Plunket Shield 2020-21, Match 17: OV vs AA - Dream11 Team Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing-11 Pitch Report and Injury Update

Match Details

Otago Volts takes on Auckland Aces in Match 17 of Plunket Shield at the Queen’s Park Invercargill on 18th March at 3 am IST.

Preview

Otago Volts, in their last game against Canterbury, won the toss and elected to field first. Canterbury lost five wickets for a score of 188 but after that Leo Carter (169) and Cam Fletcher (157) partnership took the overall score to 517 in their 1st innings.

Otago, in their 1st innings, declared at the score of 375/6. Captain Hamish Rutherford (60), Nick Kelly (62) and others chipped in with some decent contributions to bring the overall total to 375. Canterbury opener Tom Latham scored a quickfire 102 off 82 balls and guided the team to score of 209/5 and they declared the innings, making Otago chase a huge total of 352 runs.

Otago batting line up failed miserably, after the opening stand of 82, none of the batsmen could stitch a good partnership and the entire team bundled out for 163. Canterbury secured a good win by 188 runs. In the other game between Auckland and Northern Districts, the latter chose to field first after winning the toss and bowled out Auckland for 141 runs. Scott Kuggeleijn bowled a brilliant spell of 7 for 45 for Northern Districts.

Northern Districts scored 281/8 and declared the innings courtesy of a patient and well complied 91 by Jeet Raval. From Auckland, Louis Delport picked up 7 for 88 . The match was marred by rain on Day 1 and Day 3. But Auckland got their 2nd innings and scored 141 for the loss of two wickets, which saw the match end in a draw.

OV Vs AA Weather Report for Match 17

The game is expected to start with a sunny day with rain expected to interrupt play on Day 2 & 3. A cloudy atmosphere can be expected from day 2 onwards which will help fast bowlers to get movement from the conditions.

Pitch Conditions/Report

Queen’s Park Invercargill is going to host its first game of Plunket Sheild 2020/21 season and this pitch generally assists the fast bowlers so it is going to be a stiff challenge for both the batters to pile up runs on the board.

Injury and Availability News:

Players on International duty are expected to miss the game.

OV Vs AA Probable Playing XI

Otago:

Hamish Rutherford (C), Anaru Kitchen, Mitch Renwick, Nick Kelly, Dale Phillips, Michael Rippon, Max Chu, Travis Muller, Michael Rae, Jarrod Mckay, Matthew Bacon

Bench

Travis Muller

Auckland

Sean Solia, William O’Donnell, Glenn Phillips, Cole Briggs, Robert O’Donnell (C), Ben Horne, Ross ter Braak, William Somerville, Danru Ferns, Olly Pringle, Louis Delport

Bench

Ben Lister

OV Vs AA Top Picks for Today’s Dream 11 Match:

Glenn Phillips is a dark horse in this competition in terms of performance. Although he has scored only 219 runs but has the opportunity to score more in the upcoming games.

Ben Horne has looked very promising in the four matches he played. He scored 281 runs at an average of 56.20 including a century and a half-century.

Hamish Rutherford has led from the front and has also scored a lot of runs for Otago. He has scored 350 runs in the 5 matches at an average of 35. He has scored four fifties in the tournament so far.

Sean Solia has picked up 12 wickets in the tournament and he picked up wickets at an average of 12.08 and he has proved very economical in his spells.

Anaru Kitchen has proved to be an effective all-rounder for Otago. With the bat, he has scored 259 runs in 5 matches and he has picked up 3 wickets in the tournament so far

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Glenn Phillips, Sean Solia

Vice-Captain Options – Ben Horne, Hamish Rutherford

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for OV Vs AA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Wicketkeeper – Glenn Phillips, Ben Horne

Batsmen – Hamish Rutherford (VC), Nick Kelly, Robert O’Donnell

All Rounders – Sean Solia (C), Anaru Kitchen

Bowlers – William Somerville, Danru Ferns, Michael Rippon, Olly Pringle

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for OV Vs AA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Wicketkeeper – Glenn Phillips (C), Ben Horne (VC), Max Chu

Batsmen – Hamish Rutherford, Nick Kelly, Robert O’Donnell

All Rounders – Sean Solia, Anaru Kitchen

Bowlers – Danru Ferns, Michael Rippon, Olly Pringle

Expert Advice:

It is advisable to pick Anaru Kitchen in both teams as he is a very handy all-rounder. He opens the innings for Otago and has the opportunity to do the majority of the scoring and also can pick up a few wickets with the ball at regular intervals.

Today’s OV Vs AA Probable Winners:

Otago are expected to win this match

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