NK vs AUK Dream11 Team Prediction: While the national team is featuring in the T20I series against West Indies, the domestic cricket in New Zealand kickstart with the ODD Ford Trophy. The first match of the tournament will be played between Northern Districts and Auckland. Let’s look at the NK vs AUK Prediction.
Fixture: Northern Districts vs Auckland; New Zealand ODD 2020
When: 29 November, 03:30 AM IST
Venue: Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei
Points table:
NK:
AUK:
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NK Team News: No injury updates.
Playing combination: J Raval and A Devcich will bat in the top order for NK and they will have the experienced BJ Watling in the middle order. B Hampton’s role as an all-rounder will be crucial while N Wagner is the strike bowler.
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
AUK Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: No injury news.
Playing combination: C Munro will lead the batting unit for AUK and he will be supported by G Beghin. D Ferns will bolster the batting and he will have a role to play in the bowling department as well. In the bowling department, O Pringle and B Lister will do the heavy lifting.
AUK Playing 11:
Robert O’Donnell (C), Graeme Beghin, Danru Ferns, Ryan Harrison, Ben Horne, Ben Lister, Colin Munro, Will O’Donnell, Ollie Pringle, Brad Rodden, Will Somerville
In NK vs AUK Dream11 prediction, the likes of A Devcich and J Raval will set the tone for NK in the batting department while in N Wagner will be the X factor in the bowling department. Auckland’s batting revolves around C Munro and they will rely on O Pringle in the bowling department.
NK vs AUK Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: B Watling
Batsmen: A Devcich, J Raval, G Beghin, C Munro
All-rounder: B Hampton, D Ferns
Bowlers: B Randell, N Wagner, B Lister, O Pringle
Captain and vice-captain:
C Munro is one of the most dangerous opening batsmen in the world as he is free-flowing and has great intent. He has played 137 List A games and has scored 4186 runs at an average of 37.04. Importantly he has a strike-rate of 113.68. He has 9 hundreds and 22 fifties on his name.
A Devcich is a fine white-ball batsman and can be expected to play big innings in this game. He has scored 2566 runs in List A cricket and has average of 30.54. His experience of 95 List A games will be a huge advantage in this game.
N Wagner is a work-horse and is known for bowling the short-balls relentlessly. His white-ball skills are underrated but his numbers showcase his bowling prowess. He has claimed 166 wickets in 104 List A innings and has strike-rate of 31.7.
BJ Watling has tons of experience behind him and hence is a must-have player in the team. He has featured in 126 List A games and has scored close to 4 thousand runs at an average of 37.56. Expect him to play a big part in this game.
Both teams are solid in terms of balance but C Munro could be the X factor. So in the NK vs AUK Dream11 today match prediction, expect AUK to win the game.