Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury Kings, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 18, Plunket Shield, 2025

Plunket Shield Match 18: Wellington Firebirds v Canterbury Kings at Christchurch, March 08, 2026

Wellington Firebirds

208/10 (54.5) & 224/10 (53.4)

Canterbury Kings

336/10 (81.3) & 297/3d (41.3)

Finished

CK won by 201 runs

Canterbury Kings 1st InningCK 1st Inning336/10 (81.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tom Latham	c P Younghusband b M Abbas	79	171	11	1	46.20
c P Younghusband b M Abbas
Rhys Mariu	c TA Blundell b LR Dudding	23	38	4	0	60.53
c TA Blundell b LR Dudding
Scott Janet	c TA Blundell b L Beek	2	17	0	0	11.76
c TA Blundell b L Beek
Henry Nicholls(C)	b N Smith	44	73	7	0	60.27
b N Smith
Matt Boyle	c M Abbas b L Beek	97	88	13	3	110.23
c M Abbas b L Beek
Mitchell Hay(WK)	lbw b N Smith	1	9	0	0	11.11
lbw b N Smith
Leo Carter	b M Abbas	25	52	3	0	48.08
b M Abbas
Sean Davey	c L Beek b M Abbas	11	14	1	1	78.57
c L Beek b M Abbas
Fraser Sheat	c N Smith b M Abbas	14	19	2	0	73.68
c N Smith b M Abbas
Travis Muller	Not out	7	10	1	0	70.00
Not out
Michael Rae	b M Abbas	5	7	1	0	71.43
b M Abbas
Extra	28 (b 10, w 2, nb 9, lb 7)
Total	336/10 (81.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Nathan Smith	15	3	60	2	4.00
Liam Dudding	15	8	27	1	1.80
Logan van Beek	18	3	61	2	3.39
Muhammad Abbas	16.3	2	69	5	4.18
Nick Greenwood	10	0	56	0	5.60
Peter Younghusband	7	0	46	0	6.57

Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Rhys Mariu - 13.6 ov), 2-56 (S Janet - 18.5 ov), 3-167 (H Nicholls - 48.3 ov), 4-168 (T Latham - 49.3 ov), 5-179 (Mitchell Hay - 52.3 ov), 6-280 (LJ Carter - 71.3 ov), 7-294 (SB Davey - 73.5 ov), 8-322 (M Boyle - 78.1 ov), 9-326 (FW Sheat - 79.5 ov), 10-336 (MD Rae - 81.3 ov)

Wellington Firebirds 1st InningWF 1st Inning208/10 (54.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Jesse Tashkoff	c Rhys Mariu b FW Sheat	1	16	0	0	6.25
c Rhys Mariu b FW Sheat
Nick Greenwood	b MD Rae	103	133	16	1	77.44
b MD Rae
Gareth Severin	c MD Rae b T Muller	25	51	4	0	49.02
c MD Rae b T Muller
Nick Kelly	lbw b MD Rae	15	22	3	0	68.18
lbw b MD Rae
Tim Robinson	c Rhys Mariu b FW Sheat	9	11	2	0	81.82
c Rhys Mariu b FW Sheat
Muhammad Abbas	c & b FW Sheat	0	6	0	0	0.00
c & b FW Sheat
Tom Blundell(WK/C)	c T Latham b T Muller	6	23	1	0	26.09
c T Latham b T Muller
Nathan Smith	c Rhys Mariu b MD Rae	13	18	3	0	72.22
c Rhys Mariu b MD Rae
Logan van Beek	Not out	12	26	2	0	46.15
Not out
Peter Younghusband	c M Boyle b SB Davey	0	7	0	0	0.00
c M Boyle b SB Davey
Liam Dudding	b FW Sheat	14	21	2	0	66.67
b FW Sheat
Extra	10 (b 0, w 3, nb 5, lb 2)
Total	208/10 (54.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Fraser Sheat	12.5	3	34	4	2.65
Sean Davey	15	3	60	1	4.00
Michael Rae	14	1	57	3	4.07
Travis Muller	11	1	48	2	4.36
Matt Boyle	2	0	7	0	3.50

