Today Cricket Match Prediction, Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights, Super Smash T20 2019-20, 22nd Match. Who Will Win, On January 5, 2020

The world is ready to witness yet another big battle of T20 cricket. The 22nd Match match of Super Smash League 2019-20 is Scheduled to play between Canterbury Kings and Northern Knights on Sunday, 5th January 2020 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. We are posting safe, accurate and secure today match prediction for all matches of Super Smash League free.

Canterbury Kings is the worst performing team of this season of Super Smash League. They had played five matches so far with just one win. They had lost three matches while their one match was ended with no result. They are laying at the bottom of the points table with six points and a poor run rate. They lost their previous match against Auckland Aces by a massive margin of seven wickets where they lost the toss and were asked to bat first. Their batting order had a superb performance in that match and scored 194 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Chad Bowes was the highest run-scorer from their side who put 90 runs on the board on 42 deliveries with the help of nine boundaries and six maximum sixes. Jack Boyle also had a good performance with the bat. He remained not out after scoring 69 runs. He played 53 balls and smashed eight boundaries during his inning. Cam Fletcher also remained not out after scoring 29 runs.

Canterbury Kings lost their previous match due to the worst performance by their bowling unit. They failed to defend a massive target of 195 runs and were charged for the target in 19.3 overs. The skipper, Cole McConchie was the only successful and economical bowler from their side who picked one wicket in his four overs bowled out while he was charged for just 23 runs. Will Williams and Andrew Ellis also picked one wicket each while Ed Nuttall, Henry Shipley, and Blake Coburn failed to get any wicket in the previous match. We had observed that the batting order of Canterbury Kings had performed well in this season of Super Smash League but their bowling unit is not performing well. Their bowling unit had to give their best performance in upcoming matches to play a role in each and every match for their team.

Northern Knights also had failed to perform well in this tournament so far. They had registered just two wins out of their seven matches played right now. They lost four matches while their one match was ended with no result. They are situated at the second position from the bottom of the points table. They were beaten by Wellington Firebirds in their most recent match by a huge margin of 52 runs. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. Their bowling unit once again failed to give their best performance in that match. They were charged for 188 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Anton Devcich, Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Randell, and Daryl Mitchell picked one wicket each in the previous match while Anurag Verma and Ish Sodhi could not pick any wicket in that match.

The batting order of Central Districts failed to give their best performance in the previous match. They could manage to score 136 runs and were all-out in 18.3 overs while chasing the target of 189 runs on the board. Tim Seifert was the highest run-scorer from their side with 35 runs to his name. The skipper, Dean Brownlie put 32 runs on the board while he played 27 deliveries and smashed four boundaries during his inning. Daryl Mitchell and Anurag Verma scored 13 runs each while Joe Carter and Brett Randell failed to open their account on the scoreboard.

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

• Northern Knights is a well-balanced side as compared to Canterbury Kings
• Northern Knights had a strong batting order in the side
• The bowling unit of Northern Knights is also strong
• Canterbury Kings have their key players available for this match

Canterbury Kings had failed to perform well their previous matches but there is no doubt that they have a strong batting order in the side which is in excellent form, so the winning chances of today 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
Northern Knights have 48% chances 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 our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 22nd 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 is we get some warm and sunny conditions. A score of more than 180 runs should be as a par. The average first inning score on this venue is 153 runs and the average second inning score on this venue is 154 runs. The highest total record on this ground is 154 runs in 20 overs.

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

Dream11 Prediction for Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights-Super Smash T20 2019. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights are mentioned under.

Date: Sunday, 5th January 2020
Time: 03:10 AMGMT / 04:10 PM LOCAL

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

Anton Devcich, Tim Seifert (wk), Dean Brownlie (c), Joe Carter, Brett Hampton, Daryl Mitchell, Daniel Flynn, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, Anurag Verma, Brett Randell, Peter Bocock, Jake Gibson.