Cricket Free Tips | Ford Trophy 2020-21, Preliminary Final: Northern Districts vs Wellington

Northern Districts and Wellington will face each other the third time this Ford Trophy 2020-21. Northern Districts will be looking to regain correspondence in the preliminary final after being outplayed by Wellington. Northern Districts finished their league stage with a resounding win over Central Districts. Joe Carter’s squad has produced some outstanding cricket, finishing second in the league stage with 26 points.

On the other hand, Wellington is coming off a game where they set a new record for the highest team total in the tournament’s history. They must be full of faith after their excellent batting results, which helped them finish third in the points table. Earlier this season, they beat Northern Districts on both occasions. Both teams have quality players in every department, so it should be an exciting game.

Weather 

In Hamilton, the weather forecast does not seem to be positive. Throughout the match, there is a greater than 70% probability of precipitation.

Pitch 

The pitch at Seddon Park in Hamilton is in excellent condition for batting. It was a little difficult for batsmen a few years back, but it has favoured batsmen in the last year. The teams that win the toss should bat first.

Playing XIs:

Northern Districts

Joe Carter (c), BJ Watling (wk), Jeet Raval, Katene Clarke, Colin de Grandhomme, Henry Cooper, Brett Hampton, Matthew Fisher, Anurag Verma, Joe Walker, Scott Kuggeleijn

Wellington 

Troy Johnson (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Finn Allen, Jakob Bhula, Michael Bracewell, Fraser Colson, Iain McPeake, Logan Van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ollie Newton, Jamie Gibson

Northern Districts vs Wellington Dream 11:

Jeet Raval (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Katene Clarke, Henry Cooper, Brett Hampton, Michael Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jamie Gibson, Logan van Beek, Anurag Verma, Ben Sears

After registering a convincing victory over the Central Districts last match, the Northern Districts should come into the game with confidence. They are the favourite to win the game under Joe Carter captaincy.