New Zealand’s premier T20 competition, the Super Smash is well and truly running. Now the competition leads us into a wonderful town of Alexandra, where the Otago Volts hosts Wellington Firebirds in the 7th match of the tournament. Let us now look at OV vs WF Dream11 Prediction team for todays match, top fantasy picks, match preview, probable playing XI and the favourites to win the match.
Match Preview
The teams are coming off from a rain affected last matches which saw both their respective games getting washed out without any result.
Both teams started off the tournament facing each other and victory was with the Firebirds that time. So clearly the Firebirds will be feeling good about this contest after a convincing win over the Volts. Opener Tim Robinson with his magnificent 139 (64) made all the noise in the match as he helped his team amass the highest score at Basin Reserve with 234 on board.
On the other hand, Otago Volts will be happy about seeing a point to their name albeit it came off from an abandoned game. Barring the performance of Jake Gibson with the bat, there’s nothing to take out from their last game. The Volts will be keenly looking towards their captain, Dean Foxcroft, with an average of 43 in his last 10 games to step up with the bat and a better effort from the bowlers to win the game.
Match Details
| Match : Otago Volts (OV) vs Wellington Firebirds (WF) |
| Venue : Molyneux Park, Alexandra |
| Date & Time : December 28, 2023, 8:30 AM |
| Live Streaming : Fan Code |
OV vs WF Head to Head Record
The Volts has faced the Firebirds in 26 occasions with the former managing to win only 10 games and losing 16.
Molyneux Park, Alexandra Pitch Report
The pitch at the Molyneux Park usually gives enough help for the fast bowlers. In the nine T20 matches played at this venue the team batting first won four and the team batting second won five matches. The average 1st innings score is 164 runs.
Good news for both teams is that the weather is going to be absolutely fine with no rain predicted with temperature hovering around 27°C.
OV vs WF Dream11 Prediction: Player Stats
| Otago Volts (OV) | Wellington Firebirds (WF) |
|---|---|
| Jake Gibson (56 runs) | Timothy Robinson (139 runs) |
| Dean Foxcroft (29 runs & 1 wicket) | Nick Kelly (48 runs) |
| Travis Muller (7 runs & 1 wicket) | Jesse Tashkoff (11 runs) |
| Hamish Rutherford (7 runs) | Peter Younghusband (3 wickets) |
| Matthew Bacon (1 wicket) | Nathan Smith (2 wickets) |
OV vs WF Dream11 Prediction: Top Fantasy Picks
Otago Volts : Jake Gibson, Dean Foxcroft, Llew Johnson, Matthew Bacon and Michael Rae
Wellington Firebirds: Tim Robinson, Nick Kelly, Logan Van Beek, Nathan Smith and Peter Younghusband
OV vs WF Dream11 Prediction Team
Wicket Keeper: Max Chu
Batsman: Hamish Rutherford, Nick Kelly, Tim Robinson
All-rounders: Logan Van Beek, Dean Foxcroft (C), Jake Gibson, Nathan Smith, Peter Younghusband (VC)
Bowlers: Michael Snedden, Travis Muller
OV vs WF Match Prediction
Considering how the Wellington Firebirds beat the Otago Volts in the first game and both teams haven’t had a hit the 2nd game, you got to believe the Firebirds are favourites to win the match.
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