New Zealand T20 League

7th Match: CES vs CAK

Preview

The seventh match of the New Zealand T20 League 2022 will be held between CES and CAK. The game is scheduled for Friday, December 30 at 07:10 AM.  Pukekura Park in New Plymouth will host the fixture. 

CES lost their first and only match played in this tournament. While playing against WEL in the fourth fixture, they went on chasing a huge target of 214 runs, as WEL went on hitting hard against CES bowlers. Nick Kelly smashed 58 runs off just 25 balls along with Finn Allen and Troy Johnson who contributed 30-plus runs each. At the very end, Van Beek took 7 balls to score 21 runs with 5 fours in total. Jayden Lennox and skipper Tom Bruce took 2 wickets apiece and were quite economical but other bowlers were clueless about their techniques and thus consumed more runs. CES chased the target quite confidently but at last, was behind the scoreline by just 2 run margin. Skipper Tom Bruce and Josh Clarkson went on hitting half centuries and keeper Dan Cleaver scored 44 runs. All went in vain but they have too many positives to carry off from this match. Rachin Ravindra took 3 wickets, the highest from the WEL side. 

CAN on the other side are in third place in the points table sharing a win and a loss in both their matches played so far. The Kings faced the Aces in their latest fixture. In that match, CAN went for batting first and posted 147 runs on the scoreboard. Their openers scored most of the runs and the mid-lower ones failed to create an impact in the contribution of runs. Chad Bowes scored 51 runs off just 29 balls, which was the most from the side. Ben Lister was the best bowler from the AUC side. He took 3 scalps to restrict the opponents to a decent score. The Aces also faced difficulties in chasing the target, as their top five failed to score. But in the end, keeper Ben Horne smashed 54 runs off 24 balls to cross the total with 3 balls to spare. 

Match Details

Match: CES vs CAK, 7th Match, New Zealand T20 League

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Time: 7:10 AM (Dec 30)

Venue: Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Pitch & Weather Report

Pukekura Park provides good assistance to the batters and the team winning the toss will definitely go for bowling at this venue. Any score below 130 is easily chasable on this ground. 

The weather is expected to be partly cloudy during the match time. Also, there is a good chance of precipitation but it is unlikely to affect the whole game. However, the climate will favour the pacers. 

CES vs CAK Squads

CES: Ben Smith, Greg Hay, Dane Cleaver (wk), Ross Taylor, Tom Bruce (c), Josh Clarkson, Doug Bracewell, Brett Johnson, Jayden Lennox, Raymond Toole, Brett RandellBenchSeth Rance

CAK: Chad Bowes, Matthew Boyle, Leo Carter, Cole McConchie (c), Cam Fletcher (wk), Mitchell Hay, Henry Shipley, Angus McKenzie, Todd Astle, William ORourke, Ed Nuttall, Blake Coburn

CES vs CAK Probable XIs

CES: Greg Hay, Ben Smith, Dane Cleaver (wk), Ross Taylor, Tom Bruce (c), Josh Clarkson, Doug Bracewell, Brett Johnson, Jayden Lennox, Raymond Toole, Brett Randell

CAK: Chad Bowes, Matthew Boyle, Leo Carter, Cole McConchie (c), Cam Fletcher (wk), Mitchell Hay, Henry Shipley, Angus McKenzie, Todd Astle, William O’Rourke

Match Prediction

We expect CES to win this match and get their first win in this tournament. They have a well-balanced team, just their bowlers have to concede fewer runs in order to get some burden off their batters. 

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