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CLAIM NOWCentral Stags vs Canterbury Kings, FT 2025-26, Today Match Prediction
CD vs CANT Win Probability
Toss Winner - Central Stags won the toss and choose to bat first
Central Stags beat Canterbury Kings by 22 runs
Can Central Stags upset table-toppers Canterbury Kings?
- Henry Nicholls of Canterbury Kings leads the tournament’s run charts with 472 runs, highlighted by 3 centuries.
- Joshua Clarkson has 241 runs and 17 wickets for Central Stags in 9 games.
- Canterbury Kings have won their last 6 games, including the 8-wicket win against the Central Stags earlier.
We predict that the Canterbury Kings will win against the Central Districts.
| Tournament: | The Ford Trophy, 2025-26 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Saxton Oval Nelson Cricket Ground, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 17.5°C|Partly Cloudy |
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CD vs CANT Match Prediction & Analysis
The final games of the Group stage of The Ford Trophy are all set to start on 17th Feb from 3 am onwards. Second-placed Central Stags will face the table-toppers, Canterbury Kings, at Saxton Oval, Nelson. Canterbury Kings had beaten Central Stags by 8 wickets on their homeground this season.
Central Stags are currently in the second place with 25 points. They have 5 wins in 9 games, that includes 2 against Wellington, 2 against Auckland, and 1 against Otago. Brad Schmulian is their leading run-scorer with 412 runs, while Joshua Clarkson heads the bowling chart with 17 wickets.
Canterbury Kings are comfortably sitting in the first place with 34 points. They are currently unbeaten in the last 6 games, 3 out of which ended with an 8-wicket victory over the opponents. Three of their batters are currently in the top eight leading run-scorers. This shows their batting depth.
Both teams played against each other once this season. Canterbury had an upper hand over Central District as they won the game by 8 wickets. Tom Bruce and Josh Clarkson scored centuries in the game for Central Districts. But a 176-run partnership between Chad Bowes and Tom Latham for Canterbury derailed their attempts.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
CD
W
W
L
W
W
CD
164/5 in 39.5 4.12
163/10 in 50.0 3.26
289/8 in 36.0 8.03
307/4 in 36.0 8.53
219/5 in 19.0 11.53
SST20 2025-26
Auckland Aces won by 8 runs (DLS Method)210/4 in 19.0 11.05
134/4 in 19.3 6.87
SST20 2025-26
Central Stags beat Otago Volts by 6 wickets133/10 in 18.0 7.39
CANT
W
W
W
L
W
CANT
69/2 in 11.5 5.83
68/10 in 22.2 3.04
162/2 in 30.0 5.4
158/10 in 42.5 3.69
124/10 in 19.3 6.36
384/5 in 50.0 7.68
173/5 in 17.5 9.7
SST20 2025-26
Northern Brave beat Canterbury Kings by 5 wickets171/5 in 20.0 8.55
106/10 in 18.4 5.68
SST20 2025-26
Canterbury Kings beat Auckland Aces by 9 wickets108/1 in 10.3 10.29
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 10 Matches
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Central Stags Preview
Central Stags are coming with a loss in their last game against the Northern Districts. Bowling first, Central Districts allowed them to score 303 runs. Brett Randell and Angus Schaw picked up 2 wickets each. In return, Dean Foxcroft’s 72 off 56 and Josh Clarkson’s 66 off 59 went in vain as they lost the game by 69 runs.
Brad Schmulian will open the innings with Curtis Heaphy. Schmulian scored 19 runs in the last game. He is the second leading run-scorer of the tournament with 412 runs in 9 games with 2 centuries and one half-century. He will be the batter to watch out for. Heaphy has 141 runs in 6 games. He scored 20 runs in the last game. Will Young will come in at number three. Young is in poor form. He scored 9 runs in the last game to take his tally to 120 runs in 7 games.
Dean Foxcroft will come in the middle with Dane Cleaver and Josh Clarkson. Foxcroft scored 72 off 56 balls in the last game with 8 fours and 3 sixes. He has 310 runs in 8 innings with 4 half-centuries. Clarkson scored 66 runs in the last game. He has 241 runs at a strike rate of 111.57 - the highest among the batters. Clarkson had scored a century against Canterbury this season.
