Auckland v Wellington

Final · Hagley Oval, Christchurch · 31 Jan 2026

Wellington won by 5 wickets

Auckland innings146/520 overs
Wellington innings149/519.5 overs · target 147

The worm

AucklandWellington
025507510012515005101520Auckland: 1 wicket in over 6, 44/1Auckland: 1 wicket in over 10, 72/2Auckland: 1 wicket in over 16, 115/3Auckland: 1 wicket in over 18, 126/4Auckland: 1 wicket in over 20, 146/5Wellington: 1 wicket in over 9, 66/1Wellington: 1 wicket in over 13, 96/2Wellington: 1 wicket in over 14, 97/3Wellington: 1 wicket in over 15, 97/4Wellington: 1 wicket in over 20, 149/5

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Aucklandwicket
09185101520Over 1: 10 runsOver 2: 6 runsOver 3: 4 runsOver 4: 8 runsOver 5: 10 runsOver 6: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 7: 7 runsOver 8: 7 runsOver 9: 5 runsOver 10: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 11: 4 runsOver 12: 6 runsOver 13: 9 runsOver 14: 9 runsOver 15: 8 runsOver 16: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 5 runsOver 18: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 10 runsOver 20: 10 runs, 1 wicket
Wellingtonwicket
09185101520Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 10 runsOver 3: 10 runsOver 4: 7 runsOver 5: 6 runsOver 6: 10 runsOver 7: 4 runsOver 8: 6 runsOver 9: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 11 runsOver 11: 7 runsOver 12: 11 runsOver 13: 1 run, 1 wicketOver 14: 1 run, 1 wicketOver 15: 0 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 8 runsOver 17: 7 runsOver 18: 8 runsOver 19: 11 runsOver 20: 18 runs, 1 wicket

Auckland innings 146/5 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
IC Gazec RM Burns b XA Jetly312260140.9
P Cattonst JT McFadyen b JA Simmons22242091.7
ML Greenc XA Jetly b N Baird292820103.6
BM Hallidayb XA Jetly312520124.0
BG Armstrongnot out131110118.2
LR Downb JM Kerr161030160.0
Extras4
Total5 wickets, 20 overs146

Did not bat: JO Penfold, A Lambat, MM Penfold, BG Illing, AT Hucker

Fall of wickets: 42-1 (IC Gaze, 5.4 ov), 68-2 (P Catton, 9.2 ov), 113-3 (ML Green, 15.3 ov), 120-4 (BM Halliday, 17.2 ov), 146-5 (LR Down, 19.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
JM Kerr402817.00800
XA Jetly402726.751000
JA Simmons302618.67540
N Baird403218.00500
HC Francis402606.50300
RJ Bryant10707.00200
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
14234IC Gaze 31, P Catton 10
22622P Catton 12, ML Green 13
34537ML Green 16, BM Halliday 27
4711BM Halliday 4, BG Armstrong 3
52616BG Armstrong 10, LR Down 16

Wellington innings 149/5 (19.5 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
GE Plimmerlbw b BG Armstrong282750103.7
RM Burnsc ML Green b MM Penfold554191134.1
JM Kerrnot out462652176.9
XA Jetlyc IC Gaze b BG Illing160016.7
HC Francisb MM Penfold03000.0
JT McFadyenrun out (P Catton/BM Halliday)11161068.8
JA Simmonsnot out0000–
Extras8
Total5 wickets, 19.5 overs149

Did not bat: RJ Bryant, N Baird, NE Codyre, S Mackinder

Fall of wickets: 66-1 (GE Plimmer, 8.6 ov), 95-2 (RM Burns, 12.2 ov), 96-3 (XA Jetly, 13.4 ov), 97-4 (HC Francis, 14.1 ov), 139-5 (JT McFadyen, 19.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
BG Illing412215.501310
AT Hucker3030010.00400
BM Halliday2.5036012.71410
MM Penfold411423.501600
BG Armstrong402616.50710
JO Penfold10606.00300
ML Green1011011.00410
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
16654GE Plimmer 28, RM Burns 35
22920RM Burns 20, JM Kerr 7
318JM Kerr 0, XA Jetly 1
413JM Kerr 0, HC Francis 0
54232JM Kerr 29, JT McFadyen 11
Unbroken102JM Kerr 10, JA Simmons 0

Match details

Toss
Auckland, chose to bat
Ground
Hagley Oval, New Zealand
Season
2025/26
Umpires
BF Bowden, Kim Cotton
Match referee
SB O'Connor
Source
Cricsheet match 1499691