Auckland Aces vs. Canterbury Kings: A Probable Success for Auckland

The 23rd match of the Ford Trophy is scheduled for 18 February 2022 at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland. The Auckland Aces will compete against Canterbury Kings for this match. 

The Auckland Aces played in the Plunket Shield Championship this month and won the two matches they played in. One of these matches was against the Otago Volts, and Auckland won with a great margin of 213 runs. However, in Super Smash 2022, they lost to the Canterbury Kings twice. The last game they lost was by 18 runs. Robert Odonnell scored 56 runs, including 8 fours. Bowler Adithya Ashok secured 3 important wickets against Canterbury, and the first one was of Daryl Mitchell, who gained second-highest runs among his team. Benjamin Lister and Lockie Ferguson also scored 2 wickets. The squad performed quite well as a whole but lost with a very thin margin. It is expected for them to make a stronger comeback against Canterbury and finally move toward victory. 

• Robert Odonnell
• Lockie Ferguson
• Mark Chapman
• Adithya Ashok
• Benjamin Lister

Canterbury Kings won 4 out of 6 matches in the Super Smash 2022. The team has quite a lot of wins piled up, including the ones against Auckland Aces. The last game they won included a tough fight and a good chase by Auckland. Canterbury Kings showcased an outstanding performance. Tom Lathaam was their highest-scoring batsman, while Henry Shipley secured 3 wickets against Auckland. Edward Nuttall broke the longest partnership of the innings and scored the opposing captain’s wicket, Robert. Canterbury has a great game strategy and strong bowling line. However, Auckland’s batting line is equally strong, and with luck on their side, they are likely to give a tough time to the Canterbury Kings.

• Henry Shipley
• Edward Nuttall
• Matt Henry
• Tom Latham
• Daryl Mitchell

Although Canterbury has been lucky in the past tournaments opposing Auckland, the recent performance of Auckland gives the idea that they are gradually making their way up. Since the Aces will be competing in Auckland and finally appear ready, they will probably win the coming game.