NB vs OV Match Prediction, Team News & Expert Analysis – Match 8
Northern Knights vs Otago Cricket Match Previews
Plunket Shield 2025-26
NB vs OV Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
Northern Knights vs Otago Match Details
| Match | Northern Knights vs Otago (NB vs OV) |
| League | Plunket Shield 2025-26 |
| Date | Friday, 5th December 2025 |
| Time | 03:00 AM (IST) – 09:30 PM (GMT) |
NB vs OV Match Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand
Northern Knights vs Otago Playing 11
Northern Knights vs Otago Match Preview
Northern Knights is set to take on Otago in Plunket Shield 2025-26 on Friday, 05 December 2025 at 03:00 AM IST.
Northern Knights (NB) Team Updates
- Jeet Raval and Xavier Bell will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Joe Carter will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
- Joshua Brown and Fergus Lellman will strengthen the middle order for Northern Knights.
- Jeet Raval will lead the Northern Knights as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
- Ben Pomare will do the Wicket Keeping for Northern Knights.
- Tim Pringle will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
- Zak Gibson and Kristian Clarke will lead the pace attack of his team.
Otago (OV) Team Updates
- Max Chu and Jack Boyle will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Troy Johnson will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
- Llew Johnson and Jamal Todd will strengthen the middle order for Otago.
- Luke Georgeson will lead the Otago as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.
- Max Chu will do the Wicket Keeping for Otago.
- Jarrod Mckay and Matthew Bacon will lead the pace attack of his team.
Northern Knights vs Otago Match Prediction:
Otago looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Northern Knights vs Otago Plunket Shield 2025-26 Match Expert Advice:
Brett Hampton will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Joshua Brown will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
Northern Knights vs Otago Head to Head Records:
Northern Knights vs Otago have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Northern Knights have won 0 whereas Otago have won 0 Matches.
Northern Knights vs Otago Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Xavier Bell will be the better option.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
- Otago team has the upper hand over Northern Knights team. So try to pick more players from Otago
Northern Knights vs Otago Top Picks:
NB – Brett Hampton [269 points], Joshua Brown [260 points]
OV – Luke Georgeson [430 points], Thorn Parkes [322 points]
NB – Kristian Clarke [0 points], Tim Pringle [0 points]
OV – Jamal Todd [0 points], Ben Lockrose [0 points]
Northern Knights (NB) Key Players
- Tim Pringle [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Jeet Raval [PTs: 28, CR: 10]
- Xavier Bell [PTs: 122, CR: 7.5]
- Zak Gibson [PTs: 155, CR: 8.5]
- Fergus Lellman [24, 29, 31, 13, ]
- Robert O’Donnell [23, 29, 46, 61, 43,]
- Joshua Brown [PTs: 260, CR: 9]
Otago (OV) Key Players
- Ben Lockrose [0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W]
- Danru Ferns [1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W, ]
- Troy Johnson [PTs: 163, CR: 8.5]
- Llew Johnson [9, 22, 7, 21, 7]
- Luke Georgeson [(22, 1W)]
NB vs OV Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Jeet Raval [PTs: 28, CR: 10]
- Danru Ferns [PTs: 82, CR: 8.5]
- Llew Johnson [PTs: 182, CR: 6]
- Robert O’Donnell [PTs: 196, CR: 8.5]
- Joshua Brown [PTs: 260, CR: 9]
- Luke Georgeson [PTs: 430, CR: 7]
