Pitch Report:
University Oval, Dunedin
This wicket should be neutral with batsmen getting some extra advantage. Batting generally gets easier in the 2nd inning on this wicket. In the last season all the 3 matches were won by the batting 2nd team comprehensively. Generally scores in the range of 150-170 are seen.
Otago Team Preview:
They have won 2 and lost 1 matches till now. Nathan Smith is not available for selection.
Probable11 of Otago:
H Rutherford, N Broom, Llew Johnson, Nick Kelly, Anaru Kitchen, M Renwick, M Rippon, D Phillips/M Rae, M Mclenaghan, J Duffy, M Bacon
Last Matches Performances:
- M Chu:
- M Renwick: 42, 22, 14
- H Rutherford: 25, 13, 49,
- N Broom: 30, 41, 6
- N Kelly: 27, 2, 13
- D Phillips: 5,
- J Finnie: 6+17/0(1),
- C Hawkins:
- L Johnson: 72, 6, 17
- A Kitchen(LAO): 2+23/1, 6+35/0, 3+29/1
- M Rippon(Chinaman): 10+39/1, 17+22/0, 6+19/2
- N Smith: Took 11 wickets in the 6 matches in the last season.
- J Duffy: 38/1, 28/0, 35/0
- T Muller:
- M Rae: Took 11 wickets in the 10 matches in the last season.
- M MCclenaghan: 50/1, 8+29/1, 29/1
- M Bacon: 18/3, 48/1, 35/3
- J Mackay:
CS Team Preview:
They have won 2 and lost 2 matches till now. T Bruce is not available for selection in this match also. B Wiggins is declared fit while their star batsman W Young is also available for selection in this game.
Probable11 of CS:
G Worker, B Wiggins, W Young, D Cleaver, J Clarkson, D Bracewell, K Noema Barnett, C Leopard, J Field, Ajaz Patel(LAO), B Tickner,
Expected Death Overs: D Bracewell and B Tickner/J Field
Main Batters: G Worker, D Cleaver, W Young and T Bruce
Main Bowlers: Ajaz Patel(LAO), B Tickner, J Field
Main Allrounders: K Noema Barnett and D Bracewell,
Performance in the last match:
- G Worker(LAO): 27, 71, 79+12/1(1), 23+18/0(2)
- B Wiggins: 17, 1, 0,
- D Cleaver: 29, 27, 9, 17
- T Bruce(RAO): 1+22/0(2), 2, 21,
- J Clarkson: 30, 25, 78+10/1(1.4), 0
- K Noema Barnett: 6+17/1(2), 12+37/3, 7+24/0, 4+9/0(1)
- D Bracewell: 2+40/1, 55+32/1, 17+19/0, 9+12/0
- C Leopard: 7, 18, 6+4/2, 23
- J Field: 32/2, 26/2, 37/2,
- Ajaz Patel(LAO): 32/0, 46/0, 27/1, 19/0
- B Tickner: 30/2, 35/1, 23/2, 35/2
- J Lennox: 17/2
