NK vs WF 19th Match Prediction

NK vs WF Team Previews

Northern Knights

The Northern Knights team will be led by Jeet Raval in this game. This side, playing under the captaincy of Jeet Raval has done a great job during the season, especially during the latter half of the season. In their last match, they beat Central Districts by a margin of 35 runs and moved into the 2nd position in the points table. The Northern Knights team will be in a confident mood as a result of this win and the fact that they are playing at home. Jeet Raval will be expecting a solid performance from his teammates as they are up against a difficult proposition in this game.

Jeet Raval put together a century in his last appearance for his team. He will be keen to get his team off to a good start by hitting a big opening wicket partnership with his fellow opener Henry Cooper. The Northern Knights' middle order is in the hands of players such as Bharat Popli, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, and Henry Cooper who add strength to the middle order. All these batters are in good form. The team will be expecting some batting contributions from other players such as Colin de Grandhomme and Katene Clarke in the lower middle order.

The opening ball attack in this match will be in the hands of Colin de Grandhomme and Kristian Clarke. The Northern Knights team management will be expecting a good show from these new ball bowlers in this game. Mitchell Santner is a crucial member of this team bringing plenty of experience to the middle order and more importantly to the bowling attack. He will be looking to guide the younger members of the team in the bowling attack. Bowlers such as Joe Walker, Brett Hampton, and Tim Pringle will have to display a strong showing in the match to impress the management.

Wellington Firebirds

The Wellington Firebirds team is being led by Nick Kelly in the competition. This team was pretty lucky to escape with a draw in the last match against Auckland. Their bowlers displayed a poor show in this match when they could not put pressure on their opposition. The Wellington Firebirds' bowling attack appeared to be rusty in their last match. The skipper Nick Kelly will be hoping for a better showing from this bowling attack in this game. Other important batsmen in the line-up are Rachin Ravindra and Luke Geogeson. 

These batters have a significant role to play at the top of the order. They will need to set up a huge opening wicket stand for the rest of the batting order to follow. Nick Kelly will be all set to try and anchor the innings, especially in the middle order with help from batters such as Muhammad Abbas, Nathan Smith, and Gareth Severin. However, the Wellington Firebirds team management will be keen to get some healthy contributions from the lower middle order, especially from players such as Logan van Beek and Callum McLachlan.

The Wellington Firebirds' bowling attack will need to recover from their poor showing in the last match. Their opening ball bowlers Ian McPeake and Logan van Beek will have to pick early wickets in the match. Other bowlers will have to contribute as well. The Firebirds team management will look to get some good overs from Abbas and Michael Snedden especially when they bowl the middle overs. the Wellington Firebirds will also expect a good showing from bowlers such as Kieran McComb, Ravindra, and Luke Georgeson.