WF vs CTB Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 6
Tom Latham scored 167 runs against Central Districts in Canterbury's opening Plunket Shield match this season.
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Preview
Wellington Firebirds (WF) will be facing Canterbury Kings (CTB) in the sixth match of the Plunket Shield 2022 tournament at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Wednesday. Wellington Firebirds finished the last edition in the sixth position and started this season with a narrow one-wicket win over Northern Districts in the last match.
Ian McPeake took four wickets in the first innings to bowl out the Districts on just 225 runs and then captain Tom Blundell and Rachin Ravindra scored centuries to help the Firebirds score 370 runs. McPeake took five more wickets in the third innings but the Northern side managed to score 394 runs. But Blundell's 68-run knock was enough for the Firebirds to secure a narrow one-wicket win.
Canterbury, runners-up last season, started this edition with a draw against Central Districts. Star pacer Matt Henry took four wickets to bowl out the Central on just 302 runs in the first innings and star batter Tom Latham smashed 167 runs to guide the Kings to a huge total of 416 runs in the second innings. Henry took three more wickets but Central Districts survived the innings and played out for a draw. Canterbury have won all of their last five domestic first-class games against Wellington Firebirds and are favorites to win this fixture as well.
Match Information
Wellington vs Canterbury, 6th match
Plunket Shield, 25 Oct 2022, Tue, 3:00 AM IST ,Basin Reserve, Wellington
Weather Report
Mist
10.7Ā°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Wellington Firebirds
WEF
vs
ND
Plunket Shield 2022-23
WEF
vs
ND
Plunket Shield
AUK
vs
WEF
Plunket Shield
AUK
vs
WEF
Plunket Shield
OV
vs
WEF
Plunket Shield
Canterbury Kings
CS
vs
CNT
Plunket Shield 2022-23
CNT
vs
AUK
Plunket Shield
CNT
vs
OV
Plunket Shield
CNT
vs
OV
Plunket Shield
CS
vs
CNT
Plunket Shield
Players Stats in current Series
Cole McConchie
CNT - all
738 Runs
8Ā Matches
Mitchell Hay
CNT - wk
538 Runs
8Ā Matches
Rachin Ravindra
WEF - all
522 Runs
6Ā Matches
Nick Kelly
WEF - bat
470 Runs
7Ā Matches
Rhys Mariu
CNT - bat
405 Runs
4Ā Matches
Tom Blundell
WEF - wk
388 Runs
4Ā Matches
Chad Bowes
CNT - bat
103.33
6Ā Matches
Matt Henry
CNT - bowl
94.44
3Ā Matches
Gareth Severin
WEF - wk
75.47
1Ā Match
Tom Blundell
WEF - wk
74.90
4Ā Matches
Nathan Smith
WEF - bat
69.38
1Ā Match
Callum McLachlan
WEF - wk
65.97
3Ā Matches
Matt Henry
CNT - bowl
23 Wkts
3Ā Matches
Sean Davey
CNT - bowl
23 Wkts
4Ā Matches
William OāRourke
CNT - bowl
23 Wkts
8Ā Matches
Michael Snedden
WEF - bat
21 Wkts
6Ā Matches
Logan van Beek
WEF - bowl
21 Wkts
4Ā Matches
Henry Shipley
CNT - all
19 Wkts
5Ā Matches
Angus McKenzie
CNT - all
1.00
4Ā Matches
Ben Sears
WEF - bowl
1.00
1Ā Match
Matt Henry
CNT - bowl
2.00
3Ā Matches
Sean Davey
CNT - bowl
2.00
4Ā Matches
Michael Snedden
WEF - bat
2.00
6Ā Matches
Fraser Sheat
CNT - bowl
2.00
6Ā Matches
Probable Playing XI
Wellington Firebirds
Tom Blundell (C), NF Kelly, Troy Johnson, Tim Robinson, Jakob Bhula, Rachin Ravindra, Logan van Beek, Nathan Smith, Luke Georgeson, IG McPeake, Michael Snedden
Bench : Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen, Peter Younghusband, AF Milne, Ben Sears, Ollie Newton
Canterbury Kings
Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Hay, CJ Bowes, HM Nicholls, CE McConchie (C), HB Shipley, SB Davey, MJ Henry, EJ Nuttall, William OāRourke, TF van Woerkom
Bench : CD Fletcher, DJ Mitchell, KJ McClure, LJ Carter, Matt Boyle, Zak Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, FW Sheat, Angus McKenzie, BP Coburn
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
236
Average Score
Player Picks
Tom Blundell WEF | WK
The star wicketkeeper batter and team's captain smashed one century and a fifty against Northern Districts in the first match this season. He has scored 553 runs from his last four red-ball games and will be a safe captaincy choice for this fixture.
Henry Nicholls CNT | BAT
The star middle-order batter was bowled out on duck in the opening clash against Central Districts but remains a key player for Canterbury. Nichols scored 297 runs from four matches last season with an impressive average of 49.50.
Rachin Ravindra WEF | ALL
The young batting all-rounder was excellent against Northern Districts in the last match. Rachin scored a century in the first innings and scored overall 161 runs to help his team to a narrow win.
Tom Latham CNT | WK
The star Kiwi international wicketkeeper batter was sensational against Central Districts in the last match. Latham scored 167 runs off 308 balls while opening an innings and will be a key batter for his team in this fixture.
Ian McPeake WEF | BOWL
The experienced Kiwi pacer took five wickets in the first and four in the second innings against Northern Districts in the last match. He has taken 18 wickets from his last four red-ball games and is available for only 7.5 credits for this fixture.
Nathan Smith WEF | BAT
The 24-year-old pacer was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament last season with 31 wickets from just eight matches and costs only 8.0 credits on the Dream11 team for this fixture.
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Sean Davey
CNT | BOWL
The experienced bowling all-rounder scored unbeaten 22 runs and took only one wicket from both innings against Central Districts in the last match. Davey scored 68 runs and took three wickets from two matches last season and should be avoided for this fixture.
Luke Georgeson
WEF | ALL
The young batting all-rounder scored only 48 runs combined against Northern Districts in the last match and scored only 145 runs from 10 innings at a poor average of 14.50 last season.
Last Updated On - May 1 2024 1:15 PM
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Credits Left
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Players
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Credits Left
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