Betting Tips

The fifth game of the Super Smash for the 2024-25 season will be played at Seddon Park in Hamilton on New Year's Day. This afternoon game will feature Northern Knights and Wellington, who are playing their first game of the competition. Let's take a close look at the match preview, pitch report, match prediction, and betting tips for this contest.

Northern Districts vs Wellington Firebirds Head-to-Head Record

These two teams have played against each other in the T20 format of Super Smash on 35 occasions where a clear mandate could be obtained. Northern Knights hold the edge with a 20-15 record. Northern Districts won the last game between the two teams in last year's season. They have also won three out of their previous five matches against Wellington.

Northern DIstricts vs Wellington Firebirds Live-streaming and Broadcast

This game between Wellington and Northern Knights will not be available on TV in India. However, the contest may be available through live streaming on the Fan Code site and app.

ND vs WF Team Previews

Northern Districts

The first game of Northern Knights in this year's competition had to be abandoned due to rain. So, the Knights are currently sitting on two points collected due to no result. One of the crucial batters for Northern Districts in this game is Katene Clarke. He has scored 134 runs in his last eight games.

The right-handed batter was the principal run-getter for Northern Districts the previous year and will be the batter to watch out for in this game. Jeet Raval is another batter to watch out for in this contest. The left-hander has scored 126 runs in his last eight innings.

Brett Hampton has also done a reasonable job by scoring 97 runs in his last eight games. The left-arm bowler Tim Pringle leads the bowling charts for Northern District with eight wickets from his last seven matches with an average of 22.50. But he will not be playing for Northern Districts this year.

The left-arm medium-fast bowler Neil Wagner has also picked up five wickets from his four games with an average of 21.00. The right-handed medium fast bowler Brett Hampton has collected five wickets from his last five matches with an average of 24.80.

Northern Districts Expected Playing 11

Wellington Firebirds

This is the first game of the new season for Wellington in Super Smash. As a result, they have not opened their account in the 2024-25 season. But they are going into this contest on the back of four losses in a row in the Super Smash competition.

Muhammad Abbas has been the top run-getter for Wellington during the last season. He has scored 204 runs from eight games with an average of 25.50. The southpaw Nick Kelly scored 186 runs from his previous eight games with an average of 26.57.

Michael Bracewell scored 151 runs in his last six games with an average of 30.20. Tim Robinson has scored 298 runs in the previous six games with an excellent average of 59.6. Logan van Beek will lead the Wellington bowling attack. He has picked up 12 wickets from his last eight games with an average of 21.66.

Peter Younghusband has picked up eight victims from his last leg-break bowling. The right-arm medium-fast bowler Nathan Smith has collected seven scalps from eight games well.

Wellington Firebirds Expected Playing 11

ND vs WF Toss Prediction

Over the years, 39 domestic T20 games have been played at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Surprisingly, the teams batting first have won more games, 22. The team fielding first has won just 17 games. So, the captain winning the coin flip is likely to opt to bat 1st at this venue.

Pitch and Conditions

The Seddon Park wicket is likely to be suitable for the batters. The wicket will have the ball coming onto the bat nicely from the word Go. The Pacers or Spinners will not be offered much help. They will have to be right on the money throughout the game. We are expecting rain interruptions for this contest. The temperature during the game will remain close to a pleasant 21 degrees.

ND vs WF Betting Tips

The Wellington Firebirds have put together a good team this year and can unsettle the hosts in this game. They have a stronger batting unit and bowling attack that has more bases convered. Overall, we think the Wellington Firebirds will have the edge going into this contest.

Bet on the Wellington Firebirds to win.