Both teams will look for a victory to stay ahead in the tournament.
Preview
CTB vs ND will lock horns in the 18th match of Men’s Super Smash 2023-24 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Tuesday (January 9). Canterbury Kings have won two out of six, with two games being abandoned. Northern Brave have managed to win one game out of four.
Canterbury Kings played their last match against Auckland Aces, where they posted 140/5 on the board. Auckland Aces chased the target in 15.2 overs and won the game by eight wickets. Finn Allen top scored with 78*(46) and led them towards a comprehensive victory.
Northern Brave played their previous game against Otago Volts, where they were bundled out for 128 in 18.3 overs. Mitchell Santner was the top scorer with 49 runs off 34 balls. Jacob Duffy scalped four wickets, along with his teammate Jake Gibson picked up three wickets. Otago Volts chased down the target in 17 overs with the help of Skipper Dean Foxcroft’s 55*(48) and Glen Phillips’53*(30) and won the game by eight wickets.
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Match Information
Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights, Match 18
Super Smash, 9 Jan 2024, Tue, 10:00 AM IST ,Christchurch
Probable PlayingXI
Canterbury Kings
CJ Bowes, HM Nicholls, DJ Mitchell, CE McConchie(C), MJG Rippon, Tom Latham, Zak Foulkes, MJ Henry, Ish Sodhi, William O’Rourke, MD Rae
Bench: Mitchell Hay, LJ Carter, Matt Boyle, Harry Chamberlain, KJ McClure, Rhys Mariu, SB Davey, Angus McKenzie, HB Shipley, FW Sheat, EJ Nuttall, B Jacobs, Dylan Hunter, Matthew Hay, KA Jamieson, Cameron Paul
Northern Districts
Jeet Raval(C), Joe Carter, Katene Clarke, Henry Cooper, Kristian Clarke, Brett Hampton, Zak Gibson, Joe Walker, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Seifert, Tim Pringle
Bench: Peter David Bocock, Kane Williamson, Bharat Popli, RPO Drysdale, Colin de Grandhomme, Josh Brown, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Scott Johnston, Tim Southee, Frederick Walker, Matthew Fisher, Anurag Verma, Neil Wagner
Injury News
Weather Report: Overcast Clouds
Win Prediction: Canterbury Kings
Pitch Condition: Bowling
Avg 1st Inning Score: 116
Pitch Report
This pitch has favored the bowlers so far. So, the toss winner will look to bowl here and assess the conditions.
Captains : 9
Cole McConchie CNT BAT
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