MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Wellington Firebirds v Auckland Aces
18 Mar 2026 – 20 Mar 2026 · Basin Reserve, Wellington · Plunket Shield
Plunket ShieldRESULT
WFWellington Firebirds309/1074.4 ov181/1053.5 ov
AAAuckland Aces414/1093.5 ov77/214.5 ov
Auckland Aces won by 8 wickets
WFWellington Firebirds309/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jesse Tashkoff | bowled · RD Harrison | 37 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 112.12 |
 Nick Greenwood | c MW Alpe b SB Keene | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 65.63 |
 Gareth Severin | c SB Keene b RD Harrison | 20 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 68.97 |
 Muhammad Abbas | c LD Watson b RD Harrison | 42 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 67.74 |
 Callum McLachlan | c MW Alpe b Samrath Singh | 33 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 67.35 |
 Tom Blundell | bowled · A Ashok | 96 | 128 | 6 | 6 | 75.00 |
| OT Jackson | c RD Harrison b Samrath Singh | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Peter Younghusband | c MW Alpe b Samrath Singh | 14 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 29.79 |
| Michael Snedden | lbw · SB Keene | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 13.51 |
| James Hartshorn | run out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Liam Dudding | not out | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Total · 448 legal balls | 309 | 74.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 24 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samrath Singh | 19.0 | 94 | 3 | 4.95 | 1 | 0 |
| SB Keene | 17.0 | 62 | 2 | 3.65 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Harrison | 15.0 | 57 | 3 | 3.80 | 3 | 0 |
| Rohit Gulati | 11.0 | 49 | 0 | 4.45 | 0 | 0 |
 Adithya Ashok | 12.4 | 28 | 1 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (JM Tashkoff) · 2-63 (NA Greenwood) · 3-94 (GR Severin) · 4-157 (CR McLachlan) · 5-157 (MA Abbas) · 6-180 (OT Jackson) · 7-227 (PF Younghusband) · 8-248 (MW Snedden) · 9-249 (JW Hartshorn) · 10-309 (TA Blundell)
AAAuckland Aces414/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips | c CR McLachlan b JW Hartshorn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sean Solia | c GR Severin b PF Younghusband | 17 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 36.17 |
| LD Watson | c JW Hartshorn b NA Greenwood | 86 | 133 | 14 | 1 | 64.66 |
| S Dixit | c GR Severin b MW Snedden | 18 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Lachlan Stackpole | not out | 172 | 179 | 20 | 6 | 96.09 |
| SB Keene | bowled · MA Abbas | 62 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 89.86 |
| Ryan Harrison | c CR McLachlan b OT Jackson | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| MW Alpe | c JM Tashkoff b MW Snedden | 35 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 60.34 |
| Adithya Ashok | c GR Severin b MW Snedden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Samrath Singh | c CR McLachlan b MW Snedden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rohit Gulati | bowled · MW Snedden | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 563 legal balls | 414 | 93.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Dudding | 17.0 | 58 | 0 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hartshorn | 17.0 | 76 | 1 | 4.47 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Snedden | 16.5 | 56 | 5 | 3.33 | 0 | 2 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 11.0 | 58 | 1 | 5.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Greenwood | 13.0 | 67 | 1 | 5.15 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter Younghusband | 10.0 | 54 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 |
| OT Jackson | 9.0 | 36 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (DN Phillips) · 2-49 (SM Solia) · 3-107 (S Dixit) · 4-145 (LD Watson) · 5-297 (SB Keene) · 6-324 (RD Harrison) · 7-403 (MW Alpe) · 8-403 (A Ashok) · 9-403 (Samrath Singh) · 10-414 (RK Gulati)
WFWellington Firebirds181/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff | c RD Harrison b SB Keene | 23 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 92.00 |
| Nick Greenwood | bowled · Samrath Singh | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Gareth Severin | bowled · SB Keene | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Muhammad Abbas | c LD Watson b RD Harrison | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Callum McLachlan | bowled · SB Keene | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15.79 |
| Michael Snedden | not out | 44 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Tom Blundell | c MW Alpe b RD Harrison | 35 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 74.47 |
| OT Jackson | lbw · A Ashok | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Peter Younghusband | c MW Alpe b Samrath Singh | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Hartshorn | c RK Gulati b A Ashok | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Liam Dudding | c SM Solia b A Ashok | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 323 legal balls | 181 | 53.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 19 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samrath Singh | 15.0 | 69 | 2 | 4.60 | 0 | 5 |
| SB Keene | 14.0 | 42 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Harrison | 11.0 | 33 | 2 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Solia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Adithya Ashok | 9.5 | 18 | 3 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Gulati | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (NA Greenwood) · 2-45 (GR Severin) · 3-52 (JM Tashkoff) · 4-58 (MA Abbas) · 5-87 (CR McLachlan) · 6-145 (TA Blundell) · 7-160 (OT Jackson) · 8-178 (PF Younghusband) · 9-181 (JW Hartshorn) · 10-181 (LR Dudding)
AAAuckland Aces77/2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips | c PF Younghusband b JW Hartshorn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sean Solia | not out | 30 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 68.18 |
| LD Watson | c CR McLachlan b LR Dudding | 31 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 91.18 |
| S Dixit | not out | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Total · 89 legal balls | 77 | 14.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 3 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hartshorn | 4.0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Dudding | 6.0 | 19 | 1 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Greenwood | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Snedden | 3.0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 1 |
| OT Jackson | 0.5 | 12 | 0 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (DN Phillips) · 2-49 (LD Watson)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.