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CLAIM NOWAuckland Aces vs Otago Volts, FT, Today Match Prediction 29 November 2023
Toss Winner - Otago Volts won the toss and choose to bat first
Auckland Aces won by 7 wickets
The Ford Trophy is New Zealand's main domestic List A limited-overs six-team competition and comprises 10 rounds.
- Otago Volts are in second place in the standings with a NRR of 0.840.
- Hamish Rutherford is Otago’s main batter to watch out for.
- This is a batting-friendly venue and a 300-plus total by the side batting first is expected.
Back Otago Volts as the winners of this match.
| Tournament: | The Ford Trophy, 2023-24 |
| Format: | oneday |
| Venue: | Kennards Hire Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 19.0°C|Partly cloudy |
AUCK vs OV Match Prediction & Analysis
The first round of matches in the 2023 The Ford Trophy hasn’t gone well for Auckland Aces. They lost their season opener to Otago Volts by 42 runs and are now fifth on the table with a NRR of -0.840. The two sides will face off again at Eden Park Outer Oval on Wednesday. Auckland Aces will be looking to win this one and climb up the points table.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
AUCK
L L L L
AUCK
302/6 in 50.0 6.04
FT
Otago Volts beat Auckland Aces by 42 runs
260/10 in 44.5 5.8
413/9 in 121.0 3.41
PS
Canterbury Kings beat Auckland Aces by 8 wickets
63/1 in 16.1 3.9
264/10 in 81.0 3.26
0/0 in 0.0 0
OV
W L L L
OV
302/6 in 50.0 6.04
FT
Otago Volts beat Auckland Aces by 42 runs
260/10 in 44.5 5.8
HEAD TO HEAD
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Otago Volts beat Auckland Aces by 42 runs
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Auckland Aces Preview
Auckland Aces faltered in their season opener against Otago Volts. Chasing a target of 303 at Queen's Park, they were bowled out for just 260. Only William O'Donnell stood tall, with a fighting 83 off 101 balls.
Opener Finn Allen played some fantastic strokes for his 42 off 40 deliveries, and the team will be hoping for a higher score from him in this game.
Last season, George Worker led the batting unit, scoring 278 runs in 9 innings at an average of over 40. This season, too, a lot is expected of him.
Another name to keep an eye out for is Robert O'Donnell. He was among the competition's top batters last season, accumulating 215 runs in 7 innings at an average of 43.
Matt Gibson, the left-arm fast bowler, leads this team's bowling attack. He is still relatively new to List A cricket, although he did well last season, taking 6 wickets at an average of 15.
Spinners Louis Delport (8 wickets in 5 innings last season) and Adithya Ashok (10 wickets in 7 innings last season) will have to shoulder most of the workload again this year.
Auckland Aces Predicted Playing XI:
Finn Allen, George Worker, William O’Donnell, Robert O’Donnell, Cam Fletcher (wk), Sean Solia (c), Ryan Harrison, Adithya Ashok, Danru Ferns, Louis Delport, Matt Gibson
Auckland Aces Key Players From Previous Game Of The Ford Trophy, 2023-24
Auckland Aces Actual Playing XI:
Adithya Ashok, George Worker, Robert O'Donnell, William O'Donnell, Ryan Harrison, Sean Solia, Cameron Fletcher, Danru Ferns, Louis Delport, Matthew Jamie Gibson, Finn Allen
Otago Volts Preview
Otago Volts couldn’t have started their season on a better note. They piled on 302-6 against Auckland and ed a thumping 42-run win. Dale Phillips top-scored for them with a superb knock of 107 off just 99 balls. Thorn Parkes also shined with a fluent 51 off 57 balls and shared a 128-run partnership with Phillips for the fourth wicket.
Also, look out for Hamish Rutherford. The opener was the tournament’s top run-getter last season, with 408 runs in just 9 innings at an average of 58.28.
Matthew Bacon’s spell of 5-38 in the previous game proved to be a game-changer. The new ball bowler was among the wickets last season too and it looks he is in for another great year.
We are backing Jacob Duffy to do well here as well. The right-arm fast bowler had picked up 11 wickets in juts 5 innings in the last Ford Trophy at an outstanding average of 11.45.
Otago Volts Predicted Playing XI:
Hamish Rutherford, Luke Georgeson, Dean Foxcroft (c), Dale Phillips, Thorn Parkes, Llew Johnson, Max Chu (wk), Ben Lockrose, Travis Muller, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Bacon
Otago Volts Key Players From Previous Game Of The Ford Trophy, 2023-24
Otago Volts Actual Playing XI:
Dale Phillips, Hamish Rutherford, Llew Johnson, Thorn Parkes, Dean Foxcroft, Luke Georgeson, Max chu, Ben Lockrose, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Bacon, Travis Muller
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The surface at Eden Park Outer Oval is usually hard. It’s great for batting and tough for the bowlers for the most part. The new ball bowlers might get some lateral movement off the pitch and swing off the air.
The weather will be slightly cloudy in the morning, but will become sunny and breezy later on.
AUCK vs OV Pitch Report
The average first innings score at Eden Park Outer Oval over the last five matches is 286. The highest total posted at the venue in this period is Auckland’s 380-6 against Otago in the 2021-22 Ford Trophy. The team batting first in this game will be looking to set a target of around at least 300-320 runs.
Toss: To Bat
Four of the last five matches played at Eden Park Outer Oval in Auckland have been won by the team batting first. Thus, it’s likely that the team winning the toss will bat first here.
AUCK vs OV
Winning Prediction
Otago Volts have won three of their last four completed games in the Ford Trophy against Auckland Aces, including the last one this season. They will definitely have the edge in this encounter. Otago’s batting looks stronger, and their bowling attack is pretty balanced. Auckland have a lot of solid batters as well, but it remains to be seen if they perform as a unit. We feel Otago should be able to dominate this encounter.
Back Otago Volts as the winners of this match.
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