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CHD vs WEL Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Central Districts vs Wellington Cricket Match Previews

The Ford Trophy 2025-26

CHD vs WEL Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report

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CHD vs WEL (Central Districts vs Wellington) Match Details

Match Central Districts vs Wellington (CHD vs WEL)
League The Ford Trophy 2025-26
Date Friday, 20th February 2026
Time 03:00 AM (IST) - 09:30 PM (GMT)

CHD vs WEL Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

CHD vs WEL Match Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand

CHD vs WEL Pitch Report: The pitch at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington is a balanced pitch. The Pacers do get some swing throughout the match making it difficult for the batters to score runs quickly.

CHD vs WEL Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Wellington, NZ will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 14°C on the match day with 77% humidity and 27.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 84% chances of precipitation during the game.

Basin Reserve Score Records:

Total matches: 59
Batting first won: 28
Bowling first won: 26
1st inn avg score: 203
2nd inn avg score: 167
Highest Total: 318/6
Lowest Total: 61/10
Highest Chased: 272/5
Lowest Defended: 183/9

Basin Reserve Pitch Favour

60%
Pace Bowling
40%
Spin Bowling
Basin Reserve Pitch Favour 70%
Batting Pitch
30%
Bowling Pitch

144
T20 Average Score

CHD vs WEL (Central Districts vs Wellington) Playing 11

Central Districts (CHD) Possible Playing XI: 1. Curtis Heaphy(WK), 2. Brad Schmulian, 3. Will Young, 4. Dean Foxcroft, 5. Dane Cleaver(WK), 6. Josh Clarkson, 7. Angus Schaw, 8. Jayden Lennox(C), 9. Ajaz Patel, 10. Brett Randell, 11. Blair Tickner

Wellington (WEL) Possible Playing XI: 1. Jesse Tashkoff, 2. Nick Greenwood, 3. Tim Robinson, 4. Nick Kelly(C), 5. Muhammad Abbas Khan, 6. Tom Blundell(WK), 7. Nathan Smith, 8. Oscar Jackson, 9. Peter Younghusband, 10. James Hartshorn, 11. Liam Dudding

Central Districts vs Wellington (CHD vs WEL) Match Preview

CHD vs WEL Match Preview: Central Districts is set to take on Wellington in The Ford Trophy 2025-26 on Friday, 20 February 2026 at 03:00 AM IST.

Central Districts (CHD) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Curtis Heaphy and Brad Schmulian will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Will Young will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Dean Foxcroft and Dane Cleaver will strengthen the middle order for Central Districts.
  • Jayden Lennox will lead the Central Districts as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Curtis Heaphy will do the Wicket Keeping for Central Districts.

Spin Bowlers

  • Dean Foxcroft and Ajaz Patel will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Dean Foxcroft was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Pace Bowlers

  • Brett Randell and Blair Tickner will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.

Wellington (WEL) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Jesse Tashkoff and Nick Greenwood will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
  • Jesse Tashkoff was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Tim Robinson will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Nick Kelly and Muhammad Abbas Khan will strengthen the middle order for Wellington.
  • Nick Kelly will lead the Wellington as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Callum McLachlan will do the Wicket Keeping for Wellington.

Pace Bowlers

  • Peter Younghusband and Nathan Smith will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.

Central Districts vs Wellington (CHD vs WEL) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

CHD vs WEL Match Prediction: Central Districts looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, CHD will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

CHD vs WEL The Ford Trophy 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Brett Randell will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Dean Foxcroft will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

CHD vs WEL Head to Head

CHD vs WEL Head to Head Records: Central Districts vs Wellington have faced each other in 0 matches in ODI. Out of these 0 games, Central Districts have won 0 whereas Wellington have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
CHD0 Won
WEL0 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - The Ford Trophy 2025-26

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1Canterbury - Q107201+1.40835
LWNRWW
2Central Districts - Q106301+0.18329
WNRLWW
3Wellington - Q106400-0.11425
WLWWL
4Auckland Aces - E104501+0.16321
WNRLLL
5Northern Knights103502-0.13719
LNRWLW
6Otago Volts - E100703-1.5346
LNRNRLL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: The Ford Trophy 2025-26 Schedule

Recent Forms:

CHD - W N L W W
WEL - W L W W L

CHD vs WEL Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

CHD vs WEL Winning Prediction

  1. Central Districts team has the upper hand over Wellington team. So try to pick more players from Central Districts

CHD vs WEL Small League Must Picks:

CHD - Brett Randell [836 points], Dean Foxcroft [497 points]
WEL - Peter Younghusband [275 points], Oscar Jackson [269 points]

CHD vs WEL Grand League Risky Picks:

CHD - Raymond Toole [0 points], Toby Findlay [0 points]
WEL - Sam Morgan [0 points], Callum McLachlan [0 points]

CHD vs WEL Death Over Bowlers:

CHD - Brett Randell
WEL - Liam Dudding

Central Districts (CHD) Key Players

  • Will Young [87, 12, 23]
  • Ajaz Patel [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Brad Schmulian [PTs: 62, CR: 7.5]
  • Angus Schaw [PTs: 264, CR: 6.5]
  • Dean Foxcroft [9]

Wellington (WEL) Key Players

  • Tim Robinson [21, 39, 27, 7, 106*]
  • Nick Kelly [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Liam Dudding [PTs: 171, CR: 7.5]
  • Jesse Tashkoff [2W, 3W, ]
  • Oscar Jackson [PTs: 269, CR: 9]

CHD vs WEL Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Tim Robinson [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
  • Nick Kelly [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Will Young [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Brad Schmulian [PTs: 62, CR: 7.5]
  • Jesse Tashkoff [PTs: 235, CR: 6.5]
  • Oscar Jackson [PTs: 269, CR: 9]
  • Dean Foxcroft [PTs: 497, CR: 9.5]

CHD vs WEL Injury / Unavailability

CHD Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Wellington Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

CHD vs WEL Live Stream

Where can I see CHD vs WEL Live Score?

You can see CHD vs WEL Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

CHD vs WEL match will be live telecast on FanCode.

CHD vs WEL Cricket Match Highlights

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Central Districts vs Wellington (CHD vs WEL) Squads

Central Districts (CHD) Squad: Raymond Toole, Blair Tickner, Dane Cleaver(WK), Josh Clarkson, Will Young, Ajaz Patel, Brett Randell, Brad Schmulian, Jayden Lennox(C), Dean Foxcroft, Angus Schaw, Curtis Heaphy(WK), Toby Findlay

Wellington (WEL) Squad: Nick Kelly(C), Sam Morgan, Liam Dudding, Nathan Smith, Peter Younghusband, Tom Blundell(WK), Jesse Tashkoff, Nick Greenwood, Michael Snedden, James Hartshorn, Tim Robinson, Callum McLachlan(WK), Gareth Severin(WK), Oscar Jackson, Ryan Tsourgas, Muhammad Abbas Khan

CHD vs WEL Experts Team

Small League (SL) Team
CHD vs WEL SL Team

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q-1, CHD vs WEL Dream11 Team Prediction Today's match

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