Northern Brave vs Canterbury Kings Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 New Zealand Super Smash | Elimination Final

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Northern Brave and Canterbury Kings do battle for the right to face Central Stags in Sunday’s final.

Date & time: Friday January 31st 2025: USA PT – 7:25pm / USA ET – 10:25pm / Saturday February 1st 2025: UK – 3:25am

Venue: Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand

Weather: Cloudy with 19c temperatures and a chance of light drizzle.

How to watch: USA – ESPN+ / UK – TNT Sports & discovery+ / Australia – Foxtel / New Zealand – TVNZ Duke

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Northern Brave vs Canterbury Kings Expert Prediction

Despite both these two teams finishing with four wins over the course of the league phase, Northern Brave ended on four more points than Canterbury Kings having lost two games less. However, the Kings thrashed Northern Brave in their most recent head-to-head encounter, winning by a whopping 56 runs in Christchurch after having racked up 175/7 before restricting the Brave to just 119/9 in response.

Expect a significantly stronger performance from Northern Brave on this occasion, but it’s Canterbury Kings who go into this one with momentum behind them. Northern Brave have suffered from three washouts across their last four scheduled Super Smash fixtures and that is likely to have taken its toll, with players no doubt rusty in all departments. after having spent such little time out on the field. Therefore, the shrewd move would be backing the Kings to win

Northern Brave vs Canterbury Kings Top Tip: Canterbury Kings to win