Match Details:
The 8th match of the Super Smash 2020-21 will be played between the Northern Knights and Otago Volts at the Bay Oval Ground in Mount Maunganui.
The match is scheduled to start at 11:40 AM IST (06:10 AM GMT) (07:10 PM Local Time) and will be streamed live on FanCode.
Preview:
After starting off their tournament on a not so good note, the Northern Knights will be playing against Otago Volts, a team that did look promising at the start, but it was not long before things went out of hand for them. Otago won their opening match of the tournament registering a comprehensive win against Auckland, which was by a margin of 45 runs. But, in the very next game, they lost to Canterbury who clinched the game by 61 runs.
For their opponents in this game though, the wait for a win continues. After losing their first match of the tournament which was against the Central Districts by 45 runs, they went on to play Wellington in search of a win, but all they could find was a humiliating 9 wicket loss. So, coming into this game, given that both the teams are not in the best of the forms, it will be interesting to see which team gets the upper hand in this game and turn out to be the victors.
NK vs OV Weather Report for Match 8:
Things do not look promising in terms of weather conditions as thunderstorms with a 90 per cent chance of rainfall are expected to take place, bringing the temperature around the 20 degree Celsius mark.
Pitch Report:
A batsmen-friendly surface with some amount of help coming in for the pacers in patches throughout the match is expected to welcome the players when they take the field on Saturday.
Average first innings score:
148 (The only match of the tournament played at this venue)
Record of Chasing Teams:
Won – 1, Lost – 0, Tied – 0
Injury & Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
NK vs OV Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Northern Knights:
Tim Seifert, Katene Clarke, Dean Brownlie, Anton Devcich, Henry Cooper, Brett Hampton, Scott Kuggeleijn, Zak Gibson, Joe Walker, Brett Randell, Frederick Walker
Bench:
Matthew Fisher
Otago Volts:
Matt Bacon, Neil Broom, Jacob Duffy, Llew Johnson, Nick Kelly, Anaru Kitchen, Michell McCleneghan, Michael Rae, Mitch Renwick, Michael Rippon, Nathan Smith
Bench:
Dale Phillips
NK vs OV Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Anton Devcich has been an excellent performer for his team in this tournament. He has played in 2 games so far and has scored 121 runs including one century, boosting his average to 60.50.
Llew Johnson is another player who has proven his credentials as a batsman. While playing in the two matches of this tournament, he has scored 78 runs, at a strike rate of 147.16.
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Michael Rippon, during the course of the two matches he played in, was able to manage his numbers well both as a batsman and a bowler. He scored 28 runs and 2 wickets, helping his team’s cause and earning a good number of points on Dream11.
Tim Seifert has scored 57 runs so far and has done well as a wicket-keeper as well.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options: Anton Devcich, Llew Johnson
Vice-Captain Options: Michael Rippon, Tim Seifert
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NK vs OV Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Mitch Renwick, Tim Seifert
Batters – Neil Broom, Katene Clarke, Llew Johnson
All-Rounders – Michael Rippon (VC), Scott Kugglejin, Anton Devcich (C)
Bowlers – Matt Bacon, Jacob Duffy, Brett Randell
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NK vs OV Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Mitch Renwick, Tim Seifert (C)
Batters – Neil Broom, Dean Brownlie, Llew Johnson (VC)
All-Rounders – Anaru Kitchen, Michael Rippon, Anton Devcich
Bowlers – Matt Bacon, Jacob Duffy, Joe Walker
Expert Advice:
After considering the form and recent performances of the players playing for these teams, the most suitable combination of players to go withwould be the one with as many as 2 wicket keepers and only 3 batsmen in it. Tim Seifert and Mitch Renwick would be the ones in the wicket keeper’s department to be picked in your team. And, the third batter could be chosen between Katene Clarke and Dean Brownlie.
Today’s NK vs OV Probable Winners:
Otago Volts are expected to win this match.
