Central Stags vs Canterbury Kings match prediction 18 Oct 2022

CD vs CTB Match 1 Day 1 Predictions & Betting Tips

Central Districts will take on Canterbury in the match number 1 of the brand new edition of the Plunket Shield 2022/23. Saxton Oval, Nelson will be the hosts for this game which is scheduled to be played on October 18. The match will commence from 3:00 AM IST. Ahead of the matchday, I have assorted three of the best money making betting tips for you from the CD vs CTB head-to-head encounter.

Defending Champions Canterbury will begin their title defence as they face Central Districts in the curtain raiser of the competition this year. If we take a look at the last five head-to-head clashes between the two sides, Canterbury leads the tally by 1-0 while the remaining four matches settled for a draw. As we gear up for this exciting game of cricket, let us have a look at the top team & player betting tips from the CD vs CTB match prediction.

CD vs CTB Day 1 Player Bets:

Mentioned below are the top two player betting tips from the CD vs CTB match prediction. Take a look!

Tom Latham to score well in 1st innings

The 30-year-old left-handed wicket-keeper batsman, Tom Latham hailing from Christchurch, Canterbury is my first pick from this forthcoming contest. Latham has been a regular member of New Zealand’s Test squad but has been left out of the T20 World Cup squad which is taking place in Australia this month. Therefore, we are certain that the southpaw will surely make an appearance for his domestic side Canterbury in the brand new season of Plunket Shield. In the 2021/22 season of Plunket Shield, Latham played just two matches and accumulated 262 runs from them at an average of 87.33. He struck two hundreds in four innings in which he batted in. The southpaw holds an experience of about 137 First-Class matches and has hammered 9497 runs from them at an average of about 42.97. If we take a look at his numbers in Tests, he has played 68 matches for the Kiwis and has amassed 4623 runs at an average of 40.55. So far this year, Latham has played 7 Tests and has scored 404 runs at an average of 33.66. Therefore, we have backed Tom Latham to score well in the 1st innings of this game. Our affiliate partner 1XBET should be offering the best of odds in Tom Latham’s favour to score well from the CD vs CTB Day 1 head-to-head encounter.

Tom Bruce to score massively in 1st innings

A swashbuckling right-handed top-order batsman who seems suited for the shorter formats, Tom Bruce grabbed headlines in the 2015/16 season of Super Smash where he took bowlers apart at will. Buoyed by those performances, he gradually became a vital cog of the Central Districts team across all formats of the game. The 31-year-old had the best season of his career last year wherein he topped the run-scoring charts overall in the Plunket Shield. In just 8 matches, Tom hammered 858 runs at an average of 143.00 which includes two double hundred, two hundreds and four half-ones. The top-order batsman will be hoping to continue from where he left last season and score tons of runs this season as well. He holds an experience of about 61 First-Class matches wherein he has accumulated 3991 runs to his tally of total runs at an phenomenal average of 46.40. His last five scores in First-Class cricket read 13 & 19, 204*, 208*, 90* and 25 & 4 runs. Last time when the two sides met, Bruce scored a 90 run knock in the 1st innings. We expect him to deliver a similar performance with the bat when the two sides meet again on October 18. To capitalise on this, scoot over to 1XBET and grab the best of odds for Tom Bruce to score massively from the CD vs CTB Day 1 match prediction.

CD vs CTB Day 1 Team Bet:

Let us have a look at the top team betting tip from the CD vs CTB head-to-head encounter.

Canterbury to score well before 1st dismissal in 1st innings

Reigning Champions Canterbury will begin their title defence as they face Central Districts in the opening game of the Plunket Shield this year. Last season they did extremely well to finish 2nd in the table standings and eventually won it by beating Auckland in the finals by 98 runs. CTB’s opening pair primarily revolved around Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls but in the absence of both, Chad Bowes and Ken McClure were the ones to open the innings. Canterbury posted scores of 50 & 39, 56, 25 & 41, 2 & 22 and 29 & 4 runs in the last five games before the fall of the first wicket. This totals to 268 runs from 9 innings which takes their average to 29.77 runs per innings for the opening wicket. If we take a look at the last five head-to-head meetings between the two sides, CTB posted scores of 25 & 41, 51 & 90, 51, 18 & 24 and 0 runs before picking up the first wicket. This sums up to 300 runs from 8 innings averaging 37.50 per innings. To add further, Central Districts have leaked runs at an average of about 45.80 per innings before picking up the first wicket in the last five games. The numbers clearly work in favour of this betting tip, thus making it a strong and a reliable one for this game. 1XBET should be offering the best of odds in Canterbury’s favour to score well before 1st dismissal from the CD vs CTB Day 1 head-to-head encounter.

My Picks:

Tom Latham to score well in 1st innings

Tom Bruce to score massively in 1st innings

Canterbury to score well before 1st dismissal in 1st innings