Probable XI –
Otago Volts –
Hamish Rutherford, Neil Broom, Nick Kelly, Mitch Renwick (wk), Anaru Kitchen, Llew Johnson, Michael Rae/Dale Phillips, Michael Rippon, Matthew Bacon, Jacob Duffy (c), Mitchell McClenaghan
Wellington Firebirds –
Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell (c), Jamie Gibson, Tom Blundell, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Hamish Bennett
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Devon Conway(VC)
2. Mitch Renwick
3. Neil Broom
4. Nick Kelly
5. Michael Bracewell
6. Anaru Kitchen
7. Rachin Ravindra
8. James Neesham(C)
9. Mitchell McClenaghan
10. Matthew Bacon
11. Hamish Bennett
– James Neesham looks safest captain pick as he will bat at two down & bowl at least two overs in death.
– Devon Conway will be a good VC pick considering his average of 79 in 4 H2H matches.
– Mitch Renwick might be a good punt especially while batting first as he has scored decent 20-30 runs in each matches this season.
– Dropped Finn Allen as he might not score big in three consecutive matches.
– Neil Broom & Nick Kelly both are must picks considering their averages of 35 & 31 in 5 H2H games.
– Anaru Kitchen is due to play a good knock in this season so that might be on the way during this game.
– Mitchell McClenaghan & Hamish Bennett both have been consistent wicket takers in H2H matches.
– Dropped Hamish Rutherford too as he has failed continuously against the opponent.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Devon Conway
2. Neil Broom
3. Nick Kelly
4. Jamie Gibson
5. Anaru Kitchen
6. Michael Rippon
7. James Neesham(C)
8. Rachin Ravindra(VC)
9. Hamish Bennett
10. Matt Bacon
11. Mitchell McClenaghan
– Rachin Ravindra is another safe VC pick as he’s batting at one down & bowling full overs too.
– Jamie Gibson will be a crucial pick if top order of Wellington fails early especially while batting first.
– Michael Rippon has taken at least a wicket in each matches this season & scored decent runs too.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tom Blundell
2. Devon Conway
3. Neil Broom(C)
4. Nick Kelly
5. Llew Johnson
6. Anaru Kitchen
7. James Neesham
8. Jacob Duffy
9. Mitchell McClenaghan(VC)
10. Hamish Bennett
11. Logan Van Beek
– Expecting a good knock from Neil Broom considering his average of 35 with bat against the opponent.
– Mitchell McClenaghan has taken 7 wickets at an average of just 10 in 4 H2H games so expecting at lest 2-3 wickets from him in this match.
– Llew Johnson might be a good GL pick especially while batting first.
– Expecting Jacob Duffy to be amongst the wickets in this match as he has failed to take much wickets in this season.
– Logan Van beek might score some decent runs down the order & take a couple of wickets too.