17/03Result

21st Match, Plunket Shield at Dunedin, Mar 18-21 2026

Otago won by 4 wkts

Match Centre

Match Details

University Oval, Dunedin

Series

Plunket Shield 2025

Toss

Otago , 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

18,19,20,21 March 2026 (4-day match)

Otago replacement

MB Bacon for JCT Boyle (Northern Districts 2nd innings, 21.1 ov)

Umpires

John Dempsey

Neil Louw

Match Referee

Gary Troup

Points

Otago 18, Northern Districts 7

Scorecard Summary

101.1

Pringle to Chu, FOUR,

END OF OVER:
101 | 5 Runs | OTAGO: 349/6

Thomas O'Connor84 (90b)
Max Chu67 (144b)

Scott Kuggeleijn14-2-53-2
Joshua Brown10-1-59-0

100.6

Kuggeleijn to O'Connor, no run,

100.5

Kuggeleijn to O'Connor, no run,

100.4

Kuggeleijn to O'Connor, no run,

100.3

Kuggeleijn to O'Connor, 4 byes,

100.2

Kuggeleijn to O'Connor, 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

Otago INNINGS		R	B
JM Cumming	lbw	45	69
TK Parkes	caught	53	90
TC Jones	caught wk	20	42
TM Johnson	lbw	57	145
LI Georgeson	bowled	6	23
MW Chu	not out	71	145
BNJ Lockrose	bowled	0	4
TC O'Connor	not out	84	90
MB Bacon
DK Ferns
JD McKay
EXTRAS	(b 9, lb 1, w 6, nb 1)
TOTAL	353 (6 wkts; 101.1 ovs)

Northern Dis BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
ZN Gibson	19.0	1	62	1	3.26	(1w)
SC Kuggeleijn	14.0	2	53	2	3.78	(1w)
KDC Clarke	18.0	2	55	0	3.05
TJG Pringle	28.1	3	76	2	2.69
HR Cooper	4.0	0	12	0	3
JH Brown	10.0	1	59	0	5.9	(1nb)
JA Raval	8.0	1	26	1	3.25	(1w)

Otago 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	84	JM Cumming	TK Parkes
2nd	32	TK Parkes	TC Jones
3rd	12	TM Johnson	TC Jones
4th	13	LI Georgeson	TM Johnson
5th	107	MW Chu	TM Johnson
6th	1	MW Chu	BNJ Lockrose
7th	104	MW Chu	TC O'Connor

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

Otago replacement

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 339(85.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

OTAGO 258(77.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 271(86.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

OTAGO 353/6(101.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:101 | 5 Runs | OTAGO: 349/6

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

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 339(85.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

OTAGO 258(77.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

NORTHERN DISTRICTS 271(86.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

OTAGO 353/6(101.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
101 | 5 Runs | OTAGO: 349/6