Clarkson will lead the bowling attack with Jayden Lennox, Brett Randell, and Angus Schaw. He is their leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Randell and Schaw picked up 2 wickets each in the last game. Randell has 6 wickets in 4 games, while Schaw has 4 in the same. Lennox has 13 wickets in this season. He had picked up 3 wickets in Central Districts' 7-wicket win over Canterbury in the last season.
Key Players: Brad Schmulian, Josh Clarkson, Dean Foxcroft.
Central Stags Predicted Playing XI:
Brad Schmulian, Curtis Heaphy, Will Young, Dean Foxcroft, Dane Cleaver (wk), Josh Clarkson, Angus Schaw, Brett Randell, Toby Findlay, Jayden Lennox (c), Raymond Toole.
Central Stags Key Players From Previous Game Of The Ford Trophy, 2025-26
Central Stags Actual Playing XI:
Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Dean Foxcroft, Curtis Heaphy, Jayden Lennox, Brett Randell, Angus Schaw, Brad Schmulian, Blair Tickner, Will Young, Raymond Toole
Canterbury Kings Preview
Canterbury registered their 6th win in a row in the last game. They bowled out Wellington to 68 runs in the first innings. Michael Rae picked up 5 wickets. Henry Nicholls scored an unbeaten 44 runs to help Canterbury win the game by 8 wickets in just 12 overs.
Henry Nicholls will open the innings with Chad Bowes. Nicholls is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 472 runs and 3 centuries. He will be the batter to watch out for. Bowes scored 22 off 8 balls in the last game. He had scored a century in the match-winning cause against the Central Districts earlier. He has 257 runs in 6 games.
Tom Latham will come in at number three. Latham went on a duck in the last game. But he has 411 runs in 6 games with 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries at an average of 102.75 - the highest among the batters in this tournament. Rhys Mariu will come in the middle with Matthew Boyle and Mitchell Hay. Mariu has 221 runs in 7 games while Boyle has 227 in 8. Canterbury’s middle-order has not been tested much in the last 5 games.
Michael Rae will lead the bowling attack with Fraser Sheat, Angus McKenzie, and LLB Harper. Rae picked up 5 wickets in the last game to take his tally to 15. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Sheat has 13 wickets in 8 games, including 2 in the last. McKenzie picked up 3 wickets in the last game. Harper has 6 wickets in the last 3 games, averaging 12.
Key Players: Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham, Michael Rae.
Canterbury Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Chad Bowes, Rhys Mariu, Henry Nicholls (c), Tom Latham (wk), Matthew Boyle, Mitchell Hay, LLB Harper, Angus McKenzie, Raunaq Kapur, Fraser Sheat, Michael Rae.
Canterbury Kings Key Players From Previous Game Of The Ford Trophy, 2025-26
Canterbury Kings Actual Playing XI:
Chad Bowes, Matthew Boyle, Mitchell Hay, Tom Latham, Angus McKenzie, Rhys Mariu, Henry Nicholls, Michael Rae, Fraser Sheat, Raunaq Kapur, LLB Harper
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The weather in Nelson is expected to be sunny on match day, with temperatures ranging from 14 to 19 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h.
CD vs CANT Pitch Report
The match will be played at the Saxton Oval, Nelson, on 17th February from 3:00 am onwards. The average first innings score is 257, which is 25 more than the second innings. Henry Nicholls has 243 runs in 5 ODIs played here at an average of 121.50 with a century.
Toss: To Bowl
It is a batting-friendly pitch. In 17 ODIs played here team bowling first has won on 11 occasions. The team winning the toss should bowl first.
CD vs CANT
Winning Prediction
The defending champions, Canterbury, are the favorites of the match. They are already in the finals with 7 wins in 9 games. Their batting lineup is so strong that 3 out of the last 4 victories have come with 8-wicket wins. They have lost just 15 wickets in the last 6 games.
On the other hand, the Central Districts are already in the eliminators. They can only exploit the weak bowling attack of the Canterbury Kings. But Latham and Nicholls can cause headache to them.
We predict that the Canterbury Kings will win against the Central Districts.
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