New Zealand T20 League

5th Match: OTA vs NOR

Preview

The 5th match of the ongoing New Zealand T20 Series will be played between the Volts and the Braves. Both sides have played their first matches in this league season. 

OTA lost their initial match against the Firebirds and are placed in fifth place in the points table with a net run rate of -0.400. Wellington while batting first posted a total of 152 runs with Rachin Ravindra scoring 67 runs off 45 balls to power the innings to a fighting total. Michael Rae picked 3 wickets along with Foxcroft taking two to restrict the flow of runs. 

Later Dean Foxcroft showcased an all-round performance as he also smashed 73 runs with the bat but other batters failed to replicate such a good performance resulting in losing the match by 8 runs. 

NOR also lost their first match against Canterbury by 9 wickets. In the rain-curated match which was reduced to 14-over limited gameplay, the Kings put on a total of 96 runs in the first innings. Brett Hampton scored 25 off just 14 balls to add some quick runs at the very end. While batting Canterbury’s opener Chad Bowes scored 57 runs alone to power the innings and chased the target with 7 balls to spare.

Match Details

Match: OTA vs NOR, 5th Match, New Zealand T20 League

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Time: 7:10 AM (Dec 28)

Venue: John Davies Oval, Queenstown

Pitch & Weather Report

The pitch at John Davies Oval is known to assist seamers in the early hours of the match. The winning skipper will be looking forward to chasing the target after winning the toss on this venue. The batters need to play controlled shots in the beginning as the ball is expected to swing. The spinners will come in handy as the match advances. 

The weather seems to be clean and sunny on Wednesday and has no chance of rain. The maximum temperature is expected to be 28 degrees celsius with a 54% humidity rate and a precipitation rate of 10%. 

OTA vs NOR Squads

OTA: Hamish Rutherford (c), Dale Phillips (wk), Dean Foxcroft, Josh Finnie, Michael Rippon, Llew Johnson, Jake Gibson, Ben Lockrose, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Bacon, Michael Rae, Andrew Hazeldine

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

OTA vs NOR Probable XIs

OTA: Hamish Rutherford (c), Dale Phillips (wk), Dean Foxcroft, Josh Finnie, Michael Rippon, Llew Johnson, Jake Gibson, Ben Lockrose, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Bacon, Michael Rae

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

Match Prediction

One of the teams will open their account after this match. Now we have our stakes on the Otago side because they missed the victory by a narrow margin in the first match in spite of a great team performance.

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