Otago Volts vs Wellington Firebirds, 20th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · University Oval, Dunedin
Otago Volts won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (Otago Volts 136/5, Wellington Firebirds 132/7).
- Otago Volts: 136/5 (15.4 ov)
- Wellington Firebirds: 132/7 (16 ov)
Match report
Otago Volts (OV) faced Wellington Firebirds (WF) in the 20th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at University Oval, Dunedin. Play began on Thursday, 15 January 2026 at 03:25 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Otago Volts won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Kannan Jagannathan and Kim Cotton, with Trudy Anderson as match referee.
Wellington Firebirds made 132/7 in 16 overs, with Tom Blundell top-scoring on 47 from 35 balls. Ben Lockrose was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 24. Otago Volts made 136/5 in 15.4 overs, with Jacob Cumming top-scoring on 45 from 33 balls. James Hartshorn was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 17.
Result: Otago Volts won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Jacob Cumming 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.
Wellington Firebirds · 1st innings: 132/7 (16 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Robinson | c Jack Boyle b Ben Lockrose | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Tom Blundell | c Jacob Duffy b Jake Gibson | 47 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 134.29 |
| Gareth Severin | b Ben Lockrose | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Arslan Abbas | c Troy Johnson b Matthew Bacon | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 117.65 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | c Jacob Duffy b Zac Cumming | 24 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 200 |
| Oscar Jackson | not out | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Callum McLachlan | b Jacob Duffy | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 185.71 |
| Logan van Beek | run out (Max Chu) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Peter Younghusband | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Ben Sears, James Hartshorn
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| Ben Lockrose | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Matthew Bacon | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| Zac Cumming | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Jake Gibson | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
Otago Volts · 1st innings: 136/5 (15.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Cumming | c Tom Blundell b James Hartshorn | 45 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Jamal Todd | b James Hartshorn | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Max Chu | b Ben Sears | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Jack Boyle | c Ben Sears b Peter Younghusband | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Troy Johnson | c Oscar Jackson b James Hartshorn | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 237.5 |
| Jake Gibson | not out | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 228.57 |
| Ben Lockrose | not out | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 22 · Did not bat: Llew Johnson, Zac Cumming, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Bacon
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan van Beek | 2.4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 17.25 |
| James Hartshorn | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 |
| Ben Sears | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Peter Younghusband | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (OV, Logan van Beek): 11 runs, 123/5 – 6 4 • 1
- Over 15 (OV, James Hartshorn): 6 runs, 112/5 – 0lb 2 1 2 1 W
- Over 14 (OV, Peter Younghusband): 11 runs, 106/4 – 2 1 1 W 1 6
- Over 13 (OV, Ben Sears): 12 runs, 95/3 – 1 • 4 6 W 1
- Over 12 (OV, Jesse Tashkoff): 4 runs, 83/2 – 1 1 • 1 1 •
- Over 11 (OV, Ben Sears): 5 runs, 79/2 – • 1 2 • 1 wd •