Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds, PS, Today Match Prediction 15 November 2023

AUCK vs WELL Match Prediction & Analysis

Plunket Shield is one of the oldest cricket tournaments in the New Zealand circuit. Auckland are off to a disastrous start with 3 losses on a trot. Wellington are having a good tournament with 2 wins and a draw in their 3 matches played so far. Both teams will look to get crucial wins from this match and get momentum ahead of the league matches. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

AUCK

L L L

CANT

413/9 in 121.0 3.41

PS

Canterbury Kings beat Auckland Aces by 8 wickets

06 Nov 2023

AUCK

63/1 in 16.1 3.9

AUCK

184/10 in 61.0 3.02

PS

Northern Districts beat Auckland Aces by 9 wickets 28 Oct 2023

ND

51/1 in 4.1 12.24

AUCK

264/10 in 81.0 3.26

PS

Central Stags beat Auckland Aces by an innings and 77 runs 20 Oct 2023

CD

0/0 in 0.0 0

WELL

W W

CD

169/10 in 64.1 2.63

PS

Wellington Firebirds beat Central Stags by 172 runs 28 Oct 2023

WELL

184/10 in 58.4 3.14

WELL

325/10 in 104.5 3.1

PS

Wellington Firebirds beat Canterbury Kings by 129 runs 20 Oct 2023

CANT

185/10 in 54.5 3.37

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Auckland Aces Preview

Auckland were bundled out for 217 & 256 runs in the last game. Sean Solia (67 runs), Robert O Donell (54 runs) and George Worker (60 runs) were good with the bat and made fifties in the last game. Their batters Quinn Sunde, William O Donell, and Cole Briggs got starts but failed to convert them into a big score. 

Their bowlers gave away 413/9d & 63/2 in the last match. Aditya Ashok (3/127), Louis Delport (2/61)and Darnu Ferns (2/88) toiled hard for 121 overs and took wickets in the first innings. Simon Keene chipped in with 2 wickets in the second innings. 

Key players: Aditya Ashok, Sean Solia, Robert O Donnell

Auckland Aces Predicted Playing XI:

William O Donell, Sean Solia, Quinn Sunde, Robert O Donell, George Worker, Cam Fletcher, Simon Keene, Aditya Ashok, Danru Ferns, Ben Lister, Ryan Harrison

Auckland Aces Actual Playing XI:

George Worker, Ryan Harrison, William O'Donnell, Danru Ferns, Sean Solia, Cameron Fletcher, Quinn Sunde, Adithya Ashok, Louis Delport, Matthew Jamie Gibson, Finn Allen

Wellington Firebirds Preview

Wellington scored 270 & 224/9 in the last game. Nick Greenwood, Nick Kelly, Tim Robinson, and Nathan Smith made 50+ scores and led their batting unit. Gareth Severin chipped with small cameos in both the innings but failed to convert it into a big score. 

Their bowlers bundled the opposition to 191 but gave 248/4 while chasing 304 in second innings. Nathan Smith (5/67 & 1/58) was their chief tormenter with 6 wickets. Ben Sears, Michael Snedden, and Tim Robinson chipped in with crucial wickets in the match. 

Key players: Nathan Smith, Tim Robinson, Nick Kelly

Wellington Firebirds Predicted Playing XI:

Troy Johnson, Nick Greenwood, Nick Kelly, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith, Callum McLachlan, Gareth Severin, Peter Younghusband, Ben Sears, Michael Snedden, James Hartshorn

Wellington Firebirds Actual Playing XI:

James Hartshorn, Nick Greenwood, Nick Kelly, Tim Robinson, Muhammad Arslan Abbas, Callum McLachlan, Gareth Severin, Ben Sears, Michael Snedden, Nathan Smith, Peter Younghusband

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

We expect bright and sunny weather as per the weather forecasters.

AUCK vs WELL Pitch Report

The pitch will be slightly spicy track with some assistance for the pacers and ball might seam and swing around as the match progresses. 

Toss: To Bat

Both teams will look to bat first in this match as the pitch will be good to bat in the first 2 days.