CK vs CS 23rd Match Prediction

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Canterbury Kings

Canterbury King's outfit chased their target successfully in the last match by scoring 152 runs for the loss of 5 wickets from 19.4 overs. Their chase was led by Cam Fletcher who scored an unbeaten 55 runs from 38 balls. Several other batsmen played good high-quality cameo innings that helped their teams win games. They have a good batting order with batters such as Chad Bowes, Cam Fletcher, Leo Carter, and Cole McConchie being in terrific form in recent times. 

The Canterbury bowlers brought their best and A game to the front by bowling out the opposition for 148 runs. Angus McKenzie and Zakary Foulkes were both bowling well and registered similar figures of 4-0-25-2 in the match. The most successful bowler for Canterbury in the match was William O Rourke who picked up 3 wickets in the game. Ed Nuttal and Todd Astle chipped in with a wicket apiece to help the more successful bowlers. The top players to watch out for in the game are Chad Bowes, Zakary Foulkes, and Cam Fletcher.

The Canterbury side is going into this game after registering 3 victories in a row. In their last match against Wellington, they scored a 3rd win on the trot with a 5-wicket victory with 1 ball remaining. Batting first Wellington scored 148 runs from their quota of 20 overs and the Canterbury Kings replied with 152 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 19.5 overs. Zakary Foulkes also contributed well in the game apart from Cam Fletcher. He scored 32 runs from 26 balls to help Canterbury get close to the target.

Central Districts

The Central Districts team could not chase the target of 167 runs in their last game of the competition. They failed short by 4 runs in the end. Their batting charge was led by Tom Bruce who scored 31 runs and Bayley Wiggins who put together 41 runs. However, these batters could not ensure a win for their side. Josh Clarkson has been the top-scorer so far with 182 runs in the competition. Other batters that are doing a good job for the team are Ross Taylor, Tom Bruce, and Ben Smith.

The bowlers did not do a good job for Central Districts in the competition as they gave away 166 runs from their quota of 20 overs. Raymond Toole picked up 2 wickets for 36 runs, Randell picked up 2 wickets for 30 runs, and Josh Clarkson picked up 2 wickets for 27 runs. Some of these bowlers bowled well in tandem during the inning. Ajaz Patel went away for 9 runs per over in the game. Jayden Lennox bowled beautifully and was miserly to return with figures of 4-0-24-1. Some of the key players for Central Districts in this match were Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, and Randell.

After scoring 3 wins in a row, the Central Districts team went down in their last match to Otago. It was a closely fought affair though with Otago scoring 166 runs from their 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. Central Districts team made a big effort by scoring 162 runs for the loss of 9 wickets from their 20 overs. Central Districts made a good start to their innings and were 95 for 2 at one stage. However, they were at the receiving end of a terrific spell from Matthew Bacon from Otago who picked up a fifer in a T20 game to seal the fate for Central Districts.