- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras24 (b 11, lb 8, w 5)TOTAL309 all out (74.4 Overs, RR: 4.13, 324 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Jesse Tashkoff, 9.6 ov), 2-63 (Nick Greenwood, 12.3 ov), 3-94 (Gareth Severin, 18.1 ov), 4-157 (Callum McLachlan, 33.5 ov), 5-157 (Muhammad Abbas, 34.2 ov), 6-180 (Oscar Jackson, 37.3 ov), 7-227 (Peter Younghusband, 51.6 ov), 8-248 (Michael Snedden, 61.6 ov), 9-249 (James Hartshorn, 62.1 ov), 10-309 (Tom Blundell, 74.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Samrath Singh 19 1 94 3 4.94 1 0 S Keene 17 2 62 2 3.64 1 0 RD Harrison 15 4 57 3 3.8 2 0 RK Gulati 11 1 49 0 4.45 0 0 A Ashok 12.4 1 28 1 2.21 0 0
18/03Result
19th Match, Plunket Shield at Wellington, Mar 18-20 2026
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![Wellington]( "Wellington")
309 & 181 -
![Auckland]( "Auckland")
414 & 77/2 (14.5 ov)
18/03Result
19th Match, Plunket Shield at Wellington, Mar 18-20 2026
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![Wellington]( "Wellington")
309 & 181 -
![Auckland]( "Auckland")
414 & 77/2 (14.5 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras16 (b 8, lb 1, nb 7)TOTAL414 all out (93.5 Overs, RR: 4.41, 425 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Dale Phillips, 1.3 ov), 2-49 (Sean Solia, 18.2 ov), 3-107 (Siddhesh Dixit, 33.2 ov), 4-145 (Luke Watson, 42.3 ov), 5-297 (Simon Keene, 66.2 ov), 6-324 (Ryan Harrison, 73.6 ov), 7-403 (Marco William Alpe, 89.3 ov), 8-403 (Adithya Ashok, 89.4 ov), 9-403 (Samrath Singh, 89.6 ov), 10-414 (Rohit Gulati, 93.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB LR Dudding 17 5 58 0 3.41 0 0 JW Hartshorn 17 2 76 1 4.47 0 1 MW Snedden 16.5 4 56 5 3.32 0 2 Muhammad Abbas 11 1 58 1 5.27 0 0 NA Greenwood 13 0 67 1 5.15 0 3 PF Younghusband 10 0 54 1 5.4 0 1 OT Jackson 9 0 36 1 4 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras19 (b 8, lb 5, nb 5, w 1)TOTAL181 all out (53.5 Overs, RR: 3.36, 235 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Nick Greenwood, 2.4 ov), 2-45 (Gareth Severin, 7.6 ov), 3-52 (Jesse Tashkoff, 9.3 ov), 4-58 (Muhammad Abbas, 14.2 ov), 5-87 (Callum McLachlan, 23.5 ov), 6-145 (Tom Blundell, 38.5 ov), 7-160 (Oscar Jackson, 43.6 ov), 8-178 (Peter Younghusband, 52.1 ov), 9-181 (James Hartshorn, 53.3 ov), 10-181 (Liam Dudding, 53.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Samrath Singh 15 0 69 2 4.6 0 5 S Keene 14 2 42 3 3 0 0 RD Harrison 11 2 33 2 3 1 0 SM Solia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 A Ashok 9.5 1 18 3 1.83 0 0 RK Gulati 3 1 6 0 2 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 1, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL77/2 (14.5 Overs, RR: 5.19, 68 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Dale Phillips, 0.1 ov), 2-49 (Luke Watson, 10.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JW Hartshorn 4 0 19 1 4.75 1 0 LR Dudding 6 2 19 1 3.16 0 0 NA Greenwood 1 0 10 0 10 0 0 MW Snedden 3 0 16 0 5.33 0 1 OT Jackson 0.5 0 12 0 14.4 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Auckland , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
18,19,20 March 2026 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Match Referee
Points
Auckland 20, Wellington 7
Close of Play
- Wed, 18 Mar - day 1 - Auckland 1st innings 49/2 (LD Watson 31*, 18.2 ov)
- Thu, 19 Mar - day 2 - Wellington 2nd innings 65/4 (CR McLachlan 2*, MW Snedden 1*, 16 ov)
