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Central Stags vs Northern Brave, FT 2025-26, Today Match Prediction 30 October 2025
CD vs ND Win Probability
Toss Winner - Central Stags won the toss and choose to bowl first
Northern Brave beat Central Stags by 113 runs (D/L) method
Host Central Districts aim to continue their winning momentum against Northern Knights
- Central Districts managed to register a comfortable win over Wellington in a game played at Pukekura Park.
- Josh Clarkson, captain Jaydon Lennox and Brad Schmulian were standout performers for Central Districts in the game played against Wellington.
- In their opening match, Northern Knights suffered defeat at the hands of Auckland.
Expect Central Districts to register a comfortable win over Northern Knights.
| Tournament: | The Ford Trophy, 2025-26 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 13.8°C|Patchy rain nearby |
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CD vs ND Match Prediction & Analysis
Central Districts will face Northern Knights in the fifth match of the Ford Trophy 2025-26 played at New Plymouth, Pukekura Park on Thursday.
In their opening match, Central Districts registered four-wicket win over Wellington, courtesy excellent contributions from Josh Clarkson, captain Jayden Lennox and Brad Schmulian. With this result, Central Districts registered their first win of the competition.
On the other hand, Northern Knights will be keen to make a strong comeback after losing their opening match against Auckland.
In the previous five meeting between the two teams, Northern Knights have come out on top on three occasions.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
CD
W
W
L
L
W
CD
201/6 in 39.2 5.11
199/10 in 40.5 4.87
253/10 in 48.3 5.22
251/10 in 41.2 6.07
ND
L
L
L
L
L
ND
169/3 in 28.5 5.86
168/10 in 46.4 3.6
201/6 in 46.0 4.37
200/10 in 43.4 4.58
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 9 Matches
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244/8 in 50.0
FT
Northern Districts beat Central Stags by 28 runs
272/7 in 50.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Central Stags Preview
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Curtis Heaphy, Brad Schmulian, Tom Bruce, Dean Foxcroft and wicket-keeper Dan Cleaver to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In their opening match, Brad Schmulian showed decent form with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 60 runs off 96 balls with the help of six fours. He was well supported by Dean Foxcroft, who smashed a fluent half-century with the help of nine fours and one six.Besides Brad Schmulian and Dean Foxcroft, Curtis Heaphy scored 35 runs off 62 balls with the help of four boundaries.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Blair Tickner, Josh Clarkson, Jayden Lennox, Raymond Toole and Toby Findlay to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In their opening match, medium-pacer Josh Clarkson was the pick of the bowlers for Central Districts and claimed 5 for 32 in his full quota of overs.Besides Clarkson, left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox bowled well for Central Districts and finished with figures of 3 for 20 in 7.5 overs.
Central Stags Predicted Playing XI:
Dane Cleaver (wk), Brad Schmulian, Dean Foxcroft, Tom Bruce, Curtis Heaphy, Josh Clarkson, William Clark, Toby Findlay, Jayden Lennox (c), Blair Tickner, Raymond Tool
Central Stags Key Players From Previous Game Of The Ford Trophy, 2025-26
Central Stags Actual Playing XI:
Tom Bruce, William Clark, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Toby Findlay, Dean Foxcroft, Curtis Heaphy, Jayden Lennox, Ajaz Patel, Brad Schmulian, Raymond Toole
Northern Brave Preview
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of captain Robert O’Donnell, Katene D Clarke, Joe Carter, Brett Hampton and Xavier Bell to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the opening match against Auckland, Northern Knights struggled to get going in their innings and were dismissed for just 168 runs in 46.4 overs.
For Northern Knights, Joe Carter showed decent form with the bat and scored 53 runs off 83 balls with the help of eight fours.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Tim Pringle, Kristian Clarke, Scott Kuggeleijn, Joshua Harvey Brown and Zak Gibson to provide timely breakthroughs.
In their opening match against Auckland, Scott Kuggeleijn picked up two wickets and conceded 31 runs in his six overs.
Northern Brave Predicted Playing XI:
Xavier Bell, Joe Carter, Brett Hampton, Robert ODonnell (c), Katene D Clarke, Ben Pomare (wk), Kristian Clarke, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Pringle, Joshua Harvey Brown, Zak Gibson
Northern Brave Key Players From Previous Game Of The Ford Trophy, 2025-26
Northern Brave Actual Playing XI:
Josh Brown, Joe Carter, Kristian Clarke, Zak Gibson, Brett Hampton, Scott Kuggeleijn, Robert O'Donnell, Ben Pomare, Tim Pringle, Xavier Bell, Tim Seifert
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The average first inning score at New Plymouth, Pukekura Park in the ongoing The Ford Trophy 2025-26 is around 245 runs.
The weather forecast for Thursday’s game is going to be cloudy skies throughout the course of the match.
CD vs ND Pitch Report
New Plymouth, Pukekura Park is going to host the fifth match of the Ford Trophy 2025-26 played between Central Districts and Northern Knights.
Toss: To Bowl
Both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposing side to less than 250 runs. The previous match played at Pukekura Park was on by side batting second.
CD vs ND
Winning Prediction
Based on current form, Host Central Districts will be slight favorites to win their match against Northern Knights. With likes of Josh Clarkson, Brad Schmulian and Dean Foxcroft in decent form in the opening match, the team management will be hoping that the side can continue their winning ways in this fixture.
Expect Central Districts to register a comfortable win over Northern Knights.
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