Central Stags vs Northern Brave match prediction 11 Mar 2022

CD vs NK Match 14 Day 1 Predictions & Betting Tips

Central Districts and Northern Knights will square off in the 13th match of The Plunket Shield 2021-22. The match will be hosted at the Mclean Park in Napier on Friday, March 11. Take a look at the top betting tips from the CD vs NK match prediction.

Central Districts and Northern Knights will both be joining this fixture on the back of similar fate from their last fixture. Northern Knights and Central Districts both played a match against Wellington Firebird to defeat them. While Northern Knights thrashed the Firebirds by a massive margin of 213 runs, Central Districts defeated the Knights by 7 wickets. As it currently stands, Northern Knights are at the third spot of the standing with two wins and as many losses from their four games. Central Districts have also played the same number of games but managed a solitary win after two draws and one loss. What divides the Knights from Central Districts further is a better net run rate and a five points differential. In the last five head to head matches between the teams, Central Districts have defeated Northern Knights on three occasions. In the last season, Northern Knights finished among the top two teams while Central Districts were languishing at the bottom half of the standing. As the teams meet for the first time this season, take a look at the top three betting tips from the CD vs NK head-to-head match.

CD vs NK Team Bets:

After a careful analysis of the datas, I have picked two team bets from the market with handsome returns. Mentioned below are the CD vs Nk team betting tips.

Central Districts To Be The Team With Top Batter

The Central Districts have a better balanced team between the two. Even though they have failed to make an impression in the current tournament, they are backed up by a powerful batting lineup. Dane Cleaver, Brad Schmulian, Grey Hay and Tom Bruce are all very handy with the bat. Cleaver and Schmulian are the most powerful strikers of the ball in this lineup. All the batters have over 300 runs under their belt from four games played thus far. Dane Cleaver is the highest run scorer for the side and second highest run scorer of the tournament with 375 runs, followed by Brad Schmulin with 369 runs. In fact Schmulian, Hay and Tom Bruce are among the top eight batsmen in the tournament. As for the Knights they have a decent amount of depth in their batting. Henry Cooper and Jeet Raval are the top two run scorers for the side with 297 and 233 runs each from their four games. Undoubtedly, the Knights are no match to the Central Districts when it comes to striking runs between the wickets. Hence Central Districts will be our favourite in this bet. Keep an eye out and Pari Match offers odds for the team with top batter in the CD vs NK match prediction.

Northern Knights To Have The Highest Score At 1st Dismissal

Jeet Raval and Henry Copper are consistently opening for the Knights in the current campaign. In the four matches played till date, Raval and Cooper have struck 33, 161, 13 and 18 runs respectively. This totals to 225 runs from four matches which averages at 56.25 runs per match from the opening partnership. There is a good chance that we get to see another excellent batting performance from the openers. Central Districts have been a little inconsistent with their opening batsmen. They have shuffled between Grey Hay, Ben Smith and Bayley Wiggins to open for them in the four matches played. In these four games, the batsmen have put in 0, 0, 28 and 25 runs, where in two games they have been dismissed for a duck. Hence their total runs from the four games played is 53 runs which averages at 13.25 runs per match.In the earlier edition of the tournament, Central Districts and Northern Knights played two matches, where Cooper and Raval opened for the side to stitch 9 and 127 in two first innings played. Clearly these numbers work in favour of the Knights and make them our top pick. Head over to Pari Match to place your bets on the Knights in the Central Districts vs Northern Knights head to head game.

CD vs NK Player Bets:

Dane Cleaver is our top pick from the forthcoming fixture who is going to win us an assured sum from the CD vs NK player betting tips./span>

Dane Cleaver To score over 24.5 runs

Dane Cleaver has been a fireball for the Central Districts. A talented aggressive batsman and wicketkeeper, Dane Cleaver made his First Class debut for Northern Knights in 2011 and has been a permanent fixture for his franchise since then. The 30-year-old has amassed over 3900 runs from the 105 FC innings he has played till date with an average of 42.72. In the current campaign , Dane Cleaver is the highest run scorer for his side and the second highest run scorer of the tournament. He has plundered 375 runs from the four innings played at an excellent average of 62.50 which includes one half ton and one century. His first innings scores from these four innings read - 44, 30, 48 and 39. In the last season of Plunket Shield, Cleaver finished the season with 410 runs from the 7 innings played at 37.27 which was the highest for his side. He struck a 32 against Northern Knights in one of the matches played last season. All eyes will be on Dane Cleaver as he takes the stand against Northern Knights in the upcoming fixture. For now, Pari Match will be offering odds for Dane Cleaver closer to the CD vs NK match prediction.

My Picks:

Central Districts To Be The Team With Top Batter - @ 1.96 (Pari Match)

Northern Knights To Have The Highest Score At 1st Dismissal - @ 1.84 (Pari Match)

Dane Cleaver To score over 24.5 runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)