Wellington Firebirds Vs Central Stags Match 14 07 January 2023

14th T20 • Basin Reserve • Wellington

Wellington Firebirds

Central Stags

Match Abandoned

Match Abandoned Due To Rain

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Match has not started yet

Match Info

Date & Time

07 Jan, 06:10 AM IST

Venue

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Match

14th T20,

Super Smash

Toss

Toss yet to take Place

Commentary

So this now means that both teams stay at the exact same places in the table, on 14 points. That will be all from this Super Smash fixture, but do switch tabs to find out what is happening in Sydney, with the Test going on between Australia and South Africa by clicking here. As for now, this is the pair of Bidipto and Mohul, saying good bye. Keep following Sportskeeda.

7:00 AM IST: We have news for you, but it is not a good one. The much anticipated top of the table clash will not happen because the match has been abandoned due to improper ground conditions. The ground staff worked extremely hard to get things ready on time, but there was just too much water on the ground for it to dry.

The good news is that the rain has stopped. The ground staff are doing their best to get the playing area ready. Let's hope that we have the toss as quickly as we can. Stay with us.

Unfortunately, we do not have the best of news for you. The toss has been delayed due to rain. But stay with us, as we are hoping for a start, as soon as possible.

Hello everyone! Welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of Match 14 in the Super Smash League 2022/23! Wellington Firebirds will host Central Stags at the Basin Reserve. Bringing all the T20 action to you from this game, will be the commentary pair of Bidipto and Mohul.

We could not have had a better clash at this stage of the league than this one! The first-placed team of the tournament takes on the second-placed team and the winner takes pole position, certainly in terms of points, and also perhaps, in their net run rate.

The hosts, Wellington Firebirds have 12 points from 4 matches with the healthiest net run rate of +0.870. Finn Allen has been in red-hot form with the bat for his team, scoring 132 runs in only 3 matches, at a strike rate of 194.11. He is the joint third highest run scorer in the tournament so far. Following him for the Firebirds, with the bat, is Rachin Ravindra, with 104 runs at a strike rate of 131.64. Bowling-wise, Ravindra features too, with 5 wickets at an economy of 7.53. He is his team's most wicket taker. So his all-round game is coming really good for the home team! Next in the list for them, is leg-spinner Peter Younghusband. He has scalped 4 wickets at an economy of 5.92 only!

The visitors, Central Stags also have 12 points from 4 matches, but with the second best net run rate of +0.230. Both Josh Clarkson and wicketkeeper-batter Dane Cleaver have been superb so far for them, with the bat. The former has scored 178 runs up to now with a strike rate of 200.00, while the latter has notched up 149 runs, striking at 129.56! They are the second and third highest run getters of the tournament. In the bowling department, left-arm seamer Ray Toole has accounted for 7 wickets at an economy of 9.46. After him for the Stags, come Jayden Lennox and captain Tom Bruce's names. They both have taken 6 wickets, at economies of 8.00 and 9.30, respectively. Interestingly, the former is a left-arm spinner and the latter is an off-spinner. So finger spin has worked nicely for this strong team.

These two teams met in match no. 4 at Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North, where the Firebirds beat the Stags by only 2 runs in a high-scoring affair. Will the result be reversed this time round, or remain the same? Let's find out!