12/12Result

12th Match, Plunket Shield at Dunedin, Dec 13-16 2025

OtagoOtagoOTAGO
416/7d
Central DistrictsCentral DistrictsCD
224 & 351/8 (101 ov) (f/o)

Match drawn

Match Centre

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin

Series

Plunket Shield 2025

Toss

Central Districts , elected to field first

Season

2025/26

Hours of play (local time)

10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30

Match days

13,14,15,16 December 2025 (4-day match)

First-class debut

Oscar Mabin

Central Districts replacement

JR Lennox for AY Patel (Central Districts 1st innings, 7.1 ov)

Umpires

Shaun Haig

Kannan Jagannathan

Match Referee

Shayne O'Connor

Points

Otago 8, Central Districts 3

Scorecard Summary

END OF OVER:
101 | 6 Runs | CD: 351/8

Dane Cleaver93 (114b)
Tyler Annand2 (6b)

Jack Boyle2-0-9-0
Ben Lockrose21-2-60-0

Match State: Delay - Day 4 - bad light

100.6

Boyle to Cleaver, SIX,

100.5

Boyle to Cleaver, no run,

100.4

Boyle to Cleaver, no run,

100.3

Boyle to Cleaver, no run,

100.2

Boyle to Cleaver, no run,

100.1

Boyle to Cleaver, no run,

Plunket Shield News

From spin traps to speed merchants: the resurgence of Bangladesh's fast bowling
This is the journey of how Bangladesh resurrected the art of pace bowling in the last ten years with the help of captains, coaches and senior players
Pakistan recycle their rubbish, to the benefit of no one
Shan Masood's side heading for the dustbin of history after latest insipid display in Mirpur
Shanto on Bangladesh's declaration: 'Important to take brave decisions'
The Bangladesh captain also rued not capitalising on his century in the first innings into a bigger score
Spinners and pacers sing Bangladesh's song of ice and fire
Bangladesh's quicks and spinners shared 20 wickets equally in their final-session win against Pakistan
Nahid Rana rips through Pakistan to seal a final-session win for Bangladesh
This is now Bangladesh's third consecutive win against Pakistan, after they won the 2024 series by 2-0 margin

Central D INNINGS		R	B
CG Heaphy	caught wk	81	226
TJ Bettelheim	caught	12	38
BD Schmulian	caught	78	100
D Foxcroft	caught	27	36
D Cleaver	not out	93	114
JA Clarkson	caught	0	8
W Clark	caught	2	13
JR Lennox	caught	39	55
OE Mabin	caught	0	12
TM Annand	not out	2	6
RL Toole
EXTRAS	(b 8, lb 1, w 6, nb 2)
TOTAL	351 (8 wkts; 101 ovs)

Otago BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JD McKay	23.0	3	96	2	4.17	(1nb, 2w)
LI Georgeson	27.0	10	79	3	2.92	(1nb, 3w)
BNJ Lockrose	21.0	2	60	0	2.85
TM Johnson	2.0	1	4	0	2
JCT Boyle	2.0	0	9	0	4.5
DK Ferns	23.0	3	82	3	3.56	(1w)
TJ Hart	3.0	0	12	0	4

Central D 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	27	CG Heaphy	TJ Bettelheim
2nd	120	BD Schmulian	CG Heaphy
3rd	44	D Foxcroft	CG Heaphy
4th	47	D Cleaver	CG Heaphy
5th	4	D Cleaver	JA Clarkson
6th	11	D Cleaver	W Clark
7th	71	D Cleaver	JR Lennox
8th	14	D Cleaver	OE Mabin
9th	13	D Cleaver	TM Annand

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

University Oval, Dunedin

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

First-class debut

Central Districts replacement

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

OTAGO 416/7d(116 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 224(61.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 351/8 f/o(101 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:101 | 6 Runs | CD: 351/8

From spin traps to speed merchants: the resurgence of Bangladesh's fast bowling

Pakistan recycle their rubbish, to the benefit of no one

Shanto on Bangladesh's declaration: 'Important to take brave decisions'

Spinners and pacers sing Bangladesh's song of ice and fire

Nahid Rana rips through Pakistan to seal a final-session win for Bangladesh

OTAGO 416/7d(116 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 224(61.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

CENTRAL DISTRICTS 351/8 f/o(101 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
101 | 6 Runs | CD: 351/8