Two Day ladder leaders Palmerston head to Tracy Village Oval with the expectation of producing another result on par with last round. With only minor changes in each side, it’ll be a battle for the Village to find form. When sides are struggling, generally players look towards a personal performance as their main goal when there is no expectation of the win. In some regards they do have the cattle to compete with the bat and may again be able to keep Palmerston out getting full points, particularly on a strong performing Tracy Village pitch that doesn’t have the demons of previous years. Can’t see Palmerston running into any bad weather here, but not entirely convinced that max points will be on offer.
Nightcliff v PINT
PINT should fancy themselves at the Den, with the Tigers dropping Varatharajan and Van Luin out. Gale and Fleming were promoted after strong batting performances but on paper, PINT are ahead besides the obvious stand out of Hoogenboezem. In the bowling department, the Tiges are ahead but neither side now looks as they can run through a side. One should note the team batting second has chased comfortably two matches in a row. PINT to win.
Waratah v Southern Districts
Waratah will look to transfer their clinic from last week to Gardens Oval. The Crocs will be riding the high of their first ever T20 Premiership, but they'll need a win here to stay in the hunt otherwise it maybe an uphill battle late in the season. Fielding the most locals out of any club, they’ll need a couple to stand up with the stick and post a big total if they’re going to out do Tahs. No Fry for Districts, while Sandaradura returns for Tahs. The teams on paper are competitive but Tahs are well ahead and their form dictates they should get the job done, with only two players for Crocs in the top 20 run scorers for the season and not a ton between them. Waratah to pile them on.