Preview:
Central Stags will go one on one against Wellington Firebirds in the 24th match of the tournament on Friday. Rain has been cruel for both sides as most of their matches were washed out. Central Stags just need one win to confirm their final spot. With 3 wins and 4 no results they placed themselves at 2nd spot in the standings with 23 points.
Wellington Firebirds, on the other hand, are frustrated with the rain as their previous 3 matches were abandoned without a single ball being bowled. They still maintain their top spot in the standings with 23 points.
Match Details:
Central Stags vs Wellington Firebirds, Match 24
Venue: Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Date & Time: February 18th at 3:30 AM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time
CS vs WF, Match 24 Pitch Report:
There will be a lot of help for the seamers in the first hour of play and later the wicket will become flat making it easy for the batters to score runs. Bowling first is a good option here.
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CS vs WF, Match 24 Probable Playing XIs:
Central Stags
Bayley Wiggins (wk), Tom Bruce (c), Ross Taylor, Josh Clarkson, Ben Smith, Doug Bracewell, Joey Field, Jeydon Lennox, Adam Milne, Seth Rance, Brad Schmulian / Ray Toole
Wellington Firebirds
Finn Allen, Jakob Bhula, Luke Georgeson, Michael Bracewell, Troy Johnson, Nathan Smith, Logan Van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Ollie Newton, Hamish Bennett (c)
Top Picks for CS vs WF Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Central Stags
Bayley Wiggins has played 2 matches in this tournament and scored 80 runs at an average of 40 with a strike rate of 121.21.
Doug Bracewell can win matches with his all-round abilities. He has scalped 6 wickets in 3 matches in this tournament and scored 71 runs in 2 innings.
Top Picks – Wellington Firebirds
Troy Johnson is the 2nd leading run-scorer in this tournament with 261 runs in 5 matches averaging 52.2. He is a good captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Nathan Smith has done extremely well in this competition. In 5 matches, he has scored 176 runs at an average of 176 and picked up 2 wickets.
CS vs WF Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Bayley Wiggins | 80 runs | 189 |
| Doug Bracewell | 6 wickets and 71 runs | 259 |
| Troy Johnson | 261 runs | 336 |
| Nathan Smith | 176 runs and 2 wickets | 315 |
| Luke Georgeson | 151 runs | 218 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CS vs WF Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Finn Allen, Bayley Wiggins (vc), Ross Taylor, Tom Bruce, Luke Georgeson, Troy Johnson (c), Doug Bracewell, Michael Bracewell, Adam Milne, Seth Rance, Nathan Smith
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CS vs WF Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Finn Allen (c), Bayley Wiggins, Ross Taylor, Tom Bruce, Jakob Bhula, Troy Johnson, Doug Bracewell (vc), Logan Van Beek, Seth Rance, Hamish Bennett, Nathan Smith
Today’s CS vs WF Probable Winners:
Wellington Firebirds are expected to win this match.
