The 12th match of Super Smash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Auckland Aces and Central Districts on Thursday, 5th January 2023 at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth.

Central Districts had won their most recent match against Northern Knights with a margin of three wickets. This was a high-scoring match where they won the toss and decided to field first but their bowling unit totally failed to give the best performance and they leaked 217 runs in 20 overs. The skipper, Tom Bruce was the only successful bowler from their side with three wickets to his name in three overs against 35 runs. Raymond Toole also picked three wickets while he was charged with 44 runs in four overs. D Bracewell picked two wickets in four overs against 30 runs while Jayden Lennox had one wicket to his name.

Central Districts won the previous match due to the outstanding performance of their batting order. They chased the target of 218 runs in 19.4 overs with three wickets in hand. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Josh Clarkson was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 58 runs to his name on just 29 balls with the help of six boundaries and three huge sixes. Doug Bracewell also performed well and scored 38 runs. He faced 18 balls and smashed five huge sixes during his inning. Dane Cleaver scored 32 runs while Ross Taylor scored 30 runs on just 14 balls with the help of one boundary and three huge sixes. Ben Smith scored 16 runs.

The most recent match of Auckland Aces was very interesting against Otago Volts which was tied in 20 overs. They won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not very good and they leaked 174 runs in 20 overs. Sean Solia was the most successful bowler from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 28 runs. Louis Delport also picked two wickets while he was charged with 31 runs in four overs. Lockie Ferguson was the other bowler with two wickets to his name in four overs against 34 runs. Ben Lister picked one wicket.

Adithya Ashok and Mark Chapman were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Auckland Aces performed well but failed to chase the target of 175 runs and leveled the score of 174. Sean Solia was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 39 runs to his name on 29 balls with the help of three boundaries and two huge sixes. The skipper, Robert O’Donnell also performed well with the bat and scored 28 runs. He faced 21 balls and smashed four boundaries and one huge six. Mark Chapman also performed well with the bat and scored 25 runs while Cole Briggs had 24 runs to his name and Ben Horne scored 23 runs.

Total Matches: 31

• Central Districts: 12
• Auckland Aces: 19

According to our match prediction, Central Districts is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Central Districts a favorite team to win this match:

• The batting order of Central Districts is in good form
• Auckland Aces also have a strong batting order which is in good form
• Central Districts had performed well in previous matches
• Auckland Aces had won just one out of three matches
• The bowling unit of Auckland Aces is not performing well in this tournament

The performance of Central Districts had been good in this edition of Super Smash League and their batting and bowling unit is also in good form, so the winning chances of today’s match for Central Districts have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Central Districts have a 58% chance to win this match
Auckland Aces have a 42% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match as we had observed in the previous matches of this season of Super Smash League. As per our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to field first.

The 12th match of Super Smash League is going to be held at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. The pitch here at this venue should be good for batting as it is in most places around New Zealand. We should have a very high-scoring match if we get some warm and sunny conditions. A score of more than 190 runs should be as par.

The weather forecast for New Plymouth for today’s match is not good. There are some chances of rain but we are hoping that there will be no disturbance during this match.

It will be updated shortly

• Date: Thursday, 5th January 2023
• Time: 01:40 AM GMT / 02:40 PM LOCAL / 07:10 AM IST

• Stadium: Pukekura Park
• Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand
• Ends: South Terrace End, North City End
• Time Zone: UTC +13:00
• Home to: Central Districts

• Total matches: 1
• Matches won batting first: 1
• Average 1st Inns scores: 134
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 133
• The highest total recorded: 134/7 (20 Ov) by NZW vs WIW
• The lowest score defended: 134/7 (20 Ov) by NZW vs WIW

Greg Hay, Ben Smith, Dane Cleaver(w), Ross Taylor, Tom Bruce(c), Josh Clarkson, Doug Bracewell, Brett Johnson, Brett Randell, Jayden Lennox, Raymond Toole, Seth Rance.