Northern Districts vs Central Stags match prediction 29 Mar 2022

NK vs CD Match 20 Day 1 Predictions & Betting Tips

Northern Knights and Central Districts will square off in the 20th match of the 2021-22 Plunket Shield . The match will be hosted at the Cobham Oval (New) in Whangarei starting Tuesday, March 23. Take a look at the top betting tips from the NK vs CD match prediction.

Northern Knights are having a tremendous domestic season as they also ended winning the Super Smash. They are third in the points table with three wins, two losses and one draw. Their last game against Canterbury ended in a draw. Central Stags, on the other hand, have been having an abysmal campaign so far in the tournament. They are among the bottom dwellers in the current standing and have managed to register just one win in their six games. They had defeated Wellington by seven wickets earlier in the tournament, which was their maiden and only victory this season. The franchise is fifth on the table after playing six games. Northern Knights will take it up from where they left last season. They were one of the strongest franchises in the tournament who had made it to the finals to play against Canterbury, which eventually did not work in their favour. While Central District will be joining this fixture on the back of a draw against Canterbury, Northern Knights last match against table topper, Auckland was called off due to the rain. Both the sides have faced each other earlier in this season, where the Knights had thrashed Central Districts by a massive margin of 141 runs. As the teams meet, I have collated the best betting tips from the NK vs CD head to head match for you.

NK vs CD Player Bets:

Tom Bruce is our top pick from the forthcoming fixture who is going to win us an assured sum from the NK vs CD player betting tips.

Tom Bruce To Score Well For CD

Tom Bruce has been a fireball for the Central Districts. A talented aggressive batsman who has made himself an important part of Central Districts middle order in First Class cricket. Tom Bruce made his First Class debut for Central Districts in the 2015 Plunket Shield. He has played 61 FC innings since then to amass 1808 runs from them at an average of 32.87. As it currently stands, Brue is the lead run getter of Central Districts and is fourth in the run scoring charts. He has plundered 446 runs in his eleven innings at a stunning average of 74.33 which includes four half centuries. His first innings scores in these six games read - 90*, 25, 17, 35, 74 and 33. In the earlier edition of Plunket Shield, Tom Bruce finished as the sixth highest run scorer of the tournament with an aggregate of 267 runs from 10 innings which averaged at 38.14. Bruce had captained his side in the earlier season of Plunket Shield. In the one match played against the Knights, Bruce had made his way to add 25 runs to the scoreboard, and will be looking to play another smashing innings in the upcoming encounter. Our affiliate, Pari Match will be looking to offer odds for Tom Bruce in the NK vs CD player betting tips.

NK vs CD 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 NK vs CD 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. Tom Bruce and Schmulian are the most powerful strikers of the ball in this lineup. Two of these players have over 300 runs while two others have a score above 400 under their belt from six games played thus far. Tom Bruce is the highest run scorer for the side with 446 runs, followed by Brad Schmulin with 405 runs. In fact Schmulian, Hay and Tom Bruce are among the top seven 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 314 and 279 runs each from their five games. Undoubtedly, the Knights are no match to the Central Districts when it comes to assembling runs. 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 NK vs CD 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 five matches played till date, Raval and Cooper have struck 33, 161, 13, 18 and 18 runs respectively. This totals to 243 runs from five matches which averages at 48.6 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 six matches played. In these six games, the batsmen have put in 0, 0, 28 and 25,12 and 38 runs, where in two games they have been dismissed for a duck. Hence their total runs from the six games played is 103 runs which averages at 17.16 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 Northern Knights vs Central Stags head to head game.

My Picks:

Tom Bruce To Score Well For CD

Central Districts To Be The Team With Top Batter

Northern Knights To Have The Highest Score At 1st Dismissal