OV vs CS Dream11 Tips for Plunkett Shield Otago Volts vs Central Stags 26 March

OV vs CS Dream11: The Plunkett Shield match between Otago and Central Districts will commence on March 26. This will be the 20th match of this season. The Otago team has won 2 out of the 6 games, while Central Stags has 1 win out of the same matches. The Otago team will expect Rutherford and Rippon to perform well, while Stags’s most important players will be Doug Bracewell and Greg Hay.

OV vs CS Today Match Prediction Details

Fixture name: 20th Match

Competition: Plunket Shield 2020-21

Date: Friday, March 26, 2021 – Monday, March 29, 2021

Time: 3:00 AM IST

Team Form Guide:

OV (recent last) D L D W L
CS(recent last) L W L D L

Standings (different groups): OV 5, CS 4

Ground: University Oval, Dunedin

Brief score of the last result at the venue: New Zealand 132/2 won by 8 wickets against Bangladesh 131 in the Bangladesh tour of New Zealand.

Pitch Report: The curator expects the pacers to get help from the surface on Day 1. The team batting first and bowling first have each won 5 matches.

Streaming: No streaming

OV vs CS Playing 11:

CS Team News

The team remains unchanged for their penultimate game this season. Their main bowler Seth Rance will remain out, as he has still not recovered from the injury. Ajaz Patel is unavailable for the game, as he is awaiting the birth of his child. Will Young is on national and he won’t be able to play this game.

In the last match, they lost to Canterbury by 9 wickets. In both innings, they were not able to cross the score of 200. The opener Grey Hay performed well in both innings. While Doug Bracewell contributed to both the departments. The bowler Blair Tickner picked 4 wickets in the first innings.

Injury update, unavailability: None

Expected team changes: The team will play with the same set of players in the Playing XI.

CS Playing 11 (likely)

1. George Worker
2. Greg Hay (c)
3. Ben Smith
4. Brad Schmulian
5. Tom Bruce
6. Dane Cleaver (wk)
7. Doug Bracewell
8. Josh Clarkson
9. Blair Tickner
10. Jayden Lennox
11. Raymond Toole

OV Team News

After not having a win their last three games, they will look to return back with a positive intent to win this game. Their captain Hamish Rutherford will have the hard job to do, as he is a good batsman. They have not had a good winning record against the Central Stags and will try to beat them in this one.

In the last match, they played a draw match against the Auckland team. The players like Rutherford and Michael Rae were the top-performers. While middle-order batsmen like Renwick and Kelly provided good support to the team.

Injury update, unavailability: None

Expected team changes They are expected to play with the same team

OV Playing 11 (likely)

1. Hamish Rutherford (c)
2. Anaru Kitchen
3. Mitch Renwick
4. Dale Phillips
5. Nick Kelly
6. Angus Mckenzie
7. Michael Rippon
8. Max Chu (wk)
9. Matthew Bacon
10. Michael Rae
11. Travis Muller

Who will win today match

Central Districts will win this game. They have a solid 12 member squad and will sail through this game. The captain Greg Hay himself is a very good player and batsman. There are a couple of players in this team, who are very crucial to the Central win in this game. George Worker and Tom Bruce are the two, who will have to do their best in this one, to pull it off on their side. Otago has also got a good team, but not as good as the Central Stags. If Otago has to win the OV vs CS Dream 11 Today match prediction, the contribution from Rutherford and Rippon will be important for the team.

Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Picks

Captain options

D Bracewell – The experienced player who has represented the national team across all the formats has the capability to effectively contribute in both departments of the game.
First-class Career Record- 3733 Runs, Bat. AVG. 26.85 and 332 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 32.33
D Bracewell in Plunkett Shield 2020/21- 211 Runs, Bat. AVG. 42.20 and 13 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 25

H Rutherford- The experienced opening batsman has been a proven performer in the domestic circuit. He is the third-highest run-scorer in this season.
First-class Career Record- 1750 Runs, Bat. AVG. 51.47
H Rutherford in Plunkett Shield 2020/21- 413 Runs, Bat. AVG. 37.54

Differential pick

G Hay-The captain of the Central Districts team is the leading run-scorer for the Central Stags team this season and can be a differential pick for the OV vs CS Dream 11 prediction.
First-class Career Record- 5850 Runs, Bat. AVG. 42.39
G Hay in Plunkett Shield 2020/21- 281 Runs, Bat. AVG. 31.22