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Match :Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds, Match 1

Date & Time: 26th Nov 2021,Friday 11:10 AM IST,

Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Pitch Report :

Pitch at Hagley Oval in Christchurch is expected to be a good batting surface considering the average first innings score of 157 in 28 T20 matches while chasing will be a good option after winning the toss at this venue.

Weather Report :

Weather is expected to be partly cloudy at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Friday with 45% humidity and 10% precipitation while temperature will hover around 24 degrees celsius according to the AccuWeather.

Probable XI :

Canterbury Kings

Chad Bowes, Ken McClure, Cole McConchie, Leo Carter, Cam Fletcher, Henry Shipley, Theo van Woerkom, Matt Henry, Todd Astle, Will Williams, Ed Nuttall

Wellington Firebirds

Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Jakob Bhula, Troy Johnson, Jimmy Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Jamie Gibson, Logan Van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Hamish Bennett, Ben Sears

Preview :

Defending champions Wellington Firebirds will be up against the runner ups of the last season i.e, Canterbury Kings in the inaugural match of the Super Smash T20, 2021-22 at the beautiful Hagley Oval in Christchurch on November 26th at 11:10 AM IST.

Wellington Firebirds did extremely well during the last season by winning nine out of the ten matches and finishing as the champions and table toppers. They will be high on confidence and will surely look to defend the title under the captaincy of Michael Bracewell.
On the other hand, Canterbury Kings had won six out of the ten matches last season and finished at third position on the points table with 24 points. However they did managed to qualify for the finals but Wellington Firebirds defeated them by five wickets and clinched the trophy.

Talking about their head to head matches numbers, both the teams have faced each other twenty eight times out of which each has won fourteen matches which makes this encounter even more interesting.

Team Guide

Make various team combination with the help of these information.

Cam Fletcher

Cam Fletcher can be punted upon as vice-captain. The Canterbury stumper has a solid record in T20 cricket where he has scored 1266 runs at an average of 34.21 and a strike-rate of 128.52.

Finn Allen

Finn Allen was the top run-scorer with 512 runs at an average of 56.89, a strike rate of 193.94 in the last edition of this tournament. He can provide profitable returns in this match as skipper

Luke Georgeson

Luke Georgeson is one of the most prominent players for his team. He is a match-winner who can turn the game anytime with his incredible all-around ability. He will be a good choice for captaincy or vice-captaincy in Grand Leagues.

Henry Nicholls

Henry Nicholls is a top-order batter who has the potential to capitalize on the starts and convert them into big scores

Jimmy Neesham

Jimmy Neesham will be the default captain, vice captain pick in this inaugural encounter considering his all-round abilities. He did pretty well during the recently concluded Men’s T20I World Cup which is a good thing for Wellington Firebirds.

Cole Mcconchie

Cole McConchie has been a consistently performing all-rounder who had mustered 240 runs at an average of 24.00 and bagged 14 wickets in 13 innings against the opponent which is pretty impressive.

Michael Bracewell

Michael Bracewell has scored 213 runs at an average of 42.60 in nine head to head innings which is super impressive. He should be picked in any of the fantasy team especially while batting first.

Hamish Bennett

Hamish Bennett will be another crucial pick for small league fantasy teams considering his consistency to take wickets in death overs especially while bowling first. He has bagged 13 wickets at a strike rate of 17.08 in 08 head to head innings.

Logan Van Beek

Logan van Beek is a bowling all-rounder who can turn the game anytime on the back of his skills. He picked up 13 scalps in the last edition of this tournament.

Matt Henry

Matt Henry was remarkable with the ball in the the last edition of this tournament. He picked up 14 wickets with the best bowling figures of 3/25.

Chad Bowes

Chad Bowes scored 271 runs at an average of 24.64 and a strike rate of 152.25 in the last edition of this tournament. He will be an important player for this match.

Ed Nuttall

Ed Nuttall will be the best budget-friendly bowler in your fantasy team. He can provide good value at available credits.

Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith is a bowling all-rounder who will bowl with new ball and bat in middle order. He bowls with good pace and hits the deck hard. He is a handy batsman who can be useful if top order fails

Ben Sears

Ben Sears will be one of the best budget picks for this match who will be having the responsibility of netting a few early scalps for his side

Details Analysis


Cheat Sheet

Canterbury Kings

WK :

Cam Fletcher (Wk) -

4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, DNB
0(1), 72(62), 39(21)*, DNB
BAT - Match - 69, Innings - 59, Runs - 1268, Avg - 34

Tom Latham (Wk) -

1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn
50(37)*, 5(9), 21(26)

Batter :

Henry Nicholls -

4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn
20(21), 1(5), 36(29)*

Leo Carter -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn
3(4), 0(1), 1(5), 16(10)*
BAT - Match - 42, Innings - 37, Runs - 471, Avg - 17

Chad Bowes -

Open, Open, Open, Open
37(23), 1(3), 19(15), 31(19)
BAT - Match - 62, Innings - 61, Runs - 1635, Avg - 29

Ken McClure -

Open, Open, Open, Open
12(8), 5(4), 7(10), 33(19)
BAT - Match - 16, Innings - 16, Runs - 222, Avg - 15

Harry Chamberlain -

Other T20 & 50over
2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
66(46)*, 8(6), 80(108), 109(104)

Jack Boyle -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
21(19), 14(19), 14(18), 1(5)
BAT - Match - 19, Innings - 19, Runs - 386, Avg - 22

All-rounder :

Daryl Mitchell - Right Arm Medium

Open, Open, Open, Open,
5(6), 31(28), 0(1)+1/11(1), 11(8),

Cole McConchie - Right Arm Offbreak

2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn
44(39), 7(7), 18(11), 50(56)*
1/43(4), 0/27(3), 0/14(2), 0/26(3)
BAT - Match - 68, Innings - 53, Runs - 931, Avg - 22
BOWL - Over - 176, Wkt - 48, Sr - 22

Henry Shipley - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn,
29(15), 1(1)*, DNB, 10(6)
DNB, DNB, 0/18(1), 0/37(4)
BAT - Match - 18, Innings - 17, Runs - 147, Avg - 16
BOWL - Over - 33, Wkt - 5, Sr - 40

Theo van Woerkom - Left Arm Orthodox

5dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn
31(40), 9(27), DNB, 11(21)
2/45(8), 0/22(5), 2/46(10), 0/39(4)
BAT - Match - 26, Innings - 8, Runs - 61, Avg - 9
BOWL - Over - 136, Wkt - 13, Sr - 64

Todd Astle - Legbreak Googly

0/34(3), 0/11(1), 0/9(1), 4/12(2),

Bowler :

Edward Nuttall - Left Arm Fast Medium

2/32(4), 1/23(3), 0/31(3), 0/40(4)
BOWL - Over - 184, Wkt - 49, Sr - 22

Matt Henry - Right Arm Medium

0/45(4), 2/30(4), 1/32(4), 1/29(4)

Sean Davey - Right Arm Medium

1/8(1), 0/24(3), 0/19(3), 0/14(2)
BOWL - Over - 9, Wkt - 1, Sr - 54

Andrew Hazeldine - Left Arm Fast

1/19(3), 0/50(6), 2/42(7), 2/43(7)
BOWL - Over - 110, Wkt - 21, Sr - 32

Will Williams - Right Arm Medium

1/29(2), 0/44(4), 1/33(4), 2/18(2)
BOWL - Over - 71, Wkt - 26, Sr - 16

William O'Rourke - Right Arm Medium

0/28(3+1M), 1/23(6), 1/36(9+1M), 0/28(6)
BOWL - Over - 29, Wkt - 2, Sr - 87

Fraser Sheat - Right Arm Fast Medium

0/49(5), 0/39(8), 3/22(5+2M), 1/46(9)
BOWL - Over - 57, Wkt - 7, Sr - 49

‍‍Wellington Firebirds

WK :

Devon Conway (Wk) -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
46(38), 36(32)*, 17(18)

Tom Blundell (Wk) -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
0(2), 46(23), 24(14), 19(11)