Fall of wickets: 1-31 (J Tashkoff - 6.1 ov), 2-83 (G Severin - 22.3 ov), 3-114 (NF Kelly - 29.4 ov), 4-135 (T Robinson - 32.4 ov), 5-139 (M Abbas - 34.4 ov), 6-166 (TA Blundell - 42.5 ov), 7-166 (N Greenwood - 43.1 ov), 8-188 (N Smith - 49.1 ov), 9-189 (P Younghusband - 50.3 ov), 10-208 (LR Dudding - 54.5 ov)

Canterbury Kings 2nd InningCK 2nd Inning297/3 (41.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tom Latham	Not out	101	111	10	1	90.99
Not out
Rhys Mariu	c T Robinson b L Beek	31	40	6	0	77.50
c T Robinson b L Beek
Scott Janet	runout (J Tashkoff)	40	46	8	0	86.95
runout (J Tashkoff)
Henry Nicholls(C)	c TA Blundell b J Tashkoff	52	33	7	1	157.58
c TA Blundell b J Tashkoff
Matt Boyle	Not out	63	22	3	6	286.36
Not out
Extra	10 (b 4, w 2, nb 3, lb 1)
Total	297/3 (41.3)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Nathan Smith	10	50	0	5.00
Liam Dudding	5	26	0	5.20
Muhammad Abbas	6	34	0	5.67
Logan van Beek	6	30	1	5.00
Peter Younghusband	8	65	0	8.13
Nick Greenwood	4.3	48	0	10.67
Jesse Tashkoff	2	39	1	19.50

Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Rhys Mariu - 12.6 ov), 2-114 (S Janet - 24.3 ov), 3-212 (H Nicholls - 36.2 ov)

Wellington Firebirds 2nd InningWF 2nd Inning224/10 (53.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Jesse Tashkoff	b FW Sheat	4	14	1	0	28.57
b FW Sheat
Nick Greenwood	c Rhys Mariu b FW Sheat	20	34	4	0	59.00
c Rhys Mariu b FW Sheat
Peter Younghusband	c Mitchell Hay b FW Sheat	1	18	0	0	5.56
c Mitchell Hay b FW Sheat
Gareth Severin	c Mitchell Hay b SB Davey	4	8	0	0	50.00
c Mitchell Hay b SB Davey
Nick Kelly	b SB Davey	7	14	1	0	50.00
b SB Davey
Tim Robinson	c Rhys Mariu b SB Davey	5	11	1	0	45.45
c Rhys Mariu b SB Davey
Muhammad Abbas	c S Janet b T Muller	12	18	1	0	66.67
c S Janet b T Muller
Tom Blundell(WK/C)	Not out	98	118	14	3	83.05
Not out
Nathan Smith	b FW Sheat	42	57	6	1	73.68
b FW Sheat
Logan van Beek	c LJ Carter b MD Rae	6	14	0	0	42.86
c LJ Carter b MD Rae
Liam Dudding	c FW Sheat b MD Rae	12	21	3	0	57.14
c FW Sheat b MD Rae
Extra	13 (b 0, w 7, nb 5, lb 1)
Total	224/10 (53.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Fraser Sheat	18	3	71	4	3.94
Sean Davey	14	0	56	3	4.00
Travis Muller	7	1	38	1	5.43
Michael Rae	14.4	2	58	2	3.95

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (J Tashkoff - 4.2 ov), 2-18 (P Younghusband - 8.5 ov), 3-32 (G Severin - 11.6 ov), 4-32 (N Greenwood - 12.1 ov), 5-44 (T Robinson - 15.2 ov), 6-47 (NF Kelly - 17.2 ov), 7-85 (M Abbas - 22.6 ov), 8-164 (N Smith - 40.3 ov), 9-175 (L Beek - 43.6 ov), 10-224 (LR Dudding - 53.4 ov)

Date

2026-03-09 03:00 AM

Venue

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Toss

Wellington Firebirds elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee