The 25th Match of the Super Smash ( SS T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play Canterbury Kings vs Auckland Aces on  Tuesday, 18th January 2022 at The Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

Canterbury Kings had beaten the same team, Auckland Aces in their most recent match by the margin of five wickets. They won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was very poor. They leaked 167 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Henry Shipley was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in his three overs bowled out against 26 runs. Ed Nuttall also picked two wickets while he was charged for 27 runs in his four overs bowled out.

Auckland Aces had won their previous match against Otago Volts by the margin of just one wicket. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The way how their batting order performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They leaked 130 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Adithya Ashok was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in his four overs bowled out against just 17 runs. Ben Lister, William Somerville, Adithya Ashok, and Glenn Phillips also picked two wickets each.

Total Matches: 31

• Auckland Aces: 20
• Canterbury Kings: 11

According to our today prediction, Canterbury Kings is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Canterbury Kings a favorite team to win this match:

• The performance of Canterbury Kings had been good in this tournament
• Canterbury Kings had a strong batting order on the side
• The bowling unit of Auckland Aces is also strong
• Both teams had failed to give the best performance so far

The performance of Canterbury Kings had been good in this edition of Super Smash League and their batting and bowling unit is also in good form, so the winning chances of today’s match for Canterbury Kings have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Canterbury Kings have a 52% chance to win this match
Auckland Aces have 48% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match as we had observed in the previous matches of this season of Super Smash League. As per toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 25th match of Super Smash League is going to be held at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The pitch here at this venue should be good for batting as it is in most places around New Zealand. We should have a very high-scoring match if we get some warm and sunny conditions. A score of more than 190 runs should be as par.

The weather forecast of Christchurch for matchday is not good. There are some chances of rain but we are hoping that there will be no disturbance during this match.

Date: Tuesday, 18th Jan 2022
Time: 06:40 AM BD

Stadium: Hagley Oval
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Opened: 1886
Capacity: 20,000
Known as: Hagley Oval
Time Zone: UTC +13:00
Home to: Canterbury

Cole McConchie (c), Cam Fletcher (wk), Blake Coburn, Chad Bowes, Ken McClure, Leo Carter, Mitchell Hay, Henry Shipley, Todd Astle, Will Williams, William ORourke, Ed Nuttall.