Match Detail: Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds , Match 12

• Date & Time: December 24 at 7:10 am IST and 2:40 pm local time
• Location: Basin Reserve, Wellington

The Auckland Aces will take on the Wellington Firebirds in their 12th match of Super Smash 2021/22 on Friday. After starting their tournament with a 27-run win over Canterbury, the Wellington Firebirds lost two back-to-back matches and finished fifth in the standings. Luck did not favor them in the previous defeat and they are looking forward to a comeback in this match.

On the contrary, Auckland Aces is exploring all possible ways to get first score on the board. They lost their last two matches to Northern Braves by 6 wickets and 4 wickets. It will be interesting who will win in the battle between the bottom teams.

The probable playing XI of Wellington Firebirds will be as follows:

Finn Allen (wk), Troy Johnson, Luke Georgeson, Michael Bracewell (c), Jamie Gibson, Nathan Smith, Tim Robinson, Peter Younghusband, Logan van Beek, Hamish Bennett, Ben Sears

The probable playing XI for Auckland Aces will be as follows:

George Worker, Martin Guptill, Mark Chapman, Robert O’Donnell (c), Cole Briggs, Ben Horne (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Sean Solia, Louis Delport, Benjamin Lister and Aditya Ashok

Top Picks – Auckland Aces

Martin Guptill is a brilliant player in this format of the game. He can be brutal to bowlers when he is in full swing. He has scored 51 runs in the first two matches at a strike rate of 115.9.

Mark Chapman is yet to make a big impact with the bat in this tournament. He managed to score 30 runs in the last 2 matches at a strike rate of 136.36 and also took a wicket.

Top Picks – Wellington Firebirds

Finn Allen knows his game well and takes risks with caution. In the last 3 matches, he has scored 77 runs at an average of 25.66 and an impressive strike rate of 192.5. Logan Van Beek in his international in 3 matches scored 100 runs with average of 50 and also has been able to fetch 4 wickets in the tournament.