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NB vs CHD Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 23th TEST Match

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Last Updated on Mar 26, 2026 03:48 PM
NB vs CHD Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Northern Knights vs Central Districts Cricket Match Previews

Plunket Shield 2025-26

CD 235/10 (61.3)

ND 279/10 (102.3)

CD 327/10 (99.2)

ND 258/10 (69.5)

Central Districts won by 25 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Joshua Harvey Brown* 691066.67
BowlersOMRWECO
Brad Schmulian* 3.51531.3
Ajaz Patel27110023.7

Last Wicket:Zak Gibson lbw b Schmulian 0(4) - 258/10 in 69.5 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Northern Districts vs Central Districts

Plunket Shield 2025-26 — TEST — 23rd Match
Day 4: 3rd Session - Central Districts won by 25 runs

Central Districts — Innings 1 (235/10 in 61.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Brad Schmulian
b Zak Gibson
160016.67
Curtis Heaphy
run out (Snehith Reddy)
9191047.37
Will Young
c Robert ODonnell b Kuggeleijn
010000
Tom Bruce (c)
c Robert ODonnell b Joshua Harvey Brown
1031529267.76
Dean Foxcroft
c Ben Pomare b Kuggeleijn
2110018.18
Dane Cleaver (wk)
c Robert ODonnell b Kuggeleijn
769513280
Josh Clarkson
c Popli b Tim Pringle
2170011.76
Brett Randell
c Popli b Zak Gibson
1100010
Ajaz Patel
c Joshua Harvey Brown b Tim Pringle
24324075
Toby Findlay
c Henry Cooper b Tim Pringle
190011.11
Raymond Toole
batting
280025
ExtrasByes: 7 | LegByes: 5 | Wides: 2 | Total: 14
Total23510 wkts, 61.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Scott Kuggeleijn1223432.8
Zak Gibson1526524.3
Tim Pringle23.338433.6
Joshua Harvey Brown913714.1
Snehith Reddy20301.5

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Schmulian & Heaphy59
Will Young & Heaphy321
Tom Bruce & Heaphy611
Tom Bruce & Foxcroft420
Tom Bruce & Cleaver136185
Tom Bruce & Josh Clarkson2131
Tom Bruce & Randell1327
Tom Bruce & Ajaz Patel2936
Toby Findlay & Ajaz Patel919
Raymond Toole & Ajaz Patel913

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Brad Schmulian1.35
2Will Young4.68
3Curtis Heaphy6.514
4Dean Foxcroft10.118
5Dane Cleaver40.3154
6Josh Clarkson45.4175
7Brett Randell50.1188
8Tom Bruce56.1217
9Toby Findlay59.2226
10Ajaz Patel61.3235

Northern Districts — Innings 2 (279/10 in 102.3 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Jeet Raval (c)
lbw b Toby Findlay
11431025.58
Henry Cooper
c Cleaver b Raymond Toole
150020
Bharat Popli
c Cleaver b Toby Findlay
38625061.29
Joe Carter
c Curtis Heaphy b Josh Clarkson
371144032.46
Robert ODonnell
c Randell b Ajaz Patel
8291027.59
Zak Gibson
c Tom Bruce b Josh Clarkson
42816051.85
Snehith Reddy
lbw b Josh Clarkson
331094030.28
Ben Pomare (wk)
c Cleaver b Josh Clarkson
7315411047.4
Scott Kuggeleijn
c Curtis Heaphy b Toby Findlay
11141178.57
Tim Pringle
not out
370042.86
Joshua Harvey Brown
c Will Young b Toby Findlay
02000
ExtrasByes: 9 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 5 | Wides: 4 | Total: 22
Total27910 wkts, 102.3 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Brett Randell1443802.7
Raymond Toole1926613.5
Josh Clarkson1993041.6
Toby Findlay17.354842.7
Ajaz Patel2545412.2
Brad Schmulian201206
Dean Foxcroft621803

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Jeet Raval & Henry Cooper38
Jeet Raval & Popli4897
Jeet Raval & Joe Carter113
Robert ODonnell & Joe Carter2659
Zak Gibson & Joe Carter65148
Zak Gibson & Snehith Reddy114
Ben Pomare & Snehith Reddy112244
Ben Pomare & Kuggeleijn2022
Ben Pomare & Tim Pringle27
Joshua Harvey Brown & Tim Pringle13

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Henry Cooper1.23
2Bharat Popli17.351
3Jeet Raval19.452
4Robert ODonnell29.378
5Joe Carter54.1143
6Zak Gibson56.3144
7Snehith Reddy97.1256
8Scott Kuggeleijn100.5276
9Ben Pomare101.6278
10Joshua Harvey Brown102.3279

