Cricket Free Tips | Super Smash 2020-21, Match 26: Wellington vs Central Districts

The match 26 of the Super Smash 2020-21 will be held at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, played between Wellington and Central Districts. The match will be kicked off on 31st January (Sunday) at 07:40 (GMT+6). 

The dominant force of this edition of the competition was the Wellington Firebirds. They have won seven out of eight matches and are sitting comfortably at the top of the points table. They won their last match against Canterbury by seven wickets and are heading into this match high on confidence.

Their rival Central Districts fell short by only 17 runs in their last game against Auckland. Currently, they are placed at the 2nd spot on the points table, having won five out of nine games they have played thus far. This Sunday, we may witness an exciting contest between the top two quality teams.

Weather
On Sunday, it will be a sunny day in Wellington, with temperatures staying around 19-23 Degrees Celsius and a 10% chance of rainfall.

Pitch
Basin Reserve’s track is a balanced one. At this venue, chasing will be preferable as the wicket becomes better to bat on as the game progresses.

Average first innings score: 163 (Last 4 T20 games played at this venue)
Chasing Teams Records: 3 Won, 1 Lost, 0 Tied

Probable Playing XIs

Wellington:
Michael Bracewell (c), Troy Johnson, Tom Brundell (wk), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Jamie Gibson, Logan Van Beek, Ben Sears, Peter Younghusband

Central Districts:
Tom Bruce (c), Dane Cleaver (wk), Doug Bracewell, Will Young, Josh Clarkson, Ajaz Patel, George Worker, Blair Tickner, Joey Field, Ross Taylor, Kieran Noema-Barnett

Wellington vs Central Districts Dream11:
Finn Allen (c), Blair Tickner (vc), Dane Cleaver, Michael Bracewell, George Worker, Ross Taylor, Doug Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Phil Younghusband

In your Dream11 teams, it is advisable to select all-rounders as a multiplier, as they can offering you some important points with both ball and bat. This match is predicted to be won by Wellington