AA vs OV Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jan 13, 2024
The Auckland Aces and Otago Volts teams are going up against each other in the 23rd game of the Super Smash for the 2024 season on 13th January. This article will examine pitch report, betting tips, and match predictions for this contest. The Auckland team has done well in the competition by winning four out of their seven matches. They have as many as 20 points to their credit at the moment. Two of their games ended with no result. The Otago Volts team, on the other hand, is languishing near the bottom of the points table with ten points from their seven games. They have recorded just a couple of wins so far.
Auckland Aces vs. Otago Volts Head-To-Head
Auckland Aces and Otago Volts have played against each other on 31 occasions where a clear mandate was possible. Auckland Aces hold the edge 18-13 in this head-to-head.
Auckland Aces vs Otago Volts Live Streaming and Broadcast
This match between the Auckland and Otago teams is not available to Indian fans on TV. However, there is an alternative to viewing this game using live streaming on the FanCode website and app. The Kiwi fans can view this match through TVNZ.
AA vs OV Team Previews
Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces played their last game against Northern Districts earlier today. They managed to record a comprehensive win over ND in this match. The Northern Districts team batted first to score 121 runs from their stipulated overs. The Auckland Aces team quickly chased this set target in 16.3 overs, losing just a couple of wickets. The Auckland quick Lockie Ferguson was adjudged Player of the Match for his bowling effort of four for 14. Ferguson cut through the top and middle order to reduce their effort to a gettable one.
Louis Delport aided Ferguson in this game and picked up a couple of victims from 30 runs from his four overs. In this match, other bowlers such as Ben Lister, Danru Ferns, and Sean Solia picked up a wicket. Even though the Auckland Aces team lost a couple of early wickets during the chase, they were never really troubled by the ND bowlers. Sean Solia and the skipper Robert O'Donnell put on an unbeaten partnership to take the Auckland side home with plenty to spare. Solia remained unbeaten with 67 runs from 42 balls with five sixes and three fours.
Auckland Aces Playing 11
George Worker, Sean Solia, Cole Briggs, Robert O'Donnell, Cameron Fletcher, William O'Donnell, Ryan Harrison, Jock Mckenzie , Danru Ferns, Louis Delport, Benjamin Lister.
Otago Volts
The Otago Volts team played their last game against Central Districts. The Volts lost this match by a margin of 52 runs. The Central Districts outfit batted first to score 187 runs from their quota of twenty overs while losing five wickets. The Otago Volts could not put up much of a fight and capitulated to 135 runs from 18 overs. The Otago Volts bowling attack was taken to the cleaners by Will Young in this game. All the bowlers took punishment, and none managed to pick up more than a single wicket.
Andrew Hazeldine returned with the best figures of 4-0-30-1. The Otago Volts' batting effort was quickly reduced to three for 47 in 5.3 overs with all their top batters, such as Dean Foxcroft, Hamish Rutherford, and Jake Gibson, back in the hut for nothing notable. The middle and lower middle order batters played well to score a few runs, with Max Chu being the top run-getter of the innings with 34 runs from 20 balls. Ollie White scored 30 runs from 22 balls with one six and two fours.
Otago Volts Playing 11
Hamish Rutherford, Jake Gibson, Dean Foxcroft, Max chu, Dale Phillips, Llew Johnson, Ollie White, Ben Lockrose, Andrew Hazeldine, Travis Muller, Jacob Duffy.
AA vs OV Toss Prediction
This game will be played at the Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, New Zealand. Thirty-three domestic T20 matches have been played at Eden Park in Auckland. The team batting second and chasing the target has won 21 games. So, the skipper winning the toss will likely bowl first on this ground.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
We expect bright and sunny conditions at Eden Park in Auckland for this game. The temperature during the game will be close to 24 degrees. There is no possibility of showers coming down during the match. Moderate winds will flow across the ground, especially in the evening.
The venue of Eden Park Outer Oval is well-known for being batting-friendly. The bowlers will have little respite due to the shorter square boundaries. The teams batting second have a much better record on this venue. An average first-inning score here is 167 runs.
AA vs OV Betting Tips
The Auckland Aces team has fared much better in this competition so far. They are in second position in the points table and are looking good for more wins. The Volts are lying near the bottom of the points table in the second-last position. The Auckland team is playing at home. So, all in all, we expect Auckland Aces to win this contest.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Auckland Aces have some in-form batters at the top of their batting unit. You can bet they will score at least 61 runs in their first eight
Similar to Auckland, Otago has some top players near the top of the order. You can bet them to assemble 42 runs from their first six overs.
Robie O'Donnell is in prime form this year. You can expect him to score over 26 runs in this game.
We are eager to know what you think of our match predictions, if there is anything we can do better or if you want to let us know your own predictions for the match.