It was a very tight season for all the teams that participated in the 2019/20 Ford Trophy in New Zealand. We’re down to just the mega final which sees table-toppers Auckland going in as favourites to win it. They managed 6 wins in their 10 games and they have to play Otago in the final now, the latter having 5 wins in 10 games and finishing 3rd on the points table.
These teams already played each other twice in the tournament so far, both being completely one-sided games. In the first encounter, Auckland won by 97 runs while Otago followed up with a massive 210-run win in the reverse fixture. Keep reading for our complete PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234”) fantasy preview of the AUK vs OTG final…
Match info
- Tournament: 2019/20 Ford Trophy.
- Date: 16th February 2020, 3:30am IST.
- Venue: Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland.
- Capacity: Unknown.
- Series status: FINAL.
Recent form
- AUK: L L W W L
- OTG: W W W W W
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Numbers
- Head to head in last 5 games, Otago leads 3-1.
- Last 7 completed games – 6 won batting first.
- Ben Lister – 23 wickets in 10 games so far this season.
- Neil Broom in last 7 games – 3 fifties and 1 century.
Auckland
Auckland will be heavily boosted by the return of Martin Guptill, Kylie Jamieson, and Mark Chapman who finished the ODI series against India recently. All three an be added to your fantasy side especially the first two; Guptill has 229 runs in 5 games he’s played this tournament while Jamieson has 9 wickets in 6 games, also picking 3 wickets in 2 games against India and scoring a handy 25* on debut.
With 388 runs in 7 games this season, Colin Munro is also in fine form, having also hit 2 fifties in 5 T20Is against India where he had a lowest score of 14 in 5 innings. Since quite a while, the tournament leading wicket-taker has been Ben Lister and he should definitely make your fantasy side today. X-factor bowling – Louis Delport with 11 wickets in 5 games so far this season.
Otago
Jacob Duffy is leading the side and he’s someone you definitely want in your PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234”) fantasy team, because he’s bagged 17 wickets in 8 games including 11 scalps in the last 3 games, and also recent experience playing against India A. They’re playing the same team as the last game and Michael Rippon is also a good choice, picking 15 wickets in 9 games, including one 5-fer.
One pick that you can have as your fantasy team captain is Dean Foxcroft who has 2 fifties and a century and a total of 374 runs in 10 games, going with 10 wickets as well. Neil Broom brings plenty of experience to the side and he’s almost always got a start in this tournament so far, with a tally of 432 runs in 10 games this season.
AUK vs OTG Betting
2019 Ford Trophy FINAL: AUK vs OTG
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