Otago Sparks W vs Auckland Hearts W, 3rd Match
Regular Season 2024/2025 · T20 · · Molyneux Park, Alexandra
Otago Sparks W won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining) (Otago Sparks W 112/3, Auckland Hearts W 110/8).
- Otago Sparks W: 112/3 (15.1 ov)
- Auckland Hearts W: 110/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Otago Sparks W (OS-W) faced Auckland Hearts W (AH-W) in the 3rd Match of Regular Season 2024/2025, a T20 match, at Molyneux Park, Alexandra. Play began on Saturday, 28 December 2024 at 23:40 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Otago Sparks W won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were KS Jagannathan and James Blunt, with Shayne O'Connor as match referee.
Auckland Hearts W made 110/8 in 20 overs, with Brooke Halliday top-scoring on 22 from 19 balls. Eden Carson was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 28. Otago Sparks W made 112/3 in 15.1 overs, with Polly Inglis top-scoring on 29 not out from 21 balls. Fran Jonas was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 21.
Result: Otago Sparks W won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Eden Carson was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Auckland Hearts W · 1st innings: 110/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saachi Shahri | b Eden Carson | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Maddy Green | c Suzie Bates b Eden Carson | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Brooke Halliday | b Felicity Leydon-Davis | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 115.79 |
| Lauren Down | c Suzie Bates b Hayley Jensen | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Prue Catton | c Caitlin Blakely b Eden Carson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bella Armstrong | b Emma Black | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Josie Penfold | c Polly Inglis b Kirstie Gordon | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Molly Penfold | not out | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Breearne Illing | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Fran Jonas
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Black | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Hayley Jensen | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Eden Carson | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| Kirstie Gordon | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Anna Browning | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Felicity Leydon-Davis | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 |
Otago Sparks W · 1st innings: 112/3 (15.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzie Bates | b Fran Jonas | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Bella James | b Fran Jonas | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Felicity Leydon-Davis | c Lauren Down b Maddy Green | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 82.61 |
| Caitlin Blakely | not out | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 91.3 |
| Polly Inglis | not out | 29 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 138.1 |
Extras: 15 · Did not bat: Olivia Gain, Hayley Jensen, Anna Browning, Kirstie Gordon, Eden Carson, Emma Black
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breearne Illing | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Molly Penfold | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Fran Jonas | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Brooke Halliday | 2.1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5.54 |
| Josie Penfold | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Maddy Green | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Prue Catton | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (OS-W, Brooke Halliday): 4 runs, 110/3 – 4
- Over 15 (OS-W, Breearne Illing): 10 runs, 106/3 – 2 wd wd • 1 wd 0lb • 4
- Over 14 (OS-W, Fran Jonas): 8 runs, 96/3 – 1 1 1 2 1 wd 1
- Over 13 (OS-W, Maddy Green): 9 runs, 88/3 – • 1 • 4 • 4
- Over 12 (OS-W, Prue Catton): 14 runs, 79/3 – 4 1 4 • 4 1
- Over 11 (OS-W, Maddy Green): 1 runs, 65/3 – • • • W • 1