Wellington Firebirds will take on Otago Volts in the 2nd match of Super Smash 2023-24 at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Thursday (December 21). (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Both teams will look to kick off their campaign with a victory.
Preview
Wellington Firebirds will take on Otago Volts in the 2nd match of Super Smash 2023-24 at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Thursday (December 21). Both teams will look to kickstart the campaign with a victory. Wellington Firebirds had a forgettable last season, as they were able to win only three out of ten games. Otago Volts had a brilliant season, as they won five out of ten games. Wellington Firebirds played their last match in the previous season against Auckland Aces, where Auckland Aces scored 119/8 in 18 overs. While chasing 120, they were bundled out for 110 and lost the match by nine runs.
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Match Information
Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts, Match 2
Probable PlayingXI
Wellington Firebirds
NF Kelly(C), Nick Greenwood, Troy Johnson, Tim Robinson, Muhammad Arslan Abbas, Nathan Smith, Jesse Tashkoff, Peter Younghusband, Ollie Newton, Callum McLachlan, Logan van Beek
Bench: Devon Conway, Tom Blundell, Gareth Severin, Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Ian McPeake, Michael Snedden, AF Milne, James Hartshorn, LR Johns, Finn Allen, Devan Vishvaka, Jakob Bhula, David Hancock, Adam Leonard, Kieran Mccomb
Otago Volts
DN Phillips, LC Johnson, HD Rutherford, D Foxcroft(C), Luke Georgeson, MW Chu, J Gibson, T Muller, BNJ Lockrose, MB Bacon, ATE Hazeldine
Bench: Jacob Cumming, Thorn Parkes, NM Kwant, Jamal Todd, Ollie White, B W Greenall, Glenn Phillips, , JA Duffy, Jarrod McKay, JL Finnie, MJG Rippon, MD Rae
Injury News
BLACKCAPS Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, and Adam Milne are currently unavailable for selection due to being in the national side for Pakistan’s ODI Tour. Devon Conway is unavailable due to being on a break after a busy year of cricket, while Michael Bracewell is rehabbing from an Achilles injury that he picked up in England earlier this year.
Weather Report
Few Clouds
Win Prediction
Pitch Condition
Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score
144
Pitch Report
Captains: 7
Nathan Smith WEF BAT: 9
Hamish Rutherford OV
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