NK vs WEL Dream11 Prediction: Northern Knights will take on Wellington Firebirds in the 30th Match of Ford Trophy in Whangarei.
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Northern Knights will take on Wellington Firebirds in the 30th Match of Ford Trophy which will be played at Cobham Oval in Whangarei. This is the last match-week of the tournament and both the sides are in the contention to reach the Elimination Final. A win for Wellington will take them directly to the finals whereas for the Knights, they have to win this game and other results should also go in their favour. Everything to play for in this important game.
Pitch Report
This is a newly made stadium and we haven’t seen many games on this track. Although, this track has shown that there is enough help for the pacers on this track. 250 will be a par score here.
Probable Playing XI
Northern Knights
Dean Brownlie, Katene Clarke, Joe Carter, BJ Watling, Henry Cooper, Peter Bocock, Brett Hampton, Joe Walker, Anurag Verma, Brett Randall, Jake Gibson.
Wellington Firebirds
Andrew Fletcher, Jakob Bhula, Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, Fraser Colson, Jamie Gibson, Lauchie Jones, Ben Sears, Logan van Beek, Ian McPeake, Brett Johnson.
Top Four
Northern Knights – Katene Clarke, Dean Brownlie, Joe Carter, and BJ Watling.
Wellington Firebirds – Andrew Fletcher, Jakob Bhula, Devon Conway, and Michael Bracewell.
Clean-hitters
Northern Knights – Dean Brownlie and Joe Carter.
Wellington Firebirds – Andrew Fletcher and Devon Conway.
Death overs specialists
Northern Knights – Brett Randall.
Wellington Firebirds – van Beek and Ben Sears.
NK vs WEL Dream11 Prediction
NK vs WEL Dream11 Wicket-Keepers
Peter Bocock (Price 8.5) played a very good knock in the last game and he will be the wicket-keeper of our squad as BJ Watling is in very poor form.
NK vs WEL Dream11 Batsmen
Devon Conway (Price 9):- Conway is in sensational form in this season of the domestic circuit. He was the highest scorer of super-smash and has continued his form in FORD trophy too. He scored a century in the last game and would like to continue it.
Michael Bracewell (Price 8.5):- Bracewell has been a consistent batter at number 4 for the Firebirds and has been very decent. In the last game, he picked 3 wickets in his bowling too and proved his mettle as an all-rounder.
Andre Fletcher (Price 9):- Fletcher is an aggressive batsman at the top and takes proper use of the powerplay overs. He scored a brilliant half-century in the last game and would like to continue his form.
Dean Brownlie (Price 9):- Brownlie is expected to return at the top of the order for the Knights. Brownlie is a very experienced player and is a technically solid batsman.
Katene Clarke (Price 9):- Clarke was the highest scorer for Knights in the last game. He has a habit of playing on this track and he should be a very good option at the top.
NK vs WEL Dream11 All-rounders
Brett Hampton (Price 9) will be the lone all-rounder in the squad as he is a regular bowler for the team and is also a beautiful batsman at the lower order.
NK vs WEL Dream11 Bowlers
Jake Gibson (Price 8) and Anurag Verma (Price 8.5) will be the bowlers from the Knights as they both have been magnificent for the team. Anurag is the highest wicket-taker for the Knights whereas Gibson took a fifer in the last game and would like to continue it.
Ben Sears (Price 8.5) and Logan van Beek (Price 9) will be the bowlers from the Firebirds to complete our squad as van Beek is a very experienced player and has been very good during the season whereas Sears is a very good bowler and played a crucial part in the last win by taking 3 wickets.
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Dream 11 Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.