- Fri, 20 Mar - day 3 - Auckland 2nd innings 77/2 (14.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Wellington : 100 runs in 27.1 overs, 122 minutes, 10 extras
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls, 57 minutes, MW Snedden 15 (36), TA Blundell 31 (41), 5 extras
- Wellington : 150 runs in 42.0 overs, 186 minutes, 15 extras
- Lunch : Wellington - 173/7 in 50.0 overs, MW Snedden 41 (119), PF Younghusband 10 (14)
- Innings break : Wellington - 181/10 in 53.5 overs, Michael Snedden 44 (124)
- Auckland 2nd innings
- Auckland : 50 runs in 11.1 overs, 52 minutes, 2 extras
- Auckland: 50 runs in 19.0 overs, 87 minutes, 1 extras
- Luke Watson: 50 in 90 balls, 127 minutes, (8*4 , 0*6)
- Partnership: 50 runs for 3rd wicket in 81 balls, Sid Dixit 18 (41), Luke Watson 58 (96), Extras 5
- Auckland: 100 runs in 32.1 overs, 149 minutes, 6 extras
- Auckland: 150 runs in 44.0 overs, 203 minutes, 6 extras
- Lunch : Auckland - 189/4 in 51.0 overs, Lachie Stackpole 39 (52), Simon Keene 22 (24)
- Partnership: 50 runs for 5th wicket in 70 balls, Lachie Stackpole 43 (61), Simon Keene 22 (33), Extras 3
- Auckland: 200 runs in 54.0 overs, 243 minutes, 9 extras
- Lachie Stackpole: 52 in 65 balls, 95 minutes, (7*4 , 1*6)
- Partnership: 100 runs for 5th wicket in 105 balls, Simon Keene 37 (45), Lachie Stackpole 78 (84), Extras 4
- Auckland: 250 runs in 59.4 overs, 264 minutes, 10 extras
- Simon Keene: 51 in 54 balls, 77 minutes, (6*4 , 1*6)
- Lachie Stackpole: 103 in 99 balls, 137 minutes, (13*4 , 4*6)
- Partnership: 150 runs for 5th wicket in 140 balls, Lachie Stackpole 103 (99), Simon Keene 61 (65), Extras 4
- Auckland: 300 runs in 67.2 overs, 302 minutes, 10 extras
- Auckland: 350 runs in 81.0 overs, 359 minutes, 16 extras
- Tea : Auckland - 350/6 in 81.0 overs, Marco Alpe 20 (36), Lachie Stackpole 128 (133)
- New Ball Taken: Auckland - 345/6 after 80.0 overs, Marco Alpe 16 (32), Lachie Stackpole 127 (131)
- Partnership: 50 runs for 7th wicket in 59 balls, Marco Alpe 25 (41), Lachie Stackpole 144 (144), Extras 5
- Lachie Stackpole: 151 in 151 balls, 230 minutes, (18*4 , 5*6)
- Auckland: 400 runs in 88.5 overs, 396 minutes, 15 extras
- Innings break : Auckland - 414/10 in 93.5 overs, Rohit Gulati 0 (7), Lachie Stackpole 172 (179)
- Wellington 2nd innings
- Stumps : Wellington - 65/4 in 16.0 overs, Michael Snedden 1 (4), Callum McLachlan 2 (21)
- Wellington 1st innings
- Partnership: 50 runs for 1st wicket in 54 balls, Jesse Tashkoff 37 (29), Nick Greenwood 13 (25), Extras 4
- Wellington: 50 runs in 9.0 overs, 39 minutes, 4 extras
- Wellington: 100 runs in 20.1 overs, 93 minutes, 4 extras
- Partnership: 50 runs for 4th wicket in 75 balls, Muhammad Abbas 35 (50), Callum McLachlan 27 (40), Extras 0
- Lunch : Wellington - 149/3 in 32.0 overs, Callum McLachlan 31 (44), Muhammad Abbas 36 (54)
- Wellington: 150 runs in 32.4 overs, 143 minutes, 4 extras
- Wellington: 200 runs in 42.6 overs, 190 minutes, 10 extras
- Tom Blundell: 50 in 72 balls, 135 minutes, (1*4 , 3*6)
- Wellington: 250 runs in 62.5 overs, 269 minutes, 17 extras
- Tea : Wellington - 287/9 in 70.0 overs, Liam Dudding 1 (14), Tom Blundell 83 (105)
- Partnership: 50 runs for 10th wicket in 68 balls, Tom Blundell 92 (123), Liam Dudding 7 (17), Extras 7
- Wellington: 300 runs in 73.3 overs, 317 minutes, 24 extras
- Innings break : Wellington - 309/10 in 74.4 overs, Tom Blundell 96 (128), Liam Dudding 7 (19)
- Auckland 1st innings
- Stumps: Auckland - 49/2 in 18.2 overs, Sean Solia 17 (47), Luke Watson 31 (56)
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