The Volts have made five changes to the side which capitulated against Central Districts in Napier this week.
Overseas professionals Ryan ten Doeschate and Dirk Nannes have arrived in the country, while pace bowlers Jacob Duffy and James McMillan will bolster a bowling attack stripped of test bowler Neil Wagner.
Black Caps limited-overs specialist Nathan McCullum returns to the Otago fold, but Mark Craig joins Wagner, Jimmy Neesham and Hamish Rutherford in the test squad.
New recruit Tipene Friday has picked up a back injury and was not considered for selection, while batsmen Ryan Duffy and Brad Rodden were overlooked.
The Volts open their Super Smash campaign against Auckland in Hamilton on Saturday and play Northern Districts at the same venue the following day. It is an opportunity for the team to rebound from a horrific start to the summer.
The Volts were humbled by an innings and 94 runs yesterday. Coach Dimitri Mascarenhas said Central Districts had comprehensively outplayed his side.
''They bowled better than us and batted better than us,'' Mascarenhas said.
''What more can you say?''
Otago resumed at 48 for four, needing a further 180 runs just to make Central bat again.
Michael Bracewell and Rodden showing some resolve in the opening hour, but when Bracewell (33) was given out caught behind, the end came rapidly.
Mascarenhas was not at all convinced Bracewell had got an edge.
He was convinced, though, his side had not batted well enough in the first innings and paid tribute to Doug Bracewell, who bowled beautifully with five for 57 to help his side wrap up the colossal victory.
It was his fifth first-class five-wicket bag.
''We only got 200-odd in the first innings. If we got 400 it would have been a different story. But they bowled us over and then batted pretty well.
''We've got to pick ourselves up pretty quickly. The lads were pretty despondent in the dressing room, as they should be. It was not a good performance and to lose by an innings and whatever it was, is not great.''
Kruger van Wyk had an excellent match behind the wickets.
The gloveman took 10 catches, which was a record for the association, surpassing the nine catches Robin Schofield took against Wellington in 1964-65.
Ben Smith registered his second first-class century and Ben Wheeler bowled well in both innings.
For Otago, Michael Bracewell can hold his head up following two solid knocks. Rodden showed good commitment in his second innings and Craig got through a lot of work with the ball and was one of the few to bat well in the first innings.
Otago picked up just one point from the game and is in last place.
Central and Wellington are on 18 points each.
Auckland is third with 17 points. Northern Districts (five) and Canterbury (four) are back in the pack.
