WF vs CTB Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 6
Tom Latham scored 167 runs against Central Districts in Canterbury's opening Plunket Shield match this season.
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Wellington Firebirds (WF) will be facing Canterbury Kings (CTB) in the sixth match of the Plunket Shield 2022 tournament at Basin Reserve in Wellington on Wednesday. Wellington Firebirds finished the last edition in the sixth position and started this season with a narrow one-wicket win over Northern Districts in the last match.
Ian McPeake took four wickets in the first innings to bowl out the Districts on just 225 runs and then captain Tom Blundell and Rachin Ravindra scored centuries to help the Firebirds score 370 runs. McPeake took five more wickets in the third innings but the Northern side managed to score 394 runs. But Blundell's 68-run knock was enough for the Firebirds to secure a narrow one-wicket win.
Canterbury, runners-up last season, started this edition with a draw against Central Districts. Star pacer Matt Henry took four wickets to bowl out the Central on just 302 runs in the first innings and star batter Tom Latham smashed 167 runs to guide the Kings to a huge total of 416 runs in the second innings. Henry took three more wickets but Central Districts survived the innings and played out for a draw. Canterbury have won all of their last five domestic first-class games against Wellington Firebirds and are favorites to win this fixture as well.
Match Information
Wellington vs Canterbury, 6th match
Plunket Shield, 25 Oct 2022, Tue, 3:00 AM IST, Basin Reserve, Wellington
Weather Report
Rain
14.1°C
93% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Wellington Firebirds
Tom Blundell (C), NF Kelly, Troy Johnson, Tim Robinson, Jakob Bhula, Rachin Ravindra, Logan van Beek, Nathan Smith, Luke Georgeson, IG McPeake, Michael Snedden
Bench : Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen, Peter Younghusband, AF Milne, Ben Sears, Ollie Newton
Canterbury Kings
Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Hay, CJ Bowes, HM Nicholls, CE McConchie (C), HB Shipley, SB Davey, MJ Henry, EJ Nuttall, William O’Rourke, TF van Woerkom
Bench : CD Fletcher, DJ Mitchell, KJ McClure, LJ Carter, Matt Boyle, Zak Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, FW Sheat, Angus McKenzie, BP Coburn
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
236
Average Score
Player Picks
Tom Blundell WEF | WK
The star wicketkeeper batter and team's captain smashed one century and a fifty against Northern Districts in the first match this season. He has scored 553 runs from his last four red-ball games and will be a safe captaincy choice for this fixture.
Henry Nicholls CNT | BAT
The star middle-order batter was bowled out on duck in the opening clash against Central Districts but remains a key player for Canterbury. Nichols scored 297 runs from four matches last season with an impressive average of 49.50.
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Sean Davey
CNT | BOWL
The experienced bowling all-rounder scored unbeaten 22 runs and took only one wicket from both innings against Central Districts in the last match. Davey scored 68 runs and took three wickets from two matches last season and should be avoided for this fixture.
Luke Georgeson
WEF | ALL
The young batting all-rounder scored only 48 runs combined against Northern Districts in the last match and scored only 145 runs from 10 innings at a poor average of 14.50 last season.
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