Central Districts — Innings 3 (327/10 in 99.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Curtis Heaphy
lbw b Snehith Reddy
7280025
Brad Schmulian
c Joshua Harvey Brown b Zak Gibson
7201035
Ajaz Patel
c Robert ODonnell b Joshua Harvey Brown
53834263.86
Will Young
c Joe Carter b Tim Pringle
651264151.59
Dean Foxcroft
c Kuggeleijn b Zak Gibson
911556258.71
Dane Cleaver (wk)
c Henry Cooper b Tim Pringle
17273062.96
Josh Clarkson
c and b Tim Pringle
10211047.62
Brett Randell
c Jeet Raval b Snehith Reddy
13460028.26
Tom Bruce (c)
c and b Zak Gibson
11141178.57
Toby Findlay
c Ben Pomare b Zak Gibson
34713147.89
Raymond Toole
not out
05000
ExtrasByes: 12 | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 5 | Total: 19
Total32710 wkts, 99.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Scott Kuggeleijn1315404.2
Zak Gibson20.226043
Tim Pringle3337532.3
Snehith Reddy1847524.2
Joshua Harvey Brown913213.6
Jeet Raval601702.8

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Heaphy & Schmulian1443
Heaphy & Ajaz Patel113
Will Young & Ajaz Patel88151
Will Young & Foxcroft7095
Cleaver & Foxcroft2849
Josh Clarkson & Foxcroft2246
Randell & Foxcroft2373
Tom Bruce & Foxcroft1318
Toby Findlay & Foxcroft64102
Toby Findlay & Raymond Toole610

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Brad Schmulian7.114
2Curtis Heaphy9.215
3Ajaz Patel34.3103
4Will Young49.4171
5Dane Cleaver57.5199
6Josh Clarkson65.3221
7Brett Randell77.4244
8Tom Bruce80.4257
9Dean Foxcroft97.4321
10Toby Findlay99.2327

Northern Districts — Innings 4 (258/10 in 69.5 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Jeet Raval (c)
b Raymond Toole
9301030
Scott Kuggeleijn
b Randell
261522173.33
Henry Cooper
c Cleaver b Raymond Toole
13521025
Bharat Popli
b Raymond Toole
34574059.65
Joe Carter
lbw b Ajaz Patel
12930133.33
Robert ODonnell
c Josh Clarkson b Schmulian
10113410575.37
Snehith Reddy
b Toby Findlay
290022.22
Ben Pomare (wk)
c Tom Bruce b Ajaz Patel
19492038.78
Tim Pringle
b Schmulian
30523157.69
Joshua Harvey Brown
batting
691066.67
Zak Gibson
lbw b Schmulian
04000
ExtrasByes: 2 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 6
Total25810 wkts, 69.5 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Brett Randell521613.2
Raymond Toole1534232.8
Josh Clarkson813504.4
Ajaz Patel27110023.7
Dean Foxcroft412005
Toby Findlay723615.1
Brad Schmulian3.51531.3

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Jeet Raval & Kuggeleijn3539
Jeet Raval & Henry Cooper09
Popli & Henry Cooper4599
Popli & Joe Carter1310
Robert ODonnell & Joe Carter820
Robert ODonnell & Snehith Reddy211
Robert ODonnell & Ben Pomare60125
Robert ODonnell & Tim Pringle8882
Joshua Harvey Brown & Tim Pringle112
Joshua Harvey Brown & Zak Gibson612

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Scott Kuggeleijn6.335
2Jeet Raval7.635
3Henry Cooper24.380
4Bharat Popli26.193
5Joe Carter29.3101
6Snehith Reddy31.2103
7Ben Pomare52.1163
8Robert ODonnell65.5251
9Tim Pringle67.5252
10Zak Gibson69.5258

NB vs CHD Match Prediction, Plunket Shield 2025-26, Northern Knights vs Central Districts Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

NB vs CHD (Northern Knights vs Central Districts) Match Details

Match Northern Knights vs Central Districts (NB vs CHD)
League Plunket Shield 2025-26
Date Friday, 27th March 2026
Time 03:00 AM (IST) - 09:30 PM (GMT)

NB vs CHD Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report

NB vs CHD Match Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand

NB vs CHD Pitch Report: The Pitch at Seddon Park is considered good for the pacers, they get good swing and bounce from the surface making it difficult for the batters to score especially in the initial overs

NB vs CHD Weather Report: Weather in Hamilton, CA is rainy. The temperature is expected to around 5°C on the match day with 96% humidity and 11.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 4 KM. There are 50% chances of precipitation during the game.

Seddon Park Pitch Favour

60%
Pace Bowling
40%
Spin Bowling
Seddon Park Pitch Favour 50%
Batting Pitch
50%
Bowling Pitch

167
T20 Average Score

NB vs CHD (Northern Knights vs Central Districts) Playing 11

Northern Knights (NB) Possible Playing XI: 1. Brett Hampton, 2. Joshua Brown, 3. Joe Carter, 4. Robert Roux O Donnell(C), 5. Xavier Bell(WK), 6. Donald Clarke, 7. Scott Kuggeleijn, 8. Fergus Lellman, 9. Tim Pringle, 10. Henry Cooper, 11. Zak Gibson

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

Northern Knights vs Central Districts (NB vs CHD) Match Preview

NB vs CHD Match Preview: Northern Knights is set to take on Central Districts in Plunket Shield 2025-26 on Friday, 27 March 2026 at 03:00 AM IST.

