Welcome to CTB vs OV Dream11 Prediction for Today’s Match Fantasy Cricket Tips. Otago Volts (OV) will take on Canterbury Kings (CTB) in the Preliminary final of the Ford Trophy 2023 at Queenstown on Friday. Check out our top fantasy picks, player availability news, pitch report, and predicted playing XIs & more.
Canterbury and Otago will meet in the Preliminary final of the tournament. The winner of this game will face Central Stags. Canterbury finished second with four wins. This was similar to Otago’s record this year but Canterbury had an excellent net run rate.
Despite finishing in a better spot than Otago, Canterbury will begin this game as underdogs because of their record against Otago. The team have lost their last five encounters against Otago.
CTB vs OV Match Information
| Match | CTB vs OV, Preliminary final |
| Venue | Queenstown, New Zealand |
| Date | 17 FEB 2023 |
| Time | 3:30 AM IST |
| Live Streaming | Fancode |
Pitch Report
The pitch will assist the batsmen more and there will be something for the pacers too initially. The initial session of the play with decide the winner here. Anything below 130 is easy to chase at this venue.
Weather Report
Weather is expected to be partly cloudy in New Zealand on Friday with 45% humidity and 10% precipitation while the temperature will be around 24 degrees Celsius.
Team Update/Players Availability News
International players like Henry Shipley and Matt Henry are not available for this game.
CTB Full squad
Tom Latham, Todd Astle, Cam Fletcher, Cole McConchie, Chad Bowes, Daryl Mitchell, Edward Nuttall, Henry Nicholls, Ish Sodhi, Sean Davey, Theo van Woerkom, Matt Henry, Leo Carter, Ken McClure, Will Williams, Henry Shipley, Blake Coburn, Fraser Sheat, William O’Rourke, Angus McKenzie, Mitchell Hay, Zak Foulkes, and Matt Boyle
OV Full squad
Hamish Rutherford, Matt Bacon, Max Chu, Josh Finnie, Dean Foxcroft, Jake Gibson, Llew Johnson, Nick Kwant, Ben Lockrose, Travis Muller, Dale Phillips, Michael Rae
CTB Predicted Playing 11
Todd Astle, Cam Fletcher, Cole McConchie, Chad Bowes, Edward Nuttall, Leo Carter, Will Williams, Blake Coburn, William O’Rourke, Angus McKenzie, Mitchell Hay
OV Predicted Playing 11
Hamish Rutherford, Matt Bacon, Max Chu, Josh Finnie, Dean Foxcroft, Jake Gibson, Llew Johnson, Ben Lockrose, Travis Muller, Dale Phillips, Michael Rae
Top Fantasy Picks for CTB vs OV
Best choice for Batsmen: Hamish Rutherford, Leo Carter
Bowlers: Ed Nuttall, B Lockrose
Best choice for All-rounders: D Foxcroft
Best choice for Wicket-keeper: Dale Phillips
CTB vs OV Dream11 Match Prediction Choices For Captain And Vice-Captain
(This tournament)
Michael Rae- Vice Captain
Michael Rae will lead the bowling attack for Otago in this game. Rae grabbed three wickets in his last outing against the same opponent.
Michael Rippon- Captain
Michael Rippon was the leading run-scorer for Otago in the last game against Canterbury. He made an unbeaten 44 runs and helped the team to win the game.
Leo Carter- captain
Leo Carter holds the key in the batting department for Canterbury. He made a half-century in the last game against Otago. Carter mustered 51 runs in that contest.
Head-to-Head Dream11 Team Prediction CTB vs OV
WK: C Fletcher, D Phillips
BAT: H Rutherford, L Carter, C Bowes, L Johnson
ALL: D Foxcroft, Z Foulkes
BALL: M Rae, E Nuttall, Lockrose
Grand League Dream11 Team Prediction CTB vs OV
WK: C Fletcher, D Phillips, M Chu
BAT: H Rutherford, L Carter, C Bowes, L Johnson
ALL: D Foxcroft, Z Foulkes
BALL: M Rae, D Lockrose
Who Will Win Today’s match Between CTB vs OV
Canterbury Kings to win
Canterbury Kings are likely to pull off a famous victory over Otago Volts in this game. The team has done well in the tournament so far and have won their last five games against Otago Volts.
Who Will Win Today’s Toss Between CTB vs OV?
According to Kheltalk’s Toss Predictor, The Canterbury Magicians are expected to win the toss and ask Otago Volts to bat first at this venue. The chasing team has a good chance of winning this game. We can expect both teams to opt for the same.
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