NK vs CTB Dream11 Prediction for 21st Ford Trophy match: Preview

NK vs CTB Dream11 Prediction for 21st Ford Trophy match: Preview

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Canterbury versus Northern Knights Ford Trophy match. We are covering NK vs CTB Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the seventh round of the tournament. The match is to be played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

Interestingly, these two teams squared off against each other in their last match as well in the sixth round. This is now the home fixture for Canterbury while Northern Knights play away. These teams will play three matches in the next five days. Both the teams are at the bottom of the points table.

Canterbury batted first in the sixth round. Their top three (Bowes-Boyle-Murdoch) all scored in excess of 50 and set a brilliant platform for the team at 220/2 in 45 overs. Rest could not make the most of it as Devcich and Daryl Mitchell kept taking regular wickets. Canterbury posted 251/7 while batting first.

Northern Knights lost three quick wickets and stumbled to 46/3 early in the chase. Nick Kelly stood strong and edged past a half-century. Joe Carter and Brett Hampton supported him as NK kept chipping away at the target. Carter and Walker got the team past winning line with nine balls remaining.

When and Where:

NK VS CTB, 21th ODD, Ford Trophy 2018
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
03:30 AM IST, November 14th, 2018

Venue Stats:

Avg 1st inn score: 259

Avg 2nd inn score: 194

Squads:

NK: 
Dean Brownlie (c), Joe Carter, Anton Devcich, Brett Randell, Daryl Mitchell, Brett Hampton, Nicholas Frederick Kelly, Zak Gibson, Joe Walker, HR Cooper, PD Bocock (wk), Bharat Popli, James Baker.

CTB:
Cole McConchie (c), Chad Bowes, Jack Boyle, Leo Carter, Jeff Case, Blake Coburn, Andrew Ellis, Cameron Fletcher, Andrew Hazeldine, Steve Murdoch, Henry Shipley, Will Williams.

Team News:

NK:

NK have announced their 13-man squad for this match. The addition in the squad is that of an extra batsman- Bharat Popli.

Popli can replace HR Cooper at the top. Cooper has scored only 41 runs in six matches so far.

Knights posses three superb all-rounders in Devcich, Mitchell and Hampton. Bowlers Randell and Gibson performed well in the last game. Dean Brownlie and Nicholas Kelly will handle the batting responsibility.

CTB:

Canterbury has made one change in their 14-man squad from the last game.

Theo Van Woerkom has been replaced by Andrew Ellis.

Ellis is expected to replace Theo in the playing XI.

Other have performed good enough to retain their places.

Probable Playing XI:

NK:
Bharat Popli/HR Cooper, Dean Brownlie (c), Nicholas Frederick Kelly, Anton Devcich, Daryl Mitchell, Joe Carter, Brett Hampton, PD Bocock (wk), Joe Walker, Brett Randell, Zak Gibson.

CTB:
Chad Bowes, Jack Boyle, Stephen Murdoch, JS Case, Cole McConchie (c), Andrew Ellis, Leo Carter, Cam Fletcher (wk), Henry Shipley, Andrew Hazeldine, Will Williams.

NK vs CTB Dream11 Team Prediction:

• If you want then change Joe Walker to any bowlers.
• In Wicket-keeper both Cam Fletcher and P Bocock are good.
• Joe Carter, Bharat Popli and Dean Brownlie and Jack Boyle are also good option.
• Andrew Ellis is also good all-rounder.
• Will Williams is also option in bowlers.

Captain and Vc choices:  D Mitchell, A Devcich, C Bowes, C McConchie.

Key Players:

NK:
Dean Brownlie
Nicholas Frederick Kelly
Anton Devcich
Daryl Mitchell
Brett Hampton
Brett Randell 

CTB:
Chad Bowes
Jack Boyle
Stephen Murdoch
Cole McConchie
Cam Fletcher
Will Williams
Henry Shipley

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