Auckland Aces v Canterbury Kings, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 22, Plunket Shield, 2025
Plunket Shield Match 22: Auckland Aces v Canterbury Kings at Auckland, March 26, 2026

Auckland Aces
AA
280/10 (97) & 337/6 (91)

Canterbury Kings
CK
591/10 (153.1)
Finished
Match drawn (Canterbury won the 2025/26 Plunket Shield)
Auckland Aces 1st InningAA 1st Inning280/10 (97 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips | c H Nicholls b FW Sheat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c H Nicholls b FW Sheat | ||||||
| Sean Solia(C) | c Mitchell Hay b MD Rae | 74 | 187 | 12 | 0 | 39.57 |
c Mitchell Hay b MD Rae | ||||||
| Luke Watson | c T Muller b SB Davey | 16 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 53.33 |
c T Muller b SB Davey | ||||||
| Siddesh Dixit | c (sub C Cameron) b T Muller | 20 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 86.96 |
c (sub C Cameron) b T Muller | ||||||
| Lachlan Stackpole | c Mitchell Hay b MD Rae | 62 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 93.94 |
c Mitchell Hay b MD Rae | ||||||
| Simon Keene | c H Nicholls b FW Sheat | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 65.52 |
c H Nicholls b FW Sheat | ||||||
| Ryan Harrison | c FW Sheat b MD Rae | 59 | 141 | 8 | 0 | 41.84 |
c FW Sheat b MD Rae | ||||||
| Marco Alpe(WK) | c Mitchell Hay b Rhys Mariu | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
c Mitchell Hay b Rhys Mariu | ||||||
| Adithya Ashok | c H Nicholls b FW Sheat | 7 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 14.00 |
c H Nicholls b FW Sheat | ||||||
| Ben Lister | c Mitchell Hay b T Muller | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
c Mitchell Hay b T Muller | ||||||
| Samrath Singh | Not out | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 2, nb 2, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 280/10 (97) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Sheat | 21 | 6 | 78 | 3 | 3.71 |
| Sean Davey | 20 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Michael Rae | 24 | 9 | 66 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Travis Muller | 17 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 3.12 |
| Matt Boyle | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Rhys Mariu | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.71 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (DN Phillips - 0.1 ov), 2-29 (L Watson - 9.3 ov), 3-67 (S Dixit - 17.6 ov), 4-160 (L Stackpole - 42.1 ov), 5-184 (S Keene - 50.4 ov), 6-218 (SM Solia - 62.2 ov), 7-223 (MW Alpe - 65.1 ov), 8-254 (A Ashok - 82.2 ov), 9-271 (BG Lister - 91.1 ov), 10-280 (R Harrison - 96.6 ov)
Canterbury Kings 1st InningCK 1st Inning591/10 (153.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Mariu | c MW Alpe b S Singh | 142 | 213 | 17 | 1 | 66.67 |
c MW Alpe b S Singh | ||||||
| Scott Janet | lbw b S Keene | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b S Keene | ||||||
| Henry Nicholls(C) | lbw b BG Lister | 77 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 64.17 |
lbw b BG Lister | ||||||
| Matt Boyle | c L Watson b S Singh | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 64.29 |
c L Watson b S Singh | ||||||
| Mitchell Hay(WK) | c R Harrison b BG Lister | 48 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 55.81 |
c R Harrison b BG Lister | ||||||
| Leo Carter | Not out | 169 | 250 | 14 | 4 | 68.29 |
Not out | ||||||
| Jesse Frew | c DN Phillips b S Dixit | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 78.57 |
c DN Phillips b S Dixit | ||||||
| Travis Muller | c DN Phillips b A Ashok | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 34.48 |
c DN Phillips b A Ashok | ||||||
| Sean Davey | c A Ashok b S Dixit | 49 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 53.00 |
c A Ashok b S Dixit | ||||||
| Fraser Sheat | c SM Solia b A Ashok | 17 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 24.29 |
c SM Solia b A Ashok | ||||||
| Michael Rae | b A Ashok | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
b A Ashok | ||||||
| Extra | 48 (b 20, w 16, nb 8, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 591/10 (153.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lister | 29 | 1 | 99 | 2 | 3.41 |
| Simon Keene | 17 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 3.53 |
| Ryan Harrison | 12 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 4.42 |
| Samrath Singh | 19 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 5.16 |
| Adithya Ashok | 37.1 | 4 | 133 | 3 | 3.58 |
| Sean Solia | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Siddesh Dixit | 36 | 4 | 116 | 2 | 3.22 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (S Janet - 1.4 ov), 2-200 (H Nicholls - 45.4 ov), 3-251 (M Boyle - 58.2 ov), 4-264 (Rhys Mariu - 60.6 ov), 5-370 (Mitchell Hay - 86.4 ov), 6-387 (J Frew - 91.1 ov), 7-418 (T Muller - 99.6 ov), 8-528 (SB Davey - 126.3 ov), 9-573 (FW Sheat - 145.1 ov), 10-591 (MD Rae - 153.1 ov)
Auckland Aces 2nd InningAA 2nd Inning337/6 (91 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips | c Rhys Mariu b MD Rae | 131 | 174 | 17 | 2 | 74.71 |
c Rhys Mariu b MD Rae | ||||||
| Sean Solia(C) | c LJ Carter b T Muller | 21 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 31.34 |
c LJ Carter b T Muller | ||||||
| Luke Watson | c FW Sheat b M Boyle | 47 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 46.08 |
c FW Sheat b M Boyle | ||||||
| Siddesh Dixit | c SB Davey b M Boyle | 61 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 74.39 |
c SB Davey b M Boyle | ||||||
| Lachlan Stackpole | b M Boyle | 9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 21.43 |
b M Boyle | ||||||
| Simon Keene | Not out | 32 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 78.05 |
Not out | ||||||
| Ryan Harrison | c H Nicholls b M Boyle | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
c H Nicholls b M Boyle | ||||||
| Marco Alpe(WK) | Not out | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 60.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 20 (b 10, w 3, nb 2, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 337/6 (91) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Sheat | 11 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 4.09 |
| Sean Davey | 9 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 4.11 |
| Michael Rae | 20 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 3.10 |
| Travis Muller | 10 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1.60 |
| Matt Boyle | 23 | 0 | 87 | 4 | 3.78 |
| Rhys Mariu | 15 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 4.07 |
| Scott Janet | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
Fall of wickets: 1-91 (SM Solia - 20.3 ov), 2-197 (L Watson - 52.6 ov), 3-227 (DN Phillips - 62.5 ov), 4-276 (L Stackpole - 75.4 ov), 5-283 (S Dixit - 79.2 ov), 6-302 (R Harrison - 84.1 ov)
Date
2026-03-27 03:00 AM
Venue
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Toss
Canterbury Kings elected to bowl
Umpires
- Billy Bowden
- Kannan Jagannathan
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Sue Morris
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