WF vs OV Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 25

Both the teams will look to bounce back in this game and look to perform better on Wednesday.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 08 Jun 2025, 19:45 IST

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Preview

The 25th game of The Ford Trophy 2023 is set to be played between Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts on Wednesday (February 1). It will be held at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. WF lost their previous game against AA by seven wickets and stands at bottom of the points table with three wins and five losses. On the other hand, OV also lost their previous game against Northern Knights by seven wickets and stands at fifth place of the points table with just three wins out of their eight appearances. Both the teams will look to bounce back in this game and look to perform better on Wednesday. Fans can expect a thrilling game of 50-over cricket. 

Match Information

Wellington vs Otago Volts, 25th match

The Ford Trophy, 31 Feb 2023, Tue, 3:30 AM IST ,Basin Reserve, Wellington

Weather Report

stadiumBasin Reserve, Wellington

Clouds

9.6°C

75% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Wellington Firebirds

T
L
L
L
L

Otago Volts

W
L
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

408 Runs

11 Matches

2

321 Runs

9 Matches

3

Nick Kelly

WEF - bat

305 Runs

9 Matches

4

Max Chu

OV - wk

188 Runs

11 Matches

5

Troy Johnson

WEF - bat

163 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

Finn Allen

WEF - bat

159.32

2 Matches

4

Devan Vishvaka

WEF - bat

145.16

1 Match

5

Matthew Bacon

OV - bowl

123.53

10 Matches

6

Ollie Newton

WEF - bat

103.57

9 Matches

1

Michael Rae

OV - bowl

18 Wkts

10 Matches

2

Logan van Beek

WEF - bowl

15 Wkts

9 Matches

3

Michael Snedden

WEF - bat

12 Wkts

8 Matches

4

Jacob Duffy

OV - bowl

11 Wkts

5 Matches

5

Ollie Newton

WEF - bat

11 Wkts

9 Matches

6

Matthew Bacon

OV - bowl

11 Wkts

10 Matches

1

Jacob Duffy

OV - bowl

3.00

5 Matches

2

Josh Finnie

OV - all

4.00

9 Matches

3

4.00

10 Matches

4

Luke Georgeson

WEF - all

4.00

6 Matches

5

5.00

9 Matches

6

Logan van Beek

WEF - bowl

5.00

9 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Wellington Firebirds

Callum McLachlan (wk), NF Kelly, Troy Johnson, Nick Greenwood, Jakob Bhula, Rachin Ravindra (C), Logan van Beek, Luke Georgeson, AF Milne, Ollie Newton, Michael Snedden

Bench : Devon Conway, Tom Blundell, Finn Allen, Tim Robinson, Devan Vishvaka, Michael Bracewell, Peter Younghusband, Nathan Smith, Ian McPeake, Ben Sears, James Hartshorn, Adam Leonard, David Hancock, LR Johns

Otago Volts

DN Phillips (wk), HD Rutherford (C), JL Finnie, LC Johnson, Jacob Cumming, D Foxcroft, T Muller, J Gibson, ATE Hazeldine, MD Rae, MB Bacon

Bench : MW Chu, Thorn Parkes, MJG Rippon, Glenn Phillips, JA Duffy, Jarrod McKay, BNJ Lockrose, NM Kwant, B W Greenall,

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch of Basin Reserve in Wellington is batting-friendly. There will be some help for fast bowlers throughout the match and the team winning the toss will prefer defending at this venue.

245

Average Score

Player Picks

8
C

Hamish Rutherford OV | BAT

Hamish Rutherford is a destructive batter and known for his hard-hitting abilities. In the last game against Northern Knights, he scored 57 off 88 balls at a strike rate of 64.

8.5
C

Logan van Beek WEF | BOWL

Logan van Beek can prove to be a game changer for his side with his wicket-taking abilities. In the last game against Auckland, he picked three crucial wickets at an economy of 4.6.

8.5

Luke Georgeson WEF | ALL

Georgeson is a talented batter known for his hitting abilities. In the previous game against Auckland, he scored 52 runs at a strike rate of 62.

8

Josh Finnie OV | ALL

Finnie will be a good pick. He can be an X-factor for his side. In the last game Northern, he picked two crucial wickets at an economy of 8.

8.5

Dale Phillips OV | BAT

Dale Phillips is a talented player who is known for his consistency. He will be a handy budget pick for this game.

9

Rachin Ravindra WEF | ALL

Rachin Ravindra has done well in this format and will be a handy budget pick.

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8.5

Nick Kwant

OV | BAT

Kwant has not been in good touch and has not played a good inning in a long time. So, he can be avoided for this game.

8

Callum McLachlan

WEF | WK

Callum McLachlan has struggled to put up an impactful performance in the last game and can be avoided for this match.

Last Updated On - Jun 8 2025 7:45 PM

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