Canterbury Kings vs Wellington Firebirds, 26th Match, The Ford Trophy 2026-27
CK vs WFR Prediction: Who Will Win?
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It is close to a coin flip, but our pick is Canterbury Kings, who come out marginally ahead at 50%.
They also have the upper hand over Wellington Firebirds, winning 11 of the 20 meetings between the two sides that produced a result. That said, Wellington Firebirds have the better recent form (three wins from their last four games, to three from five for Canterbury Kings), which is why this is far from a sure thing.
The toss could matter here. Chasing has been the better option at this ground, so the captain who calls right may well choose to bowl first. We expect a first-innings score of around 260, and anything well above that should put the batting side in control.
CK vs WFR Score Prediction at Hagley Oval
If Canterbury Kings bat first
If Wellington Firebirds bat firstHow totals go at Hagley Oval
CK vs WFR Toss Prediction
Whoever wins the toss is likely to bowl first.
- Canterbury Kings chose to bowl first in 1 of their last 1 tosses won.
- Wellington Firebirds chose to bowl first in 1 of their last 1 tosses won.
CK vs WFR Pitch Report
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
The surface at Hagley Oval tends to give both batters and bowlers something to work with.
Across the last 37 List A matches here, the side batting first has averaged 257, with chasing teams averaging 220. Batting first, a side will want something around 240-270 on the board. Results have been evenly split: 20 wins for the side batting first and 17 for the chasers.
First-innings totals here have ranged from 68 to 401 in that time.
Toss call: there is not much in it, but most captains will still choose to chase.
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CK vs WFR Recent Form
Canterbury KingsWon last 23 won · 2 lostlast 5- W
vs Northern DistrictsCanterbury Kings won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)12 Nov2026 - W
vs Central StagsCanterbury Kings won by 2 wickets (with 100 balls remaining)8 Nov2026 - L
vs Otago VoltsOtago Volts won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)4 Nov2026 - Wvs Wellington FirebirdsCanterbury won by 209 runs31 Oct2026
- L
vs Auckland AcesAuckland won by 33 runs (DLS Method) - 2nd innings reduced to 46 overs due to rain, target 34528 Oct2026
Wellington FirebirdsWon last 33 won · 1 lostlast 4- Wvs Central StagsWellington Firebirds won by 147 runs12 Nov2026
- Wvs Auckland AcesWellington Firebirds won by 28 runs8 Nov2026
- Wvs Northern DistrictsWellington Firebirds won by 202 runs4 Nov2026
- Lvs Canterbury KingsCanterbury won by 209 runs31 Oct2026
CK vs WFR Head to Head
Canterbury KingsWellington FirebirdsCanterbury Kings lead 11-9 in ODI cricket. Canterbury Kings won the last meeting.
Last meeting
CK vs WFR Team Records
At Hagley Oval
Wellington FirebirdsFirst ODI match here on our records.
Batting first and chasing
Canterbury KingsAverage first-innings score263
Wellington FirebirdsAverage first-innings score280
Last 5 ODI results with a result.
In The Ford Trophy 2026-27
Canterbury KingsAverage score242
Top scorerChad Bowes 255
Top wicket-takerAngus McKenzie 9
Wellington FirebirdsAverage score239
Top scorerMuhammad Abbas 222
Top wicket-takerLiam Dudding 8
CK vs WFR Key Players
Top performers from their last match
Canterbury Kingsvs CST, 8 Nov- Mitchell HayBatSR 882832 balls
- Angus McKenzieBatSR 6317*27 balls
- Matt RoweBowlEcon 2.83/176 overs
- Angus McKenzieBowlEcon 2.82/228 overs
Wellington Firebirdsvs CST, 12 Nov- Muhammad AbbasBatSR 1119384 balls
- Jesse TashkoffBatSR 786887 balls
- Liam DuddingBowlEcon 3.94/359 overs
- Henry ShipleyBowlEcon 4.53/276 overs
Players in form
Canterbury Kingslast 5 ODI matchesBatting
- Chad Bowes4 inns · best 154 · SR 110255runs
- Leo Carter3 inns · best 91 · SR 102131runs
- Henry Nicholls2 inns · best 119 · SR 95126runs
Bowling
- Angus McKenzie5 inns · econ 4.39wickets
- Raunaq Kapur5 inns · econ 4.79wickets
- Michael Rae2 inns · econ 4.24wickets
Wellington Firebirdslast 5 ODI matchesBatting
- Muhammad Abbas4 inns · best 93 · SR 105197runs
- Jesse Tashkoff4 inns · best 68 · SR 83133runs
- Oscar Jackson4 inns · best 71 · SR 90132runs
Bowling
- Liam Dudding3 inns · econ 4.37wickets
- Logan van Beek4 inns · econ 5.36wickets
- Henry Shipley2 inns · econ 4.35wickets
Hagley Oval Record
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