26/03Result

22nd Match, Plunket Shield at Auckland, Mar 27-30 2026

AucklandAucklandAUCK
280 & 337/6 (91 ov)
CanterburyCanterburyCANT
591

Match drawn

26/03Result

22nd Match, Plunket Shield at Auckland, Mar 27-30 2026

AucklandAucklandAUCK
280 & 337/6 (91 ov)
CanterburyCanterburyCANT
591

Match drawn

Match Day

44dESPNcricinfo staff

Canterbury take Plunket Shield title after tight race needs second tie-breaker

Otago's victory over Wellington in the final round wasn't enough to clinch top spot

Auckland INNINGS		R	B
DN Phillips	caught	131	174
SM Solia	caught	21	67
LD Watson	caught	47	102
S Dixit	caught	61	82
LN Stackpole	bowled	9	42
S Keene	not out	32	41
RD Harrison	caught	1	15
MW Alpe	not out	15	25
A Ashok
BG Lister
Samrath Singh
EXTRAS	(b 10, lb 5, w 3, nb 2)
TOTAL	337 (6 wkts; 91 ovs)

Canterbury BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
FW Sheat	11.0	2	45	0	4.09
SB Davey	9.0	1	38	0	4.22	(2nb)
MD Rae	20.0	5	62	1	3.1	(3w)
T Muller	10.0	4	16	1	1.6
MWT Boyle	23.0	0	87	4	3.78
RA Mariu	15.0	3	61	0	4.06
SJG Janett	3.0	0	13	0	4.33

Auckland 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	91	SM Solia	DN Phillips
2nd	106	DN Phillips	LD Watson
3rd	30	DN Phillips	S Dixit
4th	49	LN Stackpole	S Dixit
5th	7	S Keene	S Dixit
6th	19	S Keene	RD Harrison
7th	35	S Keene	MW Alpe

Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CANT	8	4	1	3	99
OTAGO	8	4	1	3	99
CD	8	4	2	2	87
AUCK	8	3	3	2	85
ND	8	3	4	1	82
WELL	8	0	7	1	42