New Zealand T20 League

24th Match: NOR vs WEL

Preview

NOR vs WEL will come face to face in the second encounter of this season’s New Zealand T20 League. The match will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The Seddon Park, Hamilton which is the home ground of NOR will host the game at 06:10 AM IST.

The Knights registered a morale-boosting win over Auckland, courtesy of excellent performances from Joe Carter, Tim Seifert and Neil Wagner in the last match of the league. With this result, NOR keep their playoff hopes alive in the competition. The side will need to win its remaining fixtures to qualify for the playoffs and currently stands in 5th place in the points table.

With no victories in their previous four outings, WEL is lying in the 4th place in the league table of the NZ league this year. Captain Peter Younghusband will be hoping that the side can turn things around in this must-win encounter to qualify for the next round of the league.

In the batting department, WEL will be relying on the likes of captain Jeet Raval, wicket-keeper batter Tim Seifert, opener Katene Clarke, Henry Cooper, Joe Carter and all-rounder Brett Hampton to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In their previous fixture, the top-order batter Joe Carter was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top score of 76 runs off 41 balls with the help of seven fours and three sixes. Carter was well supported by Tim Seifert and Henry Cooper, who produced scores of 47 and 21 respectively. On the bowling front, Wellington will be depending on the likes of Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Hampton, Neil Wagner, Joe Walker and Frederick Walker to deliver timely breakthroughs.

In the previous match, left-arm quick Neil Wagner was the pick of the bowlers for NOR and claimed 3 for 26 in his four overs. Besides Wagner, Joe Walker, Kristiane Clarke and Scott Kuggeleijn bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece. The side will need to do its remaining fixtures to keep its playoff hopes alive in the tournament.

In the batting department, NOR will be depending on the likes of Devan Vishvaka, Nick Kelly, wicket-keeper Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith and Troy Johnston to deliver the bulk of the runs. In their last match, Tom Blundell played exceedingly well for Wellington and smashed 70 runs off 49 balls with the help of 7 boundaries and 1 six. Besides Blundell, Nathan Smith scored 27 runs off 19 balls.

The side will be relying on the likes of Logan Van Beek, Nathan Smith, Peter Younghusband, Rachin Ravindra and Michael Snedden to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Match Details

Match: NOR vs WEL, 24th Match, New Zealand T20 League

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Time: 6:10 AM (Jan 23)

Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand

Pitch & Weather Report

For the 24th match, The wicket prepared at Hamilton will assist the spinners and seamer bowlers. The batters will need to show patience in the initial set of Powerplay overs. The weather forecast for the game to be played on January 28, Saturday is going to be thundery showers with a moderate breeze. Thus, we are going to witness a high-scoring match between NOR and WEL.

The Weather forecast for the NOR and WEL Match 24 on Saturday, 23rd January 2023 at Seddon Park, Hamilton is expected to be overcast with hints of sunlight. The temperature is anticipated to be around 17℃ with 87% humidity and a wind speed of 23 Km/hr and a 90% chance of having rain on the match day.

NOR vs WEL Squads

NOR: Brett Hampton, Freddy Walker, Henry Cooper, Jeet Raval, Joe Walker, Katene Clarke, Kristian Clarke, Peter Bocock, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Pringle, Tim Seifert, Zak Gibson

WEL: Devan Vishvaka, Nick Kelly, Rachin Ravindra, Troy Johnson, Nathan Smith, Jakob Bhula, Logan van Beek, Callum McLachlan (wk), Ollie Newton, Peter Younghusband (c), Michael Snedden, Luke Georgeson

NOR vs WEL Probable XIs

NOR: Katene Clarke, Tim Seifert (wk), Jeet Raval (c), Joe Carter, Henry Cooper, Brett Hampton, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kristian Clarke, Neil Wagner, Frederick Walker, Joe Walker

WEL: Devan Vishvaka, Nick Kelly, Tom Blundell (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Troy Johnson, Nathan Smith, Jakob Bhula, Logan van Beek, Ollie Newton, Peter Younghusband (c), Michael Snedden

Match Prediction

NOR will be expected to start as favourites and win their game against WEL in the 24th match. With the likes of Tim Seifert, Jeet Raval and Joe Carter in decent touch with the bat, Northern will be looking to deliver another clinical batting performance in this fixture on Saturday. We say Knights to register a thumping win over Wellington.

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