Otago vs Auckland, at Dunedin, Mar 25 2018 - Match Result

RESULT

Dunedin, March 25 - 26, 2018, Plunket Shield

305

(fo) 134 & 134

Otago won by an innings and 37 runs

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Scorecard summary

Otago • 305/10(82 overs)

1st INNINGS

46 (56)

Lockie Ferguson

5/63 (20)

Derek de Boorder

46 (74)

2/48 (20)

Auckland • 134/10(44.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

39 (51)

3/24 (10)

23 (57)

3/28 (9.5)

Auckland • 134/10(41 overs)

2nd INNINGS

41 (55)

5/29 (11)

Robert O'Donnell

27 (69)

3/21 (8)

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Match State: Tea - Day 1

Match State: Stumps - Day 1

Match State: Lunch - Day 2

Match State: Tea - Day 2

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Match details

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	Auckland, elected to field first
Series	Plunket Shield
Season	2017/18
Match days	25,26 March 2018 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Garth Stirrat Shaun Haig
Match Referee
Points	Otago 19, Auckland 4

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Auckland Innings

Player Name		R	B
SM Solia	caught	9	26
ML Guptill-Bunce	caught	8	9
RR O'Donnell	caught	27	69
MS Chapman	caught	41	55
GD Phillips	lbw	4	5
Craig Cachopa	caught	0	1
BJ Horne	caught	13	43
MB McEwan	caught	23	34
BG Lister	caught	0	2
LH Ferguson	bowled	0	3
JA Brown	not out	0	2
Extras	(lb 3, nb 3, w 3)
Total	134(10 wkts; 41 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	14	Michael Guptill-Bunce	Sean Solia
2nd	11	Robert O'Donnell	Sean Solia
3rd	63	Mark Chapman	Robert O'Donnell
4th	8	Mark Chapman	Glenn Phillips
5th	0	Craig Cachopa	Mark Chapman
6th	0	Mark Chapman	Ben Horne
7th	28	Matt McEwan	Ben Horne
8th	0	Matt McEwan	Ben Lister
9th	0	Lockie Ferguson	Matt McEwan
10th	10	Matt McEwan	Jamie Brown

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Plunket Shield

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
CD	10	6	0	4	131
WELL	10	6	3	1	127
AUCK	10	5	3	2	105
ND	10	2	4	4	80
OTAGO	10	2	7	1	79
CANT	10	2	6	2	64