CTB vs AA Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Final of The Ford Trophy 2023-24
Both teams will be eager to win the title.
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Canterbury will lock horns with Auckland Aces in the final of The Ford Trophy 2023-24 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday (February 24). Canterbury qualified for the final after topping the points table with five wins in 10 games, with two being abandoned. Auckland Aces played the eliminator and sealed the final spot.
Canterbury played their last match against Northern Districts, where they restricted Northern Districts to 160 in 44.5 overs. Fraser Sheat picked up three wickets, while his teammate Zakary Foulkes picked up two wickets. They chased the target in 36 overs and Henry Nicholls 85* off 102 and led his team towards an eight-wicket victory.
Auckland Aces faced off against Otago Volts in the eliminator, where Otago Volts were bundled out for 276 in 50 overs. Luke Georgeson was the top scorer with 120 runs off 150 balls. Danru Ferns scalped three wickets. Auckland Aces cruised on to the four-wicket victory with centuries from Martin Guptill 102(83) and skipper Robert O'Donnell 104(114).
Match Information
Canterbury vs Auckland, Final
The Ford Trophy, 23 Feb 2024, Fri, 3:00 AM IST, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Live Stream
New Zealand Cricket Youtube Channel
Weather Report
Clear
10.3°C
80% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Canterbury Kings
Tom Latham, Mitchell Hay (wk), HM Nicholls, CJ Bowes, MJG Rippon, CE McConchie (C), Zak Foulkes, HB Shipley, Angus McKenzie, William O’Rourke, FW Sheat
Bench : LJ Carter, KJ McClure, Matt Boyle, Dylan Hunter, Rhys Mariu, DJ Mitchell, SB Davey, MJ Henry, KA Jamieson, MD Rae, EJ Nuttall, Ish Sodhi, B Jacobs, Harry Chamberlain, Cameron Paul
Auckland Aces
CD Fletcher, Cole Briggs (wk), RR O'Donnell, GH Worker, WT O'Donnell, SM Solia (C), Ryan Harrison, D Ferns, Jock McKenzie, N Perera, Angus
Bench : Quinn Sunde, Simon Keene, Finn Allen, H Johal, Adithya Ashok, BG Lister, Matthew Gibson, Y Zeb, L Delport, MS Chapman, James Neesham
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
55%
Pace Bowling
45%
Spin Bowling
55%
Batting Pitch
196
Average Score
45%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Chad Bowes CNT | BAT
Canterbury's batter has scored 330 runs in nine innings so far, so this in-form batter can be the captain of your fantasy team.
Robert O'Donnell AUK | BAT
Auckland Aces' batter has scored 561 runs in 11 innings, so he can lead your fantasy team as well.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Dylan Hunter
CNT | ALL
Canterbury's batter has scored only 47 runs in three innings, so he can be dropped from your fantasy team.
Adithya Ashok
AUK | BOWL
Auckland Aces' batter has scored only 25 runs so far, so he can be avoided in fantasy teams.
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