AA vs OV Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 4

Hamish Rutherford will be a key player in this match

By CricTracker Staff
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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

Auckland Aces will take on Otago Volts in the 4th match of the Ford Trophy on Thursday. This match will be played at the Cobham Oval in Whangarei and will be streamed on Fancode. 

Auckland Aces will in action for the first time this season. Both their match this season have been rescheduled so far. They will be keen to get some action. On the other hand, Otago Volts lost their opening match and are currently placed bottom of the table. 

Match Information

Auckland vs Otago, 4th match

The Ford Trophy, 30 Dec 2022, Wed, 3:30 AM IST ,Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei

Weather Report

Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei

Clouds

11.3°C

92% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Auckland Aces

T
T
W
L
L

Otago Volts

L
L
L
T
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Hamish Rutherford

OV - bat

408 Runs

11 Matches

2

George Worker

AUK - bat

278 Runs

9 Matches

3

Robert O'Donnell

AUK - bat

215 Runs

8 Matches

4

Max Chu

OV - wk

188 Runs

11 Matches

5

William O'Donnell

AUK - bat

182 Runs

9 Matches

6

Dale Phillips

OV - bat

162 Runs

11 Matches

1

Michael Rae

OV - bowl

172.73

10 Matches

2

Andrew Hazeldine

OV - bowl

166.67

1 Match

3

Matthew Bacon

OV - bowl

123.53

10 Matches

4

Glenn Phillips

OV - wk

90.20

4 Matches

5

Jacob Gibson

OV - bowl

90.07

7 Matches

6

Nick Kwant

OV - bat

88.89

1 Match

1

Michael Rae

OV - bowl

18 Wkts

10 Matches

2

Jacob Duffy

OV - bowl

11 Wkts

5 Matches

3

Matthew Bacon

OV - bowl

11 Wkts

10 Matches

4

Michael Rippon

OV - all

11 Wkts

8 Matches

5

Adithya Ashok

AUK - bowl

10 Wkts

7 Matches

6

Louis Delport

AUK - bowl

8 Wkts

6 Matches

1

Jacob Duffy

OV - bowl

3.00

5 Matches

2

Louis Delport

AUK - bowl

3.00

6 Matches

3

Josh Finnie

OV - all

4.00

9 Matches

4

Dean Foxcroft

OV - all

4.00

10 Matches

5

William Somerville

AUK - bowl

4.00

3 Matches

6

Sean Solia

AUK - all

4.00

7 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Auckland Aces

BJ Horne (wk), MJ Guptill, MS Chapman, GH Worker, WT O'Donnell, RR O'Donnell (C), RM ter Braak, SM Solia, William Somerville, BG Lister, L Delport

Bench : Cole Briggs, Quinn Sunde, Simon Keene, Ryan Harrison, KA Jamieson, LH Ferguson, D Ferns, Adithya Ashok

Otago Volts

MW Chu (wk), DN Phillips, HD Rutherford (C), Jacob Cumming, MJG Rippon, D Foxcroft, JA Duffy, T Muller, MD Rae, MB Bacon, BNJ Lockrose

Bench : Thorn Parkes, JL Finnie, LC Johnson, Glenn Phillips, J Gibson, ATE Hazeldine, Jarrod McKay

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here will have some help for the pacers early on and batting will get easier as the match progresses. Both teams will prefer chasing.

241

Average Score

Player Picks

9.5
C

Hamish Rutherford OV | BAT

He is an experienced opener and scored 28 runs in the opening match. He will be looking to put up a good performance.

8.5
C

Martin Guptill AUK | BAT

He has a stellar record in this format and will be a good captaincy pick for this match.

9

Michael Rippon OV | ALL

He is a talented all-rounder and scored 28 runs in the last game. He will also be lethal with the ball in this surface.

9

Mark Chapman AUK | ALL

Mark Chapman has been prolific in the Ford Trophy in the past few years and will be looking to continue his good form.

8.5

Max Chu OV | WK

He scored 45 runs in the previous match and will also give points with his wicket-keeping.

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9

Dale Phillips

OV | BAT

He has struggled to put up a big performance and can be left out for this match

8

Dean Foxcroft

OV | ALL

He could score 5 runs in the previous match and must be avoided for this match.

Last Updated On - Sep 17 2025 2:30 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUK

6 : 5

OV

Credits Left
6/100

Head To Head
Glenn Phillips

7

Hamish Rutherford
C

9.5

Martin Guptill

8.5

George Worker
VC

8.5

Michael Rippon

9

Dean Foxcroft

8

Mark Chapman

9

Sean Solia

9

Jacob Duffy

8.5

William Somerville

8.5

Louis Delport

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUK

7 : 4

OV

Credits Left
4/100

Mega League
Max Chu

8.5

Hamish Rutherford
C

9.5

Martin Guptill

8.5

George Worker
VC

8.5

Michael Rippon

9

Mark Chapman

9

Sean Solia

9

Jacob Duffy

8.5

William Somerville

8.5

Ben Lister

8.5

Adithya Ashok

8.5

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