New Zealand T20 League

11th Match: WEL vs NOR

Preview

The Firebirds will clash off with the Brave in the 11th match of the ongoing New Zealand T20 League. Basin Reserve in Wellington will host the match. 

WEL are ruling the points table with a hattrick of wins without losing a single game. They won their last match by a margin of 8 wickets against the Kings. CAK while abetting first posted 138 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. Nathan Smith, Rachin Ravindra and Peter Younghusband took two wickets each to restrict the run flow. Fin Allen, in the second half, single-handedly scored 78 runs off 37 balls to finish off the match in just 11.5 overs. 

On the other side, the Braves won only a single match in their 3 games played so far. They are sitting just one spot up the bottom of the points table. Their last match was against the Stags in which they lost the game by 3 wickets. NOR started with a rigid mentality of winning. Their top 3 batters Katene Clarke, keeper Tim Seifert and captain Jeet Raval provided a phenomenal start by scoring 41, 59 and 60 runs respectively. The finishing job was done by Scott Kuggeleijn who smashed 27 runs from 11 balls and nailed the final pin to draft a total of 217 runs on the scoreboard. Stags on the other side, while chasing the huge target was focused towards their goal of winning. They contributed as a team, Josh Clarkson smashed the highest 58 off 29 balls and chased the huge target with two balls to spare. The Braves will have to focus on their bowling department after their extremely poor performance in this match or else they are in grave danger of getting eliminated. 

Match Details

Match: WEL vs NOR, 11th Match, New Zealand T20 League

Date: Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Time: 7:10 AM (Jan 04)

Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington

Pitch & Weather Report

For the 11th match of the NZ T20 League, the surface of Basin Reserve, Wellington is a balanced pitch and assists the batters a lot. The skipper, winning the toss will choose to bat first on this ground. Meanwhile, the seamers have an edge on this pitch in the starting overs to get the early breakthrough. The spinners will have an advantage in the middle overs of the match. Overall, Wellington's pitch is a batting-friendly surface. Thus, we are going to witness a high-scoring match between WEL and NOR.

The Weather forecast for the WEL and NOR Match 11 on Wednesday, 04 January 2022 at the Basin Reserve, Wellington is expected to be mostly cloudy with hints of sunlight. The temperature is anticipated to be around 23℃ with 10% humidity and a wind speed of 16 Km/hr.

WEL vs NOR Squads

WEL: Finn Allen, Jakob Bhula, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Luke Georgeson, Troy Johnson, Nick Kelly, Callum McLachlan, Iain McPeake, Adam Milne, Ollie Newton, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Michael Snedden, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband.

NOR: Tim Seifert (wk), Katene Clarke, Jeet Raval (c), Joe Carter, Mitchell Santner, Brett Hampton, Henry Cooper, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kristian Clarke, Tim Pringle, Joe Walker, Zak Gibson

WEL vs NOR Probable XIs

WEL: Finn Allen, Nick Kelly, Rachin Ravindra, Troy Johnson, Nathan Smith, Tim Robinson, Callum McLachlan (wk), Adam Milne, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband (c), Michael Snedden 

NOR: Tim Seifert (wk), Katene Clarke, Jeet Raval (c), Joe Carter, Mitchell Santner, Brett Hampton, Henry Cooper, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kristian Clarke, Tim Pringle, Joe Walker

Match Prediction

WEL has not lost a single match this season of the New Zealand T20 League. NOR on the other side needs to improve its bowling side to provide better competition. Thus we expect the Firebirds to win this match.

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