700% Sports Welcome Pack
Canterbury Kings vs Auckland Aces, PS, Today Match Prediction 13 December 2025
CANT vs AUCK Win Probability
Toss Winner - Canterbury Kings won the toss and choose to bowl first
Fourth placed Canterbury host Auckland in the Plunket Shield!
- Canterbury have won one of three matches this season.
- Auckland have won two out of three in this Plunket Shield.
- Auckland have failed to win any of the last five head to heads in this format.
We are backing Auckland to win!
| Tournament: | Plunket Shield 2025-26 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 16.0°C|Overcast |
TheTopBookies is the number 1 app for cricket betting online in India! Betting tips, betting app reviews, cricket news - all in one gambling app!
CANT vs AUCK Betting Odds
| Bookie | Canterbury KingsCANT | Auckland AcesAUCK |
 |
CANT vs AUCK Match Prediction & Analysis
The 2025/26 Plunket Shield season has got off to an exciting start and after three full completed rounds, Auckland are the only side yet to be defeated and Wellington remain the solitary team yet to register a victory.
It has not all been victories for Auckland though, they have beaten Central Districts by an innings and 61 runs and Wellington by 162 runs but had to settle for a draw against Northern Districts in late November.
As for Canterbury, they got off to an excellent start, beating Northern Districts by five wickets during the opening round but have since drawn with Otago and lost heavily to Central Districts by 295 runs.
What will happen in Christchurch? Read on to hear our detailed preview.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
CANT
L
W
W
W
W
CANT
248/10 in 87.4 2.83
PS
Canterbury Kings beat Northern Brave by 5 wickets
371/5 in 93.1 3.98
266/2 in 43.4 6.09
264/5 in 50.0 5.28
210/8 in 50.0 4.2
211/4 in 39.3 5.34
337/8 in 50.0 6.74
316/9 in 50.0 6.32
AUCK
W
W
W
L
L
AUCK
350/9 in 89.0 3.93
323/10 in 100.4 3.21
191/10 in 57.0 3.35
PS
Auckland Aces beat Central Stags by 61 runs
0/0 in 0.0 0
232/9 in 50.0 4.64
286/9 in 50.0 5.72
201/10 in 41.3 4.84
FT 2025-26
Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by 136 runs337/5 in 50.0 6.74
337/8 in 50.0 6.74
316/9 in 50.0 6.32
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 10 Matches
Show More Show Less
208/5 in 37.1
264/5 in 50.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Canterbury Kings Preview
There are plenty of places up for grabs in the bowling line-up of New Zealand at the moment and although Kyle Jamieson has been scheduled to build up his workload away from the glare of international cricket, he could find himself recalled in the coming days!
Canterbury do have a strong depth of bowlers which should be able to make up for his absence, if it is to pass at some point over the coming weeks, and in Ish Sodhi they have one of the best Black Cap spin bowlers of recent years.
With the bat, expect Chad Bowes at the top of the order and skipper Henry Nicholls to be the key players although Cole McConchie, Rhys Mariu and Matthew Boyle will all be keen to bounce back after ducks against Central Districts.
It needs a team effort to get back on track after the loss in the last game.
Canterbury Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Chad Bowes, Rhys Mariu, Angus McKenzie, Henry Nicholls (c), Cole McConchie, Matthew Boyle, Mitchell Hay (wk), Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Sean Davey, Michael Rae
Canterbury Kings Key Players From Previous Game Of Plunket Shield 2025-26
Canterbury Kings Actual Playing XI:
Chad Bowes, Matthew Boyle, Sean Davey, Jesse Frew, Cole McConchie, Rhys Mariu, Henry Nicholls, Cameron Paul, Fraser Sheat, Ish Sodhi, Callum Cameron
Auckland Aces Preview
After the disappointment of a drawn game during the previous round, Auckland returned to winning ways with a crushing 162 run victory over Wellington in front of their own fans last week.
As is so often the case in four day cricket, first innings runs were crucial and Auckland will look to repeat that trick in this match after they took a 101 run lead into the second half of the game against Wellington.
With the bat, expect skipper Sean Solia, Bevon Jacobs and Cam Fletcher to lead the way.
In the bowling unit, Simon Keene and the incredibly talented Rohit Gulati, who has emerged this year, look set to be the main danger to the opposition batters.
Auckland Aces Predicted Playing XI:
Dale Phillips, Sean Solia (c), Harrish Kannan, Bevon Jacobs, Cam Fletcher (wk), Lachlan Stackpole, Simon Keene, Ryan Harrison, Adithya Ashok, Rohit Gulati, Ben Lister
Auckland Aces Key Players From Previous Game Of Plunket Shield 2025-26
Auckland Aces Actual Playing XI:
Adithya Ashok, Cameron Fletcher, Rohit Gulati, Ryan Harrison, Bevon Jacobs, Harrish Kannan, Simon Keene, Jock Mckenzie , Dale Phillips, Sean Solia, Lachlan Stackpole
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The forecast is for wall to wall sunshine across day one of this match before more cloud cover on days two and three with the risk of rain on day four in Christchurch.
CANT vs AUCK Pitch Report
Hagley Oval remains one of the great grounds of New Zealand cricket and we can expect the ball to move around for the pace bowlers across the game with a par score of around 300 in the first innings of the match.
Toss: To Bat
Conditions are always toughest to bat in the Plunket Shield on days two and three so we predict that both captains will opt to bat first should they win the toss ahead of this match.
CANT vs AUCK
Winning Prediction
Auckland have been very impressive in this tournament so far this season and Canterbury do look frail at times. With Rohit Gulati proving to be one of the finds of the season, we are predicting an away victory.
We are backing Auckland to win!
4raBet
700% Sports Welcome Pack