Wellington Firebirds vs Auckland Aces, 4th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Basin Reserve, Wellington
Auckland Aces won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (Wellington Firebirds 187/7, Auckland Aces 189/5).
- Wellington Firebirds: 187/7 (20 ov)
- Auckland Aces: 189/5 (19.2 ov)
Match report
Wellington Firebirds (WF) faced Auckland Aces (AA) in the 4th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Basin Reserve, Wellington. Play began on Monday, 29 December 2025 at 03:25 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Wellington Firebirds won the toss and chose to bat.
Wellington Firebirds made 187/7 in 20 overs, with Jesse Tashkoff top-scoring on 83 from 39 balls. Harjot Johal was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 32. Auckland Aces made 189/5 in 19.2 overs, with Bevon Jacobs top-scoring on 54 from 30 balls. Nick Greenwood was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 20.
Result: Auckland Aces won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Harjot Johal 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: 187/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Robinson | b Ryan Harrison | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Tom Blundell | b Simon Keene | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| Nick Kelly | c Rohit Gulati b Angus Olliver | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Muhammad Arslan Abbas | c Cam Fletcher b Angus Olliver | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | c Rohit Gulati b Harjot Johal | 83 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 212.82 |
| Gareth Severin | c Dale Phillips b Harjot Johal | 33 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 113.79 |
| Logan van Beek | c Bevon Jacobs b Harjot Johal | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 184.62 |
| Peter Younghusband | not out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Nick Greenwood | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Ben Sears, Michael Snedden
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Keene | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 13.33 |
| Rohit Gulati | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Ryan Harrison | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Angus Olliver | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Adithya Ashok | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Harjot Johal | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8 |
Auckland Aces · 1st innings: 189/5 (19.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips | b Peter Younghusband | 37 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 137.04 |
| Simon Keene | c Gareth Severin b Nick Greenwood | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 175 |
| Martin Guptill | run out | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 105.56 |
| Bevon Jacobs | b Logan van Beek | 54 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 180 |
| Lachlan Stackpole | c Gareth Severin b Nick Greenwood | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 140 |
| Cam Fletcher | not out | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 187.5 |
| Ryan Harrison | not out | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 190.91 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Adithya Ashok, Rohit Gulati, Harjot Johal, Angus Olliver
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan van Beek | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 13 |
| Michael Snedden | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Ben Sears | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 |
| Nick Greenwood | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10 |
| Peter Younghusband | 3.2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (AA, Peter Younghusband): 8 runs, 187/5 – 6 2
- Over 19 (AA, Ben Sears): 11 runs, 179/5 – • 4 4 1 1 1
- Over 18 (AA, Jesse Tashkoff): 13 runs, 168/5 – 1 1 4 4 1 2
- Over 17 (AA, Logan van Beek): 4 runs, 155/5 – 2 1 1 • • W
- Over 16 (AA, Nick Greenwood): 13 runs, 151/4 – W 4 6 1 1 1
- Over 15 (AA, Michael Snedden): 8 runs, 138/3 – 1 1 1 1 1 wd 2