The Central Districts will face the Otago Volts in the eighth match of the Men’s Super Smash 2021-22. McLean Park in Napier, New Zealand will host this high-octane clash.
The Stags suffered their first loss in the competition when they faced the Kings in their last match. Batting first, the Kings recorded 172 runs on the board in their allotted 20 overs. It was a daunting task ahead of the central districts to pursue that. They were ultimately eliminated by just 125, and they will be looking to get back on the winning track against the Otago Volts.
The Otago Volts, meanwhile, beat Northern Brave in their last match. In a close fight, the Otago Volts did a good job of restricting the Northern Brave to 146. Their hitters stepped up as they came home with three wickets and two deliveries to spare.
Central Districts vs Otago Volts Match Details
Match: Central Districts vs Otago Volts, Match 8, Men’s Super Smash 2021-22.
Date and Time: December 18th 2021, Saturday; 07:10 AM IST.
Venue: McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand.
Central Districts vs Otago Volts Pitch Report
The pitch at McLean Park is good for hitting. Bowlers get a little extra surface zipper with the new ball, but it’s a good surface to hit. Expect the surface to stay true throughout the match.
Central Districts vs Otago Volts Weather Forecast
The temperature in Napier is expected to range between 12 and 23 degrees Celsius on match day. A full match should come as no rain is forecast for Saturday.
Central Districts Team News & Playing 11
CD Team News
New Zealand international Adam Milne is available for the first time this season and will come straight into the Central Districts XI. There are no injuries in the Stags squad and we do not expect to see multiple changes after their first defeat of the season.
CD Key Players
- Josh Clarkson – the middle-order batting has been in good form across all formats so far this season. He has top scored in both of the last two matches for the Districts.
- Dane Cleaver – the keeper-batter smashed an unbeaten 114 from 54 balls in the last Central Districts v Otago Volts match.
- Doug Bracewell – the experienced bowler has over 60 international caps and has begun the Super Smash season in strong form.
Central Districts Predicted Playing 11
Tom Bruce (c), Doug Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver (wk), Joey Field, Greg Hay, Jayden Lennox, Adam Milne, Seth Rance, Blair Tickner, Bayley Wiggins
Otago Volts Team News & Playing 11
OTG Team News
After getting their first victory of the Super Smash campaign, we expect to see an unchanged side for Otago Volts in this match. There are plenty of batters in strong form in the team but they need more from the bowling attack if they are to become a consistent T20 side.
OTG Key Players
- Hamish Rutherford – the international opener and captain top scored for the Volts in this fixture earlier in the season when he hit 82 from 47 balls.
- Neil Broom – The vastly experienced middle order batter has hit three half-centuries in his last three matches across formats.
- Josh Finnie – the off-spinner took 2-22 in his last Super Smash match but also hit 72 not-out in a more recent Ford Trophy fixture.
Otago Volts Predicted Playing 11
Hamish Rutherford (c), Matt Bacon, Neil Broom, Max Chu (wk), Jacob Duffy, Josh Finnie, Nick Kelly, Anaru Kitchen, Angus McKenzie, Dale Phillips, Michael Rippon
Central Districts vs Otago Volts T20 Live Streaming
Spark Sports will show this match in New Zealand. BT Sport will show the match in the UK with Fox Sports providing live coverage in Australia. Willow Sports have the rights in USA with Star Sports showing the match in India.
Super Smash 2021 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match via the Fan code app.
