Canterbury recorded comfortable wins in their opening two games in the New Zealand ODD. In their tournament opener, they bowled out Wellington for a paltry 119 runs and cantered home in 22.4 overs. In their second New Zealand ODD game, Canterbury defended 236 runs in a 40-over game.

On the other hand, Northern Knights beat Auckland twice in their two games in the New Zealand ODD, with both wins coming while chasing. They hunted down a 143-run target with ease in a 27-over first game before chasing down 203 runs with 40 balls to spare in the second.

New Zealand ODD: Squads to choose from

Canterbury: Leo Carter, Todd Astle, Chad Bowes, Jack Boyle, Sean Davey, Cam Fletcher, Matthew Hay, Matt Henry, Ken McClure, Ed Nuttall, Fraser Sheat, Theo van Woerkom, Will Williams.

Northern Knights: Jeet Raval, Katene Clarke, Bharat Popli, Dean Brownlie, Anton Devcich, Brett Hampton, Peter Bocock, Jake Gibson, Joe Walker, FL Walker, Brett Randell, Anurag Verma.

Predicted Playing-XIs

Canterbury: Chad Bowes, Jack Boyle, Leo Carter (c), Todd Astle, Ken McClure, Matthew Hay, Cam Fletcher (wk), Sean Davey, Will Williams, Matt Henry, Ed Nuttall.

Northern Knights: Katene Clarke, Jeet Raval, Bharat Popli, Dean Brownlie, Anton Devcich (c), Brett Hampton, Peter Bocock (wk), Jake Gibson, Joe Walker, Anurag Verma, Brett Randell.

Match Details

Match: Canterbury vs Northern Knights

Date: December 6th 2020, 3:30 AM IST

Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

Pitch Report

The first game at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch in the New Zealand ODD this season may have been a dampener and a low-scoring one. However, that may well have been a one-off and an aberration.

The track is a beautiful one to bat on. Last season, the average score batting first was 283 runs. Thus, a relatively high-scoring New Zealand ODD game is likely to be on the cards.

New Zealand ODD 2020 Dream11 Fantasy Suggestions (CTB vs NK)

Fantasy Suggestion #1: Cam Fletcher, Katene Clarke, Anton Devcich, Jack Boyle, Leo Carter, Brett Hampton, Todd Astle, Jake Gibson, Brett Randell, Sean Davey, Matt Henry.

Captain: Todd Astle. Vice-captain: Anton Devcich.

Fantasy Suggestion #2: Cam Fletcher, Katene Clarke, Anton Devcich, Chad Bowes, Leo Carter, Brett Hampton, Todd Astle, Joe Walker, Brett Randell, Ed Nuttall, Will Williams.

Captain: Katene Clarke. Vice-captain: Matt Henry.

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