Northern Knights vs Auckland Aces, Super Smash 2020-21, Today Match Prediction 29 Jan 2021

nk vs auc Match Prediction & Analysis

Super Smash League has just 2-3 games left in the league phase. Wellington, Canterbury, and Central Districts have almost sealed the knockout spots with Northern Knights, Auckland, and Otago all set end their season in group stages. Auckland ended their 6-match losing streak with a win in their last game whereas Northern Knights have won back-to-back matches to get some momentum. Both teams will look to finish the season on a high with a couple of wins under their belt. We expect the players to express themselves in this match with no qualification pressure around.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Northern Knights Preview

Northern Knights won their second match chasing a DL revised target last night.  Kane Williamson (34 runs) and Tim Seifert (24 runs) played superbly with the bat while Katene Clark and Colin De GrandHomme came up with vital cameos to keep the scoring board moving in a rain marred contest.

Their bowling unit performed well as a unit with all six bowlers claiming a wicket including Brett Hampton with a wicket of his only delivery last night. No Bowler went for runs at over 7 RPO and they bundled the opposition for just 118 runs. Boult, Anurag Verma, Kuggleijn, and Joe Walker claimed 2 wickets each in the match.

Top players to bet on:

Kane Williamson – Williamson is one of top players in the international cricket and his return might boost the batting line-up. We expect him to light the stage on fire in this match.

Scott Kuggleijn – Kuggleijn has 11 wickets at an economy rate of over 9 RPO. He must look to control the run flow and chip along with crucial wickets to help his team win the match.

Northern Knights Predicted Playing XI:

Tim Seifert (wk), Katene Clarke, Kane Williamson, Colin de Grandhomme, Anton Devcich (c), Brett Hampton, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Anurag Verma, Joe Walker, Trent Boult

Northern Knights Actual Playing XI:

Ish Sodhi, Anurag Verma, Mitchell Santner, Katene Clarke, Tim Seifert, KS Williamson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Trent Boult, Anton Devcich, Colin de Grandhomme, TG Southee

Auckland Aces Preview

Auckland were finally able to get their maiden victory this season.  Mark Chapman and Robert Donnell scored fifties in the match to build a strong platform with their 85-run partnership in the middle. Sean Solia, Guptill, and Glenn Philips will look to make a mark in this match too.

Ros Terak and Louis Delport kept the pressure on the batsmen with quiet overs in the middle overs and claimed 2 wickets each. Kyle Jamieson bowled an economical spell of 4-0-25-0 but would like to see how to manages to bowl against Kane in this contest. .

Top players to bet on:

Mark Chapman – Chapman came in at 42/3 and scored 73 runs to take his team to 181/5 at the fall of his wickets. He smashed 9 boundaries and 5 sixes in the match.  

Doug Bracewell – Bracewell had bowling figures of 4-0-22-2 and helped to dismiss two crucial partnership before it in the middle order to hinder the opposition`s momentum.

Auckland Aces Predicted Playing XI:

Martin Guptill, Sean Solia, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Robert ODonnell (c), Ben Horne (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Ross ter Braak, William Somerville, Louis Delport, Ben Lister

Auckland Aces Actual Playing XI:

Sean Solia, Louis Delport, Mark Chapman, Robert O'Donnell, Glenn Phillips, Ross Ter Braak, William Somerville, Martin Guptill, Danru Ferns, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Horne

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Hamilton has very less rain predicted on the match day with less to no chances of rain. We expect the rain to make only a short appearance in the match and it won’t play spoilsport in the match.  

Venue Details

Hamilton is one of the slow and low tracks in the Kiwi circuit. We expect the slower bowlers will make an impact in this match. We expect the average scores to be around 120-140 dollars.

Toss: To Bowl

Pitch will ease out as the match progresses and we expect them to chase the target if they win the toss at this venue.