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Wellington Firebirds vs Central Stags, PS, Today Match Prediction 26 November 2025
WELL vs CD Win Probability
Toss Winner - Wellington Firebirds won the toss and choose to bat first
Central Stags beat Wellington Firebirds by 8 wickets
Two teams who lost their openers go head to head in Wellington.
- Wellington were beaten by seven wickets by Otago last week.
- Central Districts were defeated by an innings and 61 runs in match one.
- Both teams have won two of the last five head to heads in this format.
We are backing Wellington to win!
| Tournament: | Plunket Shield 2025-26 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 20.2°C|Overcast |
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WELL vs CD Match Prediction & Analysis
Getting off to a losing start in the Plunket Shield is not terminal and hopefully will not be so for either Wellington or Central Districts ahead of this clash which begins on Wednesday.
This is the second game in a row for Wellington in front of their home fans and they will be looking for a much improved showing after their side were forced to follow on after conceding 522/9 in the first innings of the game then only posting 224 themselves.
As for Central Districts, they were beaten by an innings so also will be low in confidence ahead of this trip to Wellington.
Both teams need to improve with bat and ball, not to mention in the field, but there is a victory available for whichever team grasps the conditions and puts in a strong performance.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
WELL
L
L
W
W
W
WELL
224/10 in 57.1 3.92
PS
Otago Volts beat Wellington Firebirds by 7 wickets
96/3 in 22.0 4.36
232/9 in 50.0 4.64
286/9 in 50.0 5.72
228/6 in 46.2 4.92
227/10 in 49.5 4.56
233/10 in 46.3 5.01
234/7 in 43.3 5.38
259/8 in 49.0 5.29
258/10 in 49.5 5.18
CD
L
L
W
W
L
CD
191/10 in 57.0 3.35
PS
Auckland Aces beat Central Stags by 61 runs
0/0 in 0.0 0
266/2 in 43.4 6.09
264/5 in 50.0 5.28
201/10 in 41.3 4.84
FT 2025-26
Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by 136 runs337/5 in 50.0 6.74
156/9 in 42.4 3.66
271/8 in 49.0 5.53
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 10 Matches
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Wellington Firebirds Preview
Gareth Severin, Nick Kelly, Tim Robinson and Jesse Tashkoff all performed well at times with the bat in the opening game defeat against Otago but they will need to perform in unison this time around or Wellington could well find themselves with two defeats from two games.
Their opening pair of Sam Mucock and Nick Greenwood need to up their levels after disappointing returns against Otago and four more failures in this game could see a change in the batting order.
Bowling wise, Wellington have some good variety but the question is whether or not they have the ability.
James Hartshorn and Liam Dudding will get the new ball to talk but question marks remain over their ability to control line and length.
Nick Greenwood comes into the match following figures of 3/40 in the opening innings last week.
Wellington Firebirds Predicted Playing XI:
Sam Mycock, Nick Greenwood, Gareth Severin, Nick Kelly, Tim Robinson, Tom Blundell (c) (wk), Jesse Tashkoff, Peter Younghusband, Michael Snedden, James Hartshorn, Liam Dudding
Wellington Firebirds Key Players From Previous Game Of Plunket Shield 2025-26
Wellington Firebirds Actual Playing XI:
Tom Blundell, Liam Dudding, Nick Greenwood, James Hartshorn, Nick Kelly, Sam Mycock, Tim Robinson, Gareth Severin, Michael Snedden, Jesse Tashkoff, Peter Younghusband
Central Stags Preview
Central Districts were well beaten by Auckland in their opening game and have work to do in their batting line-up and bowling unit if they are to find a way to get a win in Wellington.
Captain Jayden Lennox will be most concerned about the lack of runs in the team after they made only 191 in their first innings of the game and were then bowled out for 154 when following on!
With the ball, Josh Clarkson impressed with the new ball against Auckland while Raymond Toole also picked up two wickets after sharing new ball duties.
All in all, Central Districts need to improve in all departments!
Central Stags Predicted Playing XI:
Brad Schmulian, Taylor Bettelheim, Dean Foxcroft, Tom Bruce, Dane Cleaver (wk), Josh Clarkson, William Clark, Ajaz Patel, Jayden Lennox (c), Tyler Annand, Raymond Toole
Central Stags Key Players From Previous Game Of Plunket Shield 2025-26
Central Stags Actual Playing XI:
Tom Bruce, William Clark, Josh Clarkson, Dean Foxcroft, Curtis Heaphy, Ajaz Patel, Brad Schmulian, Blair Tickner, Raymond Toole, Will Young, Bayley Wiggins
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
There could be some rain on both of the first two days of this game as heavy overcast skies are forecast on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday looks set to be the best day weather wise.
WELL vs CD Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Minimal Turn
Basin Reserve is a consistent wicket which delivers pace and bounce for both teams. Whoever bats first will be looking to post a score in the region of 280-300.
Toss: To Bowl
With the conditions set to be tough for batting over the first two days of this game, we predict that both teams will want to bowl first should they win the toss.
WELL vs CD
Winning Prediction
Neither team covered themselves in glory during their opening match of the competition and there were some worrying moments with both bat and ball. We predict that Wellington will have the ability to get the victory this time!
We are backing Wellington to win!
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