There has been a long 2-month break since the last round of 2019/20 Ford Trophy matches took place in New Zealand. Now, we’re back with a bang, with 3 matches scheduled tonight including one between Auckland and Canterbury. In Match 18 of the tournament, we have Otago taking on Central Districts and you should choose well as many changes have taken place in each squad.
It’s been a poor season for both sides so far, with Otago second from bottom on the points table, having managed only 2 wins in 5 games so far. On the other hand, Central Districts have made the bottom spot their own with 1 wins in 5 games, with 3 losses and one washed out game. Keep reading for our complete PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234”) fantasy preview of the OTG vs CD game…
Match info
- Tournament: 2019/20 Ford Trophy.
- Date: 26th January 2020, 3:30am IST.
- Venue: University Oval, Dunedin.
- Capacity: 3,500+
- Series status: Match 18 of round robin stage.
Recent form
- OTG: W L L L W
- CD: L W L L NR
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Numbers
- Head to head in last 5 games, Central Districts leads 3-2.
- 6 of the last 7 completed games this tournament – won batting first.
- Nathan Smith – 17 wickets in last 8 limited overs outings.
Otago
Representing New Zealand A right now, Jacob Duffy is the only player who will miss out while the player who may be benched from the 12-man squad is Tommy Clout. With the bat, Neil Broom is easily one of the most experienced players in this game and he has a fifty and century so far in 4 games. Nick Kelly has been their highest scorer so far with 225 runs in 5 games.
Their top bowler of this season so far has been Nathan Smith who has been in great form even during the Super Smash, also picking 8 wickets in 5 games this tournament so far. All-rounders are key in fantasy cricket and Anaru Kitchen is a must have in your fantasy side with 3 wickets and 100+ runs in 5 games, with a top score of 45* so far.
Central Districts
Ross Taylor and Blair Tickner are representing the national side while Tom Bruce, Ajaz Patel, and George Worker are all part of the New Zealand A squad, so you should skip them all from your PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234”) fantasy team. The team will be led by Ben Smith who hasn’t been too consistent but has 150 runs in 5 games thanks to a century in one game.
Doug Bracewell, Bevan Small, Ben Stoyanoff, Adam Milne are all injured and aren’t a part of the squad. Keiran Noema Barnett has only 1 wicket and 56 runs in 2 games so far, but he recently had a great season in the 2019/20 Super Smash tournament, so he’s someone I’d pick even as captain. Seth Rance is their leader with the ball with 11 wickets in 5 games so far this season.
OTG vs CD Betting
2019 Ford Trophy – OTG vs CD
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