CTB vs NK Dream11 Team Prediction: It is the game of thrones in the New Zealand ODD Ford Trophy 2020 as the first placed Canterbury take on the second-placed Northern Knights. Both teams have won their first two games and have been undefeated so far. So it will be an interesting contest to see which team still remains unbeaten at the end of this match. Let’s look at the CTB vs NK Prediction.
Fixture: Canterbury vs Northern Districts; New Zealand ODD
When: 6 December, 03:30 AM IST
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Points table:
CTB: 1st place
NK: 2nd place
CTB Team News: CTB have added K McClure in the squad replacing T Lortan.
Playing combination: J Boyle and C Bowes will open the innings with L Carter, T Astle and M Hay forming the rest of the batting order. M Henry will be the strike bowler along with W Williams.
CTB Playing 11:
Chad Bowes, Jack Boyle, K McCuluer, M Hay, Leo Carter (c), Todd Astle, Cam Fletcher (wk), Fraser Sheat, Will Williams, Matt Henry, E Nuttall, Sean Davey,
NK Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: H Cooper and M Fisher are named in the squad replacing A Verma and F Walker.
Playing combination: J Raval and K Clarke will be the openers. A Devcich and B Hampton will bolster the middle order while B Randell and J Gibson will be the key bowlers.
NK Playing 11:
Jeet Raval, Katene Clarke, Bharat Popli, BJ Watling, Dean Brownlie, Anton Devcich (C), Brett Hampton, Jake Gibson, Josef Walker, Brett Randell, Neil Wagner
In CTB vs NK Dream11 prediction, T Astle and L Carter are the batsmen in form for Canterbury while S Davey has been the pick of the bowlers so far. For NK, the batting revolves around A Devcich and A Clarke while B Randell has been the stand-out bowler so far.
CTB vs NK Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: C Fletcher
Batsmen: K McClure, J Raval, A Devcich, L Carter,
All-rounder: T Astle, M Hay, B Hampton
Bowlers: M Henry, S Davey, B Randell
Captain and vice-captain:
T Astle made a brilliant half-century in the last game. He scored 83 runs from just 69 balls. He also came good in the bowling department and picked 1 wicket. Considering his form and his ability to contribute with the bat as well as bowl, he is the perfect choice for the captain.
L Carter made 60 runs from just 52 balls in the last game against Wellington with 2 fours and 3 sixes. He is in fine form and looks good in touch to add to his runs tally in this game.
M Henry is a champion bowler in conditions that aid the movement of the ball in the air. And his performance in the last match underlined this statement. He picked 3 wickets in 7 overs and gave away just 27 runs. He is a must-have bowler in the team.
K Clarke has contributed in both departments in this tournament so far. He made 63 runs in the first game and then added to his tally by making another 42 runs in the second game. Importantly he is scoring at a strike-rate of 134.61.
The high quality bowling line up of Canterbury gives them the edge in this contest. So in the CTB vs NK Dream11 today match prediction, expect CTB to win the game.