NK vs OV Dream11 Team Prediction: With 2 defeats in 2 games, the Northern Knights are struggling in the Super Smash tournament so far. On 2 January they get a chance to change their fortunes as they meet Otago Volts. The Volts have played 2 games and have won 1 and have lost one. Let’s look at the NK vs OV prediction.
Fixture: Northern Knights vs Otago Volts; Dream11 Super smash T20
When: 2 January, 11:40 AM IST
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Live Stream Online: Watch Northern Knights vs Otago Volts; live cricket streaming on Fancode
NK vs OV Playing 11
NK Team News:
Playing combination: K Clarke and T Seifert will open the innings while A Devcich and B Hampton will bat in the middle order. B Randell and J Walker will be the key bowlers.
NK Playing 11:
K Clarke, T Seifert, A Devcich, B Randell, B Hampton, J Walker, M Fisher, B Brownlie, S Kuggeleijn, F Walker, H Cooper.
OV Team News:
Playing combination: The pair of H Rutherford and N Broom has been very effective as openers. N Kelly will bat at number 3 while L Johnson, A Kitchen, and M Renwick will form the middle order. M Rippon will spearhead the bowling department and he will have D Phillips and J Duffy for support.
OV Playing 11:
H Rutherford, N Broom, N Kelly, L Johnson, A Kitchen, M Renwick, M Rippon, D Phillips, J Duffy, M Bacon, M McClenaghan
In NK vs OV Dream 11 prediction, NK’s batting will revolve around T Seifert while in bowling opening spell of B Randell will be crucial for the team. Otago’s batting on the other hand will rely on N Broom and H Rutherford. The presence of M McClenaghan will boost their bowling attack.
NK vs OV Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: T Seifert, M Renwick
Batsmen: N Broom, H Rutherford, L Johnson
All-rounder: A Devcich, A Kitchen, M Rippon
Bowlers: J Walker, B Randell, M Bacon
Captain and vice-captain:
T Seifert continued his purple patch and made 46 runs from 46 balls in the last game. He smashed 4 fours and 1 six. He is in great form and is the ideal choice for captain.
N Broom made 41 runs from 28 balls in the previous match with 3 fours and 1 six. His aggressive approach at the top of the innings means he can make a big score in this match.
M Rippon bowled well in the last game and conceded just 22 runs in 4 overs and also picked up 1 wicket. He has 2 wickets in this tournament so far.
H Rutherford has made scores of 13 and 25 in 2 games so far. He has missed the big score and hence this can be the match where gets the big one. He has played 148 T20s and has scored 3581 runs at a strike-rate of 145.15.
NK have lost 2 games on the bounce and that has dented their confidence. So in the NK vs OV Dream11 today match prediction, expect OV to win the game.