Northern Knights (NB) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Brett Hampton and Joshua Brown will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Joe Carter will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Robert Roux O Donnell and Xavier Bell will strengthen the middle order for Northern Knights.
  • Robert Roux O Donnell will lead the Northern Knights as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.

Wicketkeeper

  • Ben Pomare will do the Wicket Keeping for Northern Knights.

Pace Bowlers

  • Zak Gibson and Tim Pringle will lead the pace attack of his team.

Central Districts (CHD) Team Updates

Opening Batters

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

One-Down Batter

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

Middle-Order Batters

  • Will Young and Dean Foxcroft will strengthen the middle order for Central Districts.

    Wicketkeeper

    • Dane Cleaver 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.

    Northern Knights vs Central Districts (NB vs CHD) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

    NB vs CHD Match Prediction: Northern Knights 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, NB will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

    NB vs CHD Plunket Shield 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Robert Roux O Donnell will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Scott Kuggeleijn will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

    NB vs CHD Head to Head

    NB vs CHD Head to Head Records: Northern Knights vs Central Districts have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Northern Knights have won 0 whereas Central Districts have won 0 Matches.

    TeamMatch Win
    NB0 Won
    CHD0 Won

    Live Telecast

    The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

    POINTS TABLE - Plunket Shield 2025-26

    NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
    1Canterbury84210+0.51696
    LWWDW
    2Otago84130-0.20093
    WWWDD
    3Auckland83410-0.10285
    LWLLL
    4Central Districts84220+0.13280
    WLWDD
    5Northern Knights83410+0.07076
    LLLWW
    6Wellington80710-0.43838
    LLLDL
    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: Plunket Shield 2025-26 Schedule

    Recent Forms:

    CHD - W L W D D
    NB - L L L W W

    NB vs CHD 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.

    NB vs CHD Winning Prediction

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

    NB vs CHD Small League Must Picks:

    NB - Robert Roux O Donnell [751 points], Scott Kuggeleijn [622 points]
    CHD - Brett Randell [836 points], Dean Foxcroft [497 points]

    NB vs CHD Grand League Risky Picks:

    NB - Matthew Fisher [0 points], Kristian Clarke [0 points]
    CHD - Raymond Toole [0 points], Toby Findlay [0 points]

    NB vs CHD Death Over Bowlers:

    NB - Zak Gibson
    CHD - Brett Randell

    Northern Knights (NB) Key Players

    • Brett Hampton [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
    • Henry Cooper [PTs: 108, CR: 8.5]
    • Fergus Lellman [24, 29, 31, 13, ]
    • Joe Carter [PTs: 295, CR: 6.5]
    • Joshua Brown [22, 84, 0, 15]
    • Scott Kuggeleijn [[1W, 0W], [(13, 1W), 3W],]
    • Robert Roux O Donnell [23, 29, 46, 61, 43,]

    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]

    NB vs CHD Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

    • Brett Hampton [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
    • Will Young [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
    • Brad Schmulian [PTs: 62, CR: 7.5]
    • Dean Foxcroft [PTs: 497, CR: 9.5]
    • Scott Kuggeleijn [PTs: 622, CR: 8.5]
    • Robert Roux O Donnell [PTs: 751, CR: 6.5]

    NB vs CHD Injury / Unavailability

    Northern Knights Cricket Team Injuries:

    • There are no injury updates as of now.

    CHD Cricket Team Injuries:

    • There are no injury updates as of now.

    NB vs CHD Live Stream

    Where can I see NB vs CHD Live Score?

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

    NB vs CHD match will be live telecast on FanCode.

    NB vs CHD Cricket Match Highlights

    You can watch NB vs CHD match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode

    NB vs CHD match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

    Northern Knights vs Central Districts (NB vs CHD) Squads

    Northern Knights (NB) Squad: Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Hampton, Henry Cooper, Zak Gibson, Robert Roux O Donnell(C), Joe Carter, Jeet Raval, Matthew Fisher, Kristian Clarke, Ben Pomare(WK), Fergus Lellman, Tim Pringle, Donald Clarke, Joshua Brown, Xavier Bell(WK)

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

    DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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

    A-1, NB vs CHD Dream11 Prediction, Northern Knights is set to take on Central Districts at 2026-03-27 03:00:00 IST

    Q-2, What are NB vs CHD dream11 Fantasy Tips?

    A-2, Dream11 Cricket team prediction for NB vs CHD, Get expert fantasy tips, injury updates, small league safe teams, and grand league risky players from the Possible11 App.

    Q-3, NB vs CHD dream11 Small League Must Picks for today Cricket match?

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    A-4, Check the Possible11 App for today's match GL Team must picks

    Q-5, What are NB vs CHD dream11 Captain and Vice-Captain Choices?

    A-5, Try to pick best performer in this series and checkout the Possible11 app for more details.

    Q-6, Is there any injury in NB vs CHD today match?

    A-6, There are no injury updates as of now in NB vs CHD today match. Will update in the app if any news comes.

    Q-7, Where can I see NB vs CHD Live Score today match?

    A-7, You can see NB vs CHD Live Score on the Possible11.com website, and the possible11 app.

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