Batter :

Finn Allen (Wk) -

Open, Open, Open
41(24), 12(8), 15(10)

Jakob Bhula - Right Arm Offbreak

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
2(7), 20(20), 60(74), 47(62)
0/25(4), DNB, 0/17(2), 3/13(6)
BAT - Match - 25, Innings - 24, Runs - 535, Avg - 24
BOWL - Over - 37, Wkt - 10, Sr - 23

Michael Bracewell - Right Arm Offbreak

4dwn, DNB, DNB, 3dwn, 4dwn
4(5), DNB, DNB, 47(43)*, 31(32)*
2/3(1), 0/21(4), 1/26(4), 0/14(3)
BAT - Match - 91, Innings - 79, Runs - 1693, Avg - 27
BOWL - Over - 24, Wkt - 13, Sr - 11

Troy Johnson - Right Arm Offbreak

2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn
28(15), DNB, 7(7), 2(7), 3(3)
BAT - Match - 14, Innings - 11, Runs - 141, Avg - 20

Nick Greenwood -

Open, Open, 3dwn, 3dwn
22(18), 15(15), 18(24), 7(8)
0/10(1), DNB, 1/4(1), DNB
BAT - Match - 8, Innings - 8, Runs - 154, Avg - 20

Callum McLachlan -

Other T20 & 50 Over Matches
DNB, 4dwn, 6dwn, DNB
DNB, 12(11), 1(3), DNB


All-rounder :

James Neesham - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn,
3(7), 3(12), 13(7)*, 27(11),
DNB, 0/12(.2), 0/15(1), 1/18(2),

Logan van Beek -

DNB, DNB, DNB, 6dwn, 7dwn
DNB, DNB, DNB, 17(10)*, 29(10)*
3/28(4), 2/42(4), 3/35(4), 1/26(4)

Jamie Gibson - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn
16(10)*, DNB, DNB, 6(10), 0(1)*
DNB, 1/19(3), 1/20(2), DNB, DNB
BAT - Match - 22, Innings - 13, Runs - 168, Avg - 16
BOWL - Over - 5, Wkt - 2, Sr - 15

Rachin Ravindra -

Open, Open, Open
0(5), 17(12), 20(20)
0/8(4), 1/19(3), 1/13(4)

Peter Younghusband - Legbreak Googly

DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 8dwn
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 2(2)*
2/25(3), 2/23(4), 0/20(2), 1/33(4), 1/16(3), 0/19(2)
BAT - Match - 17, Innings - 5, Runs - 13, Avg - 6
BOWL - Over - 48, Wkt - 11, Sr - 26

Tim Robinson -

Other T20 Matches
3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn
15(13), 1(11), 71(38)*, 5(13)
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB

Luke Georgeson - Right Arm Medium

8dwn, Open, Open, Open
1(1)*, 51(41), 31(18), 10(14)
2/30(3), 2/8(2), 1/24(3), DNB
BAT - Match - 4, Innings - 4, Runs - 93, Avg - 31
BOWL - Over - 8, Wkt - 5, Sr - 10


Bowler :

Ben Sears - Right Arm Medium

0/34(4), 1/18(3+1M), 4/21(4), 1/13(2)
BOWL - Over - 41, Wkt - 16, Sr - 16

Hamish Bennett -

0/42(4), 2/28(4), 1/44(4), 0/27(4), 2/29(4)

Iain McPeake - Right Arm Medium

1/14(3+1M), 1/42(4), 1/38(4), 1/20(2)
BOWL - Over - 18, Wkt - 4, Sr - 26

Nathan Smith - Right Arm Medium

0/38(3), 2/29(3), 0/38(3), 1/36(4)
BOWL - Over - 72, Wkt - 28, Sr - 15

Ollie Newton - Right Arm Medium

0/26(3), 1/33(3), 0/34(4), 1/40(4)

Michael Snedden - Right Arm Medium

0/47(8+1M), 2/53(10), 1/38(7), 0/21(6)
BOWL - Over - 41, Wkt - 7, Sr - 49

Cheat Sheet

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