A 63 run stand for the 7th wicket between Jeet Raval (50 not out) and Jono Sole (24 not out), before an inspired bowling display from all of AUckland's bowlers paved the way for the win.

Aaron Redmond and Derek de Boorder gave the visitors some hope in the chase but they struggled, similarly with Auckland, to establish some momentum in the chase.

Please join us again next Friday night when the Northern Knights take on the Auckland Aces from Hamilton. Until then, bye for now.

16.1

Fuller to McMillan, OUT

full toss from Fuller and McMillan misses it completely and his poles are cleaned out

James McMillan b Fuller 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 50

Over16

10 runs, 1 wicket

OTAGO 93/9CRR: 5.81

JM McMillan 1 (1b)JA Duffy 1 (2b)

C de Grandhomme2/18 (2)

15.6

de Grandhomme to McMillan, 1 run

slower ball and McMillan pushes into the off side for a single

15.5

de Grandhomme to Duffy, 1 run

backs away to leg and slogs it to long on

15.4

de Grandhomme to de Boorder, OUT

slower ball from de Grandhomme does the trick and de Boorder tries to hit over the off side but he only succeeds in top edging to Nash moving in from long off

Derek de Boorder c Nash b de Grandhomme 29 (24b 1x4 1x6 37m) SR: 120.83

15.3

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de Grandhomme to de Boorder, no run

cracked back at the bowler

15.2

de Grandhomme to de Boorder, 2 runs

whipped over the leg side and he scambles hard for the second, with a full length dive ensuring he gets home safely

15.1

de Grandhomme to de Boorder, SIX runs

de Grandhomme fires it in and leg stump and de Boorder clips it beautifully over forward square leg for a maximum

Over15

3 runs, 1 wicket

OTAGO 83/8CRR: 5.53

JA Duffy 0 (1b)DC de Boorder 21 (20b 1x4)

CD Nash2/19 (4)

14.6

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Nash to Duffy, no run

good finish from Nash has Duffy playing back to the bowler. Classy spell of bowling from Nash

14.5

Nash to de Boorder, 1 run

good length on leg stump and de Boorder milks it into the vacant mid wicket region for one

14.4

Nash to Beard, OUT

Beard backs away to leg and launches it in the air to long off where Bates waits calmly to collect the catch

Nick Beard c Bates b Nash 1 (7b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 14.28

14.3

Nash to de Boorder, 1 run

yorker length from Nash and de Boorder squeezes it out to deep cover

14.2

Nash to Beard, 1 run

Beard comes down the wicket this time and gets an inside edge into the leg side while trying to hit over the off side

14.1

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Nash to Beard, no run

Beard backs away and cuts to point

Over14

2 runs, 1 wicket

OTAGO 80/7CRR: 5.71

NB Beard 0 (4b)DC de Boorder 19 (18b 1x4)

JK Fuller2/20 (3)

13.6

1lb

Fuller to Beard, 1 leg bye

good length but too straight and Beard misses out and it takes him on the thigh and they take a leg bye. Good result for the Aces

13.5

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Fuller to Beard, no run

short ball this time and Beard tries to ramp it over the short third man but he misses out

13.4

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Fuller to Beard, no run

beaten outside the off stump

13.3

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Fuller to Beard, no run

back of a length wide of off stump and Beard guides to third man

13.2

Fuller to Wagner, OUT

high quality slower ball from Fuller completely bamboozles Wagner and he chips it to Bates at mid off. That looked like catching practice for the Under 8s

Neil Wagner c Bates b Fuller 0 (4b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0

13.1

Fuller to de Boorder, 1 run

back of a length in at the body and de Boorder whips it off his hip to deep square leg