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Wellington Firebirds (WF) will clash against Northern Districts (ND) in the 11th match of the Super Smash 2022-23 at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Wednesday (January 4). Wellington Firebirds recorded a big eight-wicket win against Canterbury in their last match with Finn Allen smashing 78 runs off 37 balls while chasing 133 runs. They are now sitting at top of the table with three wins from the opening three matches.
Northern Districts suffered a narrow three-wicket defeat against Central Stags in their last match while defending a big 218-run target. Tim Seifert and Jeet Raval smashed quick fifties but bowlers struggled to defend the big total for the Districts. They have won two of their last five games against the Firebirds in Super Smash but are second favorites to win this fixture.
Match Information
Super Smash, 4 Jan 2023, Wed, 7:10 AM IST, Basin Reserve, Wellington
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Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Wellington Firebirds
Callum McLachlan (wk), Finn Allen, NF Kelly, Troy Johnson, Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Logan van Beek, Nathan Smith, Michael Snedden, Peter Younghusband (C), Ian McPeake
Bench : Devon Conway, Tom Blundell, LR Johns, Nick Greenwood, Jakob Bhula, Devan Vishvaka, Michael Bracewell, Luke Georgeson, AF Milne, Ollie Newton, Ben Sears, James Hartshorn, Adam Leonard, David Hancock
Northern Districts
Tim Seifert (wk), Joe Carter, Henry Cooper, Jeet Raval (C), Katene Clarke, Mitchell Santner, Kristian Clarke, Brett Hampton, Tim Pringle, Scott Kuggeleijn, Joe Walker
Bench : Peter David Bocock, Kane Williamson, Bharat Popli, Fergus Lellman, RPO Drysdale, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner, Anurag Verma, Frederick Walker, Matthew Fisher, Zak Gibson, Scott Johnston
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Pitch Report
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Player Picks
Tim Seifert ND | WK
The star wicketkeeper batter smashed 59 runs off 30 balls against Central Stags in the last match. He was the second-highest run-scorer for his team last season with 239 runs from just ten innings.
Finn Allen WEF | BAT
The in-form New Zealand top-order batter played a match-winning knock of 78 runs off just 37 balls against Canterbury in the last match. He scored 280 runs from just 11 innings last season and will be a key batter for the Firebirds in this fixture.
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Callum McLachlan
WEF | WK
The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batter got a chance to bat in only one innings from the opening three matches in this tournament where he scored only five runs off nine balls.
Michael Snedden
WEF | BAT
The experienced right-arm pacer took a wicket against Canterbury in the last match but that was his only wicket from the opening three matches.
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