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Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces Scorecard, 21st Match
309 (74.4 ov) & 181 (53.5 ov)
414 (93.5 ov) & 77/2 (15 ov)
Auckland Aces won by 8 wickets
Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Wed, 18 Mar, 03:00 IST
- Venue
- Basin Reserve
- Data checked
- 05:45:35 IST
Match summary
Auckland Aces won by 8 wickets.
21st Match · Plunket Shield · Basin Reserve · 18 Mar 2026
Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to bowl.
Wellington Firebirds, 1st innings: 309 (74.4 ov)
Top score: Tom Blundell, 96 off 128 balls
Best bowling: Ryan Harrison, 3 for 57 in 15 overs
Auckland Aces, 1st innings: 414 (93.5 ov)
Top score: Lachlan Stackpole, 172 not out off 179 balls
Best bowling: Michael Snedden, 5 for 56 in 16.5 overs
Wellington Firebirds, 2nd innings: 181 (53.5 ov)
Top score: Michael Snedden, 44 not out off 124 balls
Best bowling: Adithya Ashok, 3 for 18 in 9.5 overs
Auckland Aces, 2nd innings: 77/2 (15 ov)
Top score: Luke Watson, 31 off 34 balls
Best bowling: Michael Snedden, 1 for 16 in 3 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Wellington Firebirds 1st innings309 (74.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoffb Harrison | 37 | 33 | 112.1 | ||
| Nick Greenwoodc Alpe b Keene | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | ||
| Gareth Severinc Keene b Harrison | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | ||
| Muhammad Arslan Abbasc Watson b Harrison | 42 | 62 | 67.7 | ||
| Callum McLachlanc Alpe b Singh | 33 | 49 | 67.3 | ||
| Tom Blundellb Ashok | 96 | 128 | 75.0 | ||
| Oscar Jacksonc Harrison b Singh | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | ||
| Peter Younghusbandc Alpe b Singh | 14 | 47 | 29.8 | ||
| Michael Sneddenlbw b Keene | 5 | 37 | 13.5 | ||
| James Hartshornrun out (Stackpole) | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Liam Duddingnot out | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | ||
| Extras | 24 (w 5, nb 0, b 11, lb 8) | ||||
| Total | 309 (74.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
55-1 (Jesse Tashkoff, 9.6 ov) · 63-2 (Nick Greenwood, 12.3 ov) · 94-3 (Gareth Severin, 18.1 ov) · 157-4 (Muhammad Arslan Abbas, 34.2 ov) · 157-5 (Callum McLachlan, 33.5 ov) · 180-6 (Oscar Jackson, 37.3 ov) · 227-7 (Peter Younghusband, 51.6 ov) · 248-8 (Michael Snedden, 61.6 ov) · 249-9 (James Hartshorn, 62.1 ov) · 309-10 (Tom Blundell, 74.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samrath Singh | 19 | 1 | 94 | 3 | 4.95 | ||
| Simon Keene | 17 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 3.65 | ||
| Ryan Harrison | 15 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 3.80 | ||
| Rohit Gulati | 11 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 4.45 | ||
| Adithya Ashok | 12.4 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2.21 |
Auckland Aces 1st innings414 (93.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillipsc McLachlan b Hartshorn | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| Sean Soliac Severin b Younghusband | 17 | 47 | 36.2 | ||
| Luke Watsonc Hartshorn b Greenwood | 86 | 133 | 64.7 | ||
| Siddhesh Dixitc Severin b Snedden | 18 | 45 | 40.0 | ||
| Lachlan Stackpolenot out | 172 | 179 | 96.1 | ||
| Simon Keeneb Abbas | 62 | 69 | 89.9 | ||
| Ryan Harrisonc McLachlan b Jackson | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | ||
| Marco Alpec Tashkoff b Snedden | 35 | 58 | 60.3 | ||
| Adithya Ashokc Severin b Snedden | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Samrath Singhc McLachlan b Snedden | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Rohit Gulatib Snedden | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 16 (w 0, nb 7, b 8, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 414 (93.5 ov) | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Dudding | 17 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 3.41 | ||
| James Hartshorn | 17 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 4.47 | ||
| Michael Snedden | 16.5 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 3.33 | ||
| Muhammad Arslan Abbas | 11 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 5.27 | ||
| Nick Greenwood | 13 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 5.15 | ||
| Peter Younghusband | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 5.40 | ||
| Oscar Jackson | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.00 |
Wellington Firebirds 2nd innings181 (53.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoffc Harrison b Keene | 23 | 26 | 88.5 | ||
| Nick Greenwoodb Singh | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | ||
| Gareth Severinb Keene | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | ||
| Muhammad Arslan Abbasc Watson b Harrison | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | ||
| Callum McLachlanb Keene | 6 | 38 | 15.8 | ||
| Michael Sneddennot out | 44 | 124 | 35.5 | ||
| Tom Blundellc Alpe b Harrison | 35 | 47 | 74.5 | ||
| Oscar Jacksonlbw b Ashok | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | ||
| Peter Younghusbandc Alpe b Singh | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | ||
| James Hartshornc Gulati b Ashok | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | ||
| Liam Duddingc Solia b Ashok | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 19 (w 1, nb 5, b 8, lb 5) | ||||
| Total | 181 (53.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
18-1 (Nick Greenwood, 2.4 ov) · 45-2 (Gareth Severin, 7.6 ov) · 52-3 (Jesse Tashkoff, 9.3 ov) · 58-4 (Muhammad Arslan Abbas, 14.2 ov) · 87-5 (Callum McLachlan, 23.5 ov) · 145-6 (Tom Blundell, 38.5 ov) · 160-7 (Oscar Jackson, 43.6 ov) · 178-8 (Peter Younghusband, 52.1 ov) · 181-9 (James Hartshorn, 53.3 ov) · 181-10 (Liam Dudding, 53.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samrath Singh | 15 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 4.60 | ||
| Simon Keene | 14 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 3.00 | ||
| Ryan Harrison | 11 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3.00 | ||
| Sean Solia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Adithya Ashok | 9.5 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1.83 | ||
| Rohit Gulati | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 |
Auckland Aces 2nd innings77/2 (15 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillipsc Younghusband b Hartshorn | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Sean Solianot out | 30 | 44 | 68.2 | ||
| Luke Watsonc McLachlan b Dudding | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | ||
| Siddhesh Dixitnot out | 13 | 11 | 118.2 | ||
| Extras | 3 (w 1, nb 1, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 77/2 (15 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
49-1 (Luke Watson, 10.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hartshorn | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | ||
| Liam Dudding | 6 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 3.17 | ||
| Nick Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Michael Snedden | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | ||
| Oscar Jackson | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14.40 |
Line-ups
Wellington Firebirds
The ground: Basin Reserve
FairPlay holds 9 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at Basin Reserve, Wellington, with a median first-innings score of 280.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 67% and the toss winner won 33%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 78% of the time.
Highest total: 522/9 by Otago Volts on 18 Nov 2025.
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