Betting Tips

In the 18th encounter of the Super Smash competition for the 2024-25 season in New Zealand, Otago Volts will take on Wellington Firebirds. This contest will be played on January 18th at the University Oval in Dunedin. This post will consider betting tips, a match preview, a pitch report, and a match prediction for this encounter.

Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds Head-to-Head Record

Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts have played against each other on 27 occasions in the past in the Super Smash competition. Wellington leads this head-to-head 17-10. Wellington also leads the recent head-to-head between the two teams in their last five games 3-2. However, Otago won the previous contest played between the two teams earlier in the tournament this year.

Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds Live-streaming and Broadcast

This encounter between Wellington Firebirds and Otago Volts will not be available to Indian fans on TV. However, the game can be enjoyed on the FanCode app and site with live-streaming media.

OV vs WF Team Previews

Otago Volts

The Otago outfit is doing well in the Super Smash competition this year. They have played seven games and won four of them. As a result, they have collected 18 points and have the best net run rate in the competition, +0.935. They are currently leading the points table.

However, they lost their last game against Northern Districts by a close margin of eight runs. But they came mighty close to winning this encounter. Although Northern Districts set a daunting target of 213 runs to win, Otago got close and reached 204 runs for the loss of sight wickets in their twenty overs.

Max Chu and Dean Foxcroft will again lead the batting charge for Otago in this game. Chu has scored 229 runs in his last nine games with an average of 32.71 and an excellent strike rate of 156.84. Dean Foxcroft scored 212 runs in his previous nine games with an average of 53 and a strike rate of 118.43.

Andrew Hazeldine will lead the bowling attack for Otago in this contest. He has picked up 14 wickets from his ten games with a strike rate of 14.57. Ben Lockrose has also picked up nine wickets in his last nine games with a strike rate of 20.88.

Otago Volts Expected Playing 11

Wellington Firebirds

Wellington has been the worst-performing team overall this season. Although they have played just four games, they have lost three. As a result, they are currently languishing at the bottom of the points table with just four points to their credit.

They also have the worst net run rate in the competition, at -0.363. They are going into this contest after a couple of losses in a row. Their last game of the league was against this same opposition. They lost the match by 15 runs.

Wellington's top batter over the last year has been Nick Kelly. In his previous ten games, he scored 257 runs while averaging 28.56 and with a strike rate of 124.15. Tim Robinson was prolific the previous year, scoring 239 runs in his last five games with a terrible batting average of 47.8. He has scored these runs quickly, with a strike rate of 156.2.

Logan van Beek will lead Wellington's bowling effort. He has picked up 16 wickets from his last ten games with a strike rate of 13.93. Peter Younghusband has also picked up nine wickets from his last ten games with a strike rate of 22.66.

Wellington Firebirds Expected Playing 11

OV vs WF Toss Prediction

Over the years, 24 domestic T20 games have been played at the University Oval in Dunedin. The teams batting first have won six, while the teams chasing a target have won 17 games. So, any skipper who wins the coin flip is likely to opt to field first here.

Pitch and Conditions

The University Oval ground in Dunedin is the home turf for the Otago team. The wicket here has a great deal of bounce and carry. But this also means the batters will get the ball onto the bat nicely. The shorter boundaries will also be in favor of the batters. You can expect a close contest between bat and ball. We're likely to get cloudy conditions for this game.

The temperature during the game will be close to 17 degrees, and there is no possibility of getting showers.

OV vs WF Betting Tips

The Otago Volts have done well in the Super Smash this year. They are currently in the top position on the points table. Most of their top and middle-order batters are in good nick. On the other hand, Wellington has had a wretched tournament and is right at the bottom of the points table.

Bet on Otago Volts to win.