Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Knights, SS T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 04 January 2023

wf vs nk Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Wellington will be keen to continue their winning streak they take on Northern Knights in the 11th match of the 2022-23 Super Smash competition played at Basin Reserve in Wellington.

In their previous game, Wellington registered a convincing eight-wicket win over Canterbury. With this result, Wellington are lying at the top of the table in the competition.

On the other hand, Northern Knights suffered a close defeat at the hands of Central Districts and will be looking to make a strong comeback in this fixture. Currently, Northern Knights are lying at third position with four points to their name.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Wellington Firebirds Preview

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of opener Finn Allen, Nick Kelly, all-rounder Rachin Ravindra and Troy Johnson to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Finn Allen was the standout performer with the bat for Wellington and smashed a match-winning innings of 78 runs off 37 balls. He struck nine boundaries and three sixes in his innings. Besides Allen, Nick Kelly and Rachin Ravindra showed decent support for Allen and chipped in with scores of 24 and 19 out respectively.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Logan Van Beek, Nathan Smith, Peter Younghusband, Michael Snedden and Rachin Ravindra to provide important breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Nathan Smith was the pick of the bowlers for Wellington and claimed 2 for 16 in four overs. Besides Smith, interim skipper Peter Younghusband also had a good outing with the ball in hand and claimed 2 for 21 in his four overs.

Wellington Firebirds Predicted Playing XI:

Finn Allen, Nick Kelly, Rachin Ravindra, Troy Johnson, Nathan Smith, Tim Robinson, Callum McLachlan (wk), Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband (c), Ian McPeake, Michael Snedden

Wellington Firebirds Actual Playing XI:

Nathan Smith, Rachin Ravindra, Nick Kelly, Michael Snedden, Ollie Newton, Peter Younghusband, Troy Johnson, Logan van Beek, Tim Robinson, Callum McLachlan, Devan Vishvaka

Northern Knights Preview

The team management will be hoping that premier players can come to the party in this contest.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of skipper Jeet Raval, opener Katene Clarke, and wicket-keeper Tim Seifert to deliver the bulk of the runs in this fixture.

With 95 runs in three innings, wicket-keeper Tim Seifert is currently leading the batting charts for Northern Knights.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Joe Walker, Mitchell Santner, Brett Hampton, Tim Pringle and Scott Kuggeleijn to provide timely breakthroughs.

Left-arm orthodox spin, Mitchell Santner, is currently leading the bowling charts for Northern Knights and claimed four wickets at an economy rate of 6.90.

Northern Knights Predicted Playing XI:

Tim Seifert (wk), Katene Clarke, Jeet Raval (c), Joe Carter, Mitchell Santner, Henry Cooper, Brett Hampton, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kristian Clarke, Tim Pringle, Joe Walker

Northern Knights Actual Playing XI:

Peter Bocock, Kristian Clarke, Katene Clarke, Tim Seifert, Joe Walker, Tim Pringle, Brett Hampton, Jeet Raval, Henry Cooper, Frederick Walker, Zak Gibson

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at Basin Reserve is certainly going to offer some assistance to the spinners. The batsmen will find it easy to score runs in the initial set of Powerplay overs.

Venue Details

Basin Reserve in Wellington is going to host the 11th match of the 2022-23 Super Smash competition between Wellington and Northern Knights.

Toss: To Bat

Both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive score in excess of 160 runs. The previous match played at Wellington was won by side batting first.