Northern Districts hand Wellington third defeat

Northern Districts handed Wellington their third defeat in three games with a 23-run win in Mount Maunganui. The hosts posted 263 for 9 after being asked to bat and Wellington were dismissed for 240 in the 49th over of the chase. Captain Daniel Flynn (62) and Daryl Mitchell (61) made half-centuries for Northern Districts and their third-wicket stand of 105 laid the platform for the side. There was a collapse in the middle overs when the score slipped from 149 for 2 to 189 for 7, but Ish Sodhi (35) revived the innings and Jono Boult clubbed an unbeaten 23 off 16 to take the score past 250.

Mitchell's three strikes then reduced Wellington to 90 for 5 before Grant Elliott (78) and Alecz Day (57) put together a 80-run partnership. Elliott was caught-and-bowled by Sodhi in the 44th over and Dey fell in the 48th, before Scott Kuggeleijn ended the innings with two wickets in two balls.