New Zealand T20 League

6th Match: OTA vs AUC

Preview

The Volts are set to face the Aces in the 6th match of the ongoing New Zealand T20 League. The match is scheduled to take place on the 29th of December at 7.10 AM. John Davies Oval in Queenstown will host the match. 

OTA are in the last place of the points table with a loss in both their matches. They were defeated by the Knights in their last game. OTA while batting first posted 123 runs at a loss of 8 wickets which was later chased down by NOR quite easily s their top-order batters were in sublime form. Keeper batsman Tim Seifert scored 36 runs off 24 balls along with Mitchell Santner who provided a tremendous finish with 41 runs off just 20 balls to win the game in 15.1 overs with 7 wickets to spare. 

On the other side, the Aces are seated in third place in the points table by winning their first match against the Kings. CAK while batting posted 147 runs at a loss of 9 wickets. The opening pair made a firecracker start to the innings. Chad Bowes and Matthew Boyle scored 81 runs off just 48 balls combined. But the other batters failed miserably to score runs in front of the opponent bowlers. Ben Lister led the bowling pack taking 3 wickets along with Adithya Ashok and Mark Chapman picking two wickets a piece. While in the second innings, AUC’s top-order batters failed but Sean Solia and Ben Horne took on the responsibility and scored 33 and 54 runs respectively to win the match by four wickets with three balls to spare. 

Match Details

Match: OTA vs AUC, 6th Match, New Zealand T20 League

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Time: 7:10 AM (Dec 29)

Venue: John Davies Oval, Queenstown

Pitch & Weather Report

The John Davies Oval in Queenstown is such a pitch that provides a lot of grips for the batters to score as many runs for their side. Nonetheless, the bowlers might also have smooth gameplay on this surface. 

The temperature in Queenstown ranges between 9 to 29 degrees Celsius. The precipitation rate is expected to be 0%, the humidity will be 37% and the wind speed is expected to be 8kmph during the game time.

OTA vs AUC 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

AUC: George Worker, Max ODowd, Mark Chapman, Cole Briggs, William O Donnell (c), Sean Solia, Ben Horne (wk), Louis Delport, Adithya Ashok, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Danru Ferns

OTA vs AUC 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

AUC: George Worker, Max ODowd, Mark Chapman, Cole Briggs, William O Donnell (c), Sean Solia, Ben Horne (wk), Louis Delport, Adithya Ashok, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister

Match Prediction

OTA are on the good side but is facing backlash in their team coordination. AUC on the other side is a balanced team with a strong bowling line-up, they just need to be more consistent with their batting. We back AUC to win this match based on their overall performance. 

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