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CD vs AUCK Win Probability
Toss Winner - Central Stags won the toss and choose to bowl first
Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by 5 wickets (D/L) method
Central Stags and Auckland Aces meet in the penultimate game of the group stage in a match which the Aces must win!
- Despite an abandonment and a no-result from their last two games, Central Stags remain top of the table!
- Auckland Aces won back to back games before a six wicket loss against Wellington Firebirds on Monday.
- Auckland Aces have not won any of the last five head to heads with Central Stags.
We are backing Central Stags to win!
| Tournament: | Super Smash, 2024-25 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Mclean Park, Napier, New Zealand |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 22.8°C|Partly Cloudy |
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CD vs AUCK Match Prediction & Analysis
With match 28 seeing sixth placed Canterbury Kings and second placed Northern Brave locking horns, everything will still be up for grabs when this game, match 29, gets underway on Wednesday afternoon!
Central Stags have been excellent throughout this year's tournament and the poor weather in their last two games which has prevented them from picking up additional points has still not stopped them from booking their place in this year's final. If anything, it may have just made the team more hungry whilst allowing them some rest ahead of the final fixtures.
Auckland Aces lost at home to Wellington Firebirds on Monday, a game which if they had won would have moved them into the top three, but it all means that nothing less than a victory will be sufficient for them in this clash.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
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AUCK
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AUCK
150/6 in 20.0 7.5
152/4 in 19.2 7.86
162/10 in 17.2 9.35
215/3 in 20.0 10.75
187/5 in 20.0 9.35
SST20
Northern Districts beat Auckland Aces by 5 wickets
193/5 in 19.1 10.07
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 8 Matches
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205/10 in 45.2
FT
Auckland Aces beat Central Stags by 39 runs
244/6 in 50.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Central Stags Preview
Some pundits think that the rain which has brought a premature end to both of Central Stags' last two games has been a blessing for the side who looked on course for a humiliating defeat against Canterbury Kings on Sunday.
After batting for 11 overs, the table-toppers were 45/6 and surely staring down the barrel of a defeat with Curtis Heaphy, who was 12 not out, the only player to make it to double-figures!
Fortunately for the Stags, this pitch at McLean Park should be much more batter friendly and the likes of Will Young, Jack Boyle, Dane Ceaver and captain Tom Bruce won't have to deal with the awkward bounce of someone like Kyle Jamieson.
As for the bowlers, Blair Tickner will be ready to lead the attack, particularly after resting fr 12 days following his figures of 4/23 in match 17.
Central Stags Predicted Playing XI:
Will Young, Jack Boyle, Dane Cleaver (wk), Curtis Heaphy, Tom Bruce (c), William Clark, Angus Schaw, Brett Randell, Blair Tickner, Jayden Lennox, Toby Findlay
Central Stags Key Players From Previous Game Of Super Smash, 2024-25
Central Stags Actual Playing XI:
Jack Boyle, Toby Findlay, Tom Bruce, Curtis Heaphy, Dane Cleaver, Angus Schaw, Blair Tickner, Brett Randell, Jayden Lennox, William Clark, Will Young
Auckland Aces Preview
After wins against Wellington Firebirds in match 20 and Otago Volts in match 23, Auckland Aces looked set to sneak into the top three and be well placed with the end of the group stage approaching. Furthermore, they would have been entering the finals in the best form of all the sides but a six wicket loss, with four balls remaining, put pay to that idea on Monday.
If Sean Solia's side are to make a last minute push for the top three then they must win this game and they will need one of their top five to go on and make a big score - something which none of them were able to do despite making double figures against the Firebirds.
Even if the Aces are not able to take one of the top three positions, they have already unearthed a future star of New Zealand cricket this season in 21 year old right-arm medium-fast Angus Olliver. He took his best figures of the tournament, 3/28 in the defeat on Monday and has brought his T20 strike-rate down to a brilliant 11.4.
Auckland Aces Predicted Playing XI:
Sean Solia (c), Simon Keene, Lachlan Stackpole, Bevon Jacobs, William O'Donnell, Cam Fletcher (wk), Jock McKenzie, Riley Mudford, Danru Ferns, Angus Olliver, Adithya Ashok
Auckland Aces Key Players From Previous Game Of Super Smash, 2024-25
Auckland Aces Actual Playing XI:
Bevon Jacobs, William O'Donnell, Sean Solia, Simon Keene, Cameron Fletcher, Adithya Ashok, Angus Olliver, Danru Ferns, Jock Mckenzie , Mark Chapman, Lachlan Stackpole
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
It looks like being a lovely day in Napier with the temperature up at 28 degrees at the start of the contest at McLean Park. It could get a little humid later into the evening with the chance of a short shower in the second innings of the game.
CD vs AUCK Pitch Report
When the clouds come over in Napier it is always easier for the bowlers but overall this is an excellent batting wicket and a par first innings score will be in the region of 180 - 200 runs.
Toss: To Bat
This is an excellent batting wicket in Napier and both teams will be keen to get first use of the strip. Therefore, we predict that both captains will want to bat first on Wednesday.
CD vs AUCK
Winning Prediction
Auckland Aces have shown plenty of character to get back in the hunt for a top three finish, and in Angus Olliver have a bowler who many are talking about, but this may prove to be one game too many. Central Stags have a fresh bowling attack and we expect that to be key in this game and are predicting another win for them to end the group stage.
We are backing Central Stags to win!
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