out for 219 runs while batting first. The opposition batsmen chased the total down with ease as the Wellington bowlers were left strangling.

Luke Georgeson and Rachin Ravindra gave a solid opening start scoring 52 and 30 respectively. Apart from them nobody really got going and no other significant partnership formed as Wellington were restricted to 213 runs. In the bowling department, Logan van Beek was the only bowler to pick wickets in the match for Wellington. He took 3 wickets but it was too little in the context of the match.

Key players: Luke Georgeson, Rachin Ravindra, Logan van Beek.

Wellington Firebirds Predicted Playing XI:

Luke Georgeson, Rachin Ravindra, Logan van Beek, Tom Blundell, Nick Kelly, Troy Johnson, Jakob Bhula, Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Peter Younghusband, Ollie Newton.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There will be swing on this wicket and the batsmen will have to tread carefully here. This pitch has a lot to offer for the fast bowlers and the ball will swing a lot.

There is very good chance of rain on Tuesday as the forecast indicates a 70% chance of rain. The rain may be accompanied by strong gusts of winds.

Venue Details

The match will be played at the Colin Maiden Park stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.

Toss: To Bowl

Due to the dew factor, the team that wins the toss will look to Bowl first. Apart from that it is easier to chase down a total on this pitch as not many matches have been played here.