The 6th match of Super Smash 2025-26 will feature Northern Knights against Wellington at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. The starting time for the game is at 8:55 AM. Since both teams are vying for early momentum in the tournament, this match has come to be quite important this early in the league. Northern Knights (NK) NK's first match ended in no result but their bowling was under some concern. They gave away 201 runs in 20 overs and did not do so good at line and length. Besides Brett Hampton and Tim Pringle, most bowlers were taken for big runs, this put them under pressure. To stand a good chance in this match, NK need to put a superlative bowling effort. Wellington (WEL) Wellington had a hit and miss start in the tournament, going down to Central Districts by 46 runs and then their gutsy fight against Auckland, scoring 187 runs before facing defeat by five wickets. Their batters do seem to possess the ability to put some big scores on the board, although the bowling has not proven productive to defend those numbers. Consistency will be what they look for moving forward. NK vs WEL Match Details NK vs WEL Super Smash Match Details Match NK vs WEL 6th Match Date and Time Wednesday, December 31; 8:55 a.m. IST Venue Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Broadcasting and live streaming TV-NA; Livestream-FanCode NK vs WEL Pitch Report Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, is regarded as hot in T20 cricket. Bounce and pace at this surface usually associate with a pleasurable batting experience. That spinners enjoy better economies than fast bowlers here, really prevails. First batting teams usually have an edge unless one big total is put by the first batting team. NK vs WEL Weather Report Mount Maunganui's weather will be clear at match time. The temperature should be around 14°C with 73% humidity. Wind speed is expected to be around 18.9 km/h with good visibility. There would be no rain chances, thus a full match is expected. NK vs WEL Head-to-Head Records NK vs WEL head-to-head (in T20s) Match Played 34 Won by Northern Knights 12 Won by Wellington 20 Tied 0 No Result 2 NK vs WEL 6th T20 Super Smash Probable XI Northern Knights: Joe Carter, Katene D Clarke, Brett Hampton, Robert ODonnell (c), Xavier Bell, Ben Pomare (wk), Kristian Clarke, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Pringle, Zak Gibson, Matthew Fisher Wellington: Tim Robinson, Tom Blundell (wk), Nick Kelly (c), Muhammad Abbas, Jesse Tashkoff, Gareth Severin, Logan van Beek, Peter Younghusband, Nick Greenwood, Ben Sears, Michael Snedden Players To Watch Out For In the NK vs WEL 6th T20 Super Smash Match NK vs WEL Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last three T20 matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl first in all three matches. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch In last 18 men's T20 matches played at this venue so far, the team batting first has recorded 5 victories, while the team chasing has won in 13 matches. This trend suggests that teams should prefer to bowl first and focus on restricting their opponents under the par score. NK vs WEL Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Northern Knights (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 45-50 WEL Total: 165-185 Match Winner: Wellington Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Wellington (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 40-45 NK Total: 155-175 Match Winner: Wellington Who will win today's NK vs WEL 6th T20 match? With their current form and overall balance, Wellington seem to be hanging a bit ahead of the Northern Knights. Even a slight improvement in the bowling department and Wellington is quite likely to take home this match.