WF vs ND Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, & Injury Updates for The Ford Trophy 2023-24, Match 20
It will be a clash of two titans.
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Wellington Firebirds will lock horns with Northern Districts in the 20th match of The Ford Trophy 2023-24 at the Cello Basin Reserve in Wellington on February 6. Wellington Firebirds are in the second-last place, having won just one game out of six. While Northern Districts are at the top spot, having won just four games out of six games.
Wellington Firebirds faced Auckland Aces in the last match, where Wellington Firebirds elected to bowl after winning the toss. Batting from Auckland Aces, Sean Solia played a blistering knock of 92 runs and was the highest scorer, which was followed by Jimmy Neesham, who scored 81 runs. The team scored 295 runs for the loss of three wickets. Troy Johnson scored 97 runs, the highest for the Wellington Firebirds. Nick Kelly was the second-highest run-scorer and made 73 runs. Auckland Aces couldn’t complete their chase and Wellington Firebirds lost the match by ten runs by DLS method.
Northern Districts also last locked horns with Auckland Aces, and Auckland Aces chose to bowl after winning the toss. Northern Districts scored 319 runs for the loss of six wickets. Brett Hampton played a crucial role with the bat for the team and scored 126 runs, which was followed by Joe Carter, who hit 106 runs. Batting from Auckland Aces, Cole Briggs hit 30 runs, followed by George Worker and Cam Fletcher played a knock of 29 runs each. The team fell short of runs and Northern Districts won the match by 104 runs.
Match Information
Northern Districts vs Wellington, 20th match
The Ford Trophy, 5 Feb 2024, Mon, 3:00 AM IST, Basin Reserve, Wellington
Live Stream
New Zealand Cricket YouTube Channel
Weather Report
Clear
8.3°C
80% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Northern Districts
Tim Seifert (wk), Jeet Raval, Joe Carter (C), Henry Cooper, Katene Clarke, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kristian Clarke, Brett Hampton, Matthew Fisher, Tim Pringle, Scott Johnston
Bench : Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Zak Gibson, Peter David Bocock, Neil Wagner, Joe Walker, Anurag Verma, Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Frederick Walker, Bharat Popli, Trent Boult
Wellington Firebirds
Callum McLachlan (wk), Nathan Smith, Michael Bracewell, Peter Younghusband, NF Kelly (C), Nick Greenwood, Logan van Beek, Muhammad Abbas, Rachin Ravindra, Troy Johnson, Tim Robinson
Bench : Devon Conway, Tom Blundell, Gareth Severin, Jesse Tashkoff, AF Milne, Ben Sears, Michael Snedden, Ian McPeake, James Hartshorn
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
80%
Pace Bowling
20%
Spin Bowling
80%
Batting Pitch
244
Average Score
17%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Brett Hampton ND | BAT
Hampton is an experienced player of the format and has scored 314 runs in five games at a strike rate of 121.71. He has also picked four wickets and would make a fantastic choice for captaincy roles in your team.
Kristian Clarke ND | BAT
Clarke is another great choice to lead your team. He has scored 133 runs in five games at a strike rate of 77.78. He has also picked 11 wickets at an economy of 4.55.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Frederick Walker
ND | BAT
Walker can be avoided in the upcoming match due to the below-average performance in the last match he played.
Anurag Verma
ND | BOWL
Verma can be skipped in this game as there are other better players that can play as the same spot as his.
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