ND vs AA (Northern Districts vs Auckland Aces), Match 16 - Match Information
Match: Northern Districts vs Auckland Aces, Match 16
Date: 20th March 2022
Time: 03:00 AM IST
Venue: Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei
ND vs AA, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is not going to be easy. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 15 matches is 295 runs.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 79% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
ND vs AA, Head to Head
In the 96 matches played between these 2 teams, Auckland Aces have won 38 matches and Northern Districts have won 21 matches. Batter of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
ND vs AA (Northern Districts vs Auckland Aces), Match 16 Preview
Match 16 of the Plunket Shield, 2021/22 has Northern Districts taking on Auckland Aces. The match will be played at the Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei.
Northern Districts have played 5 matches in the series and they are currently ranked second on the points table, while Auckland Aces have played 4 matches in the series and they will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot.
In their previous encounter in this series, Auckland Aces beat Northern Districts by 4 wickets. Tim Southee scored the highest fantasy points for Northern Districts with 168 match fantasy points while Sean Solia topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Auckland Aces with 169 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Northern Districts against Central Stags, Northern Districts beat Central Stags by 141 runs. The top fantasy player for Northern Districts was Colin de Grandhomme who scored 354 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Otago Volts, Auckland Aces beat Otago Volts by 158 runs. The top fantasy player for Auckland Aces was William Somerville who scored 202 fantasy points.