26/03Result

24th Match, Plunket Shield at Dunedin, Mar 27-30 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

27,28,29,30 March 2026 (4-day match)

Points

Otago 16, Wellington 4

Scorecard Summary

WELLINGTON 156(37.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Tom Blundell25 (32)
Nathan Smith71 (64)

Matthew Bacon3/23 (7.2)
Thomas O'Connor4/45 (12)

OTAGO 112(35.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Matthew Bacon32 (39)
Thorn Parkes20 (42)

Nathan Smith6/25 (15.1)
James Hartshorn3/50 (12)

WELLINGTON 300(76.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Tom Blundell62 (96)
Jesse Tashkoff101 (136)

Danru Ferns4/58 (10.1)
Jarrod McKay2/53 (18)

OTAGO 345/6(91 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Luke Georgeson*103 (133)
Jamal Todd98 (146)

Peter Younghusband1/43 (9)
James Hartshorn4/79 (21)

END OF OVER:
91 | 3 Runs | OTAGO: 345/6

Thomas O'Connor3 (8b)
Luke Georgeson103 (133b)

Michael Snedden20-5-61-0
James Hartshorn21-5-79-4

90.6

Snedden to O'Connor, 1 run,

90.5

Snedden to Georgeson, 1 run,

90.4

Snedden to Georgeson, no run,

90.3

Snedden to O'Connor, 1 run,

90.2

Snedden to O'Connor, no run,

90.1

Snedden to O'Connor, no run,

Plunket Shield News

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
Ashraful backs Bangladesh to beat the clock and Pakistan in rainy Mirpur
We can't say who has the upper hand in this Test," Pakistan allrounder Agha said

Otago INNINGS		R	B
JM Cumming	bowled	12	25
TK Parkes	caught wk	26	45
TC Jones	bowled	35	78
TM Johnson	bowled	0	4
JT Todd	caught	98	146
LI Georgeson	not out	103	133
MW Chu	caught	54	114
TC O'Connor	not out	3	8
JD McKay
MB Bacon
DK Ferns
EXTRAS	(lb 7, nb 7)
TOTAL	345 (6 wkts; 91 ovs)

Wellington BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
NG Smith	24.0	6	71	1	2.95	(2nb)
JW Hartshorn	21.0	5	79	4	3.76	(1nb)
MW Snedden	20.0	5	61	0	3.05	(3nb)
A Paranjpe	9.0	1	41	0	4.55
Muhammad Abbas	5.0	0	37	0	7.4	(1nb)
PF Younghusband	9.0	1	43	1	4.77
NA Greenwood	3.0	1	6	0	2

Otago 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	39	JM Cumming	TK Parkes
2nd	11	TK Parkes	TC Jones
3rd	0	TM Johnson	TC Jones
4th	73	JT Todd	TC Jones
5th	111	LI Georgeson	JT Todd
6th	107	MW Chu	LI Georgeson
7th	4	LI Georgeson	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

First-class debut

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

WELLINGTON 156(37.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

OTAGO 112(35.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

WELLINGTON 300(76.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

OTAGO 345/6(91 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:91 | 3 Runs | OTAGO: 345/6

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

Ashraful backs Bangladesh to beat the clock and Pakistan in rainy Mirpur

WELLINGTON 156(37.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

OTAGO 112(35.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

WELLINGTON 300(76.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

OTAGO 345/6(91 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
91 | 3 Runs | OTAGO: 345/6