Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Brave, 16th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Basin Reserve, Wellington
Northern Brave won by 6 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) (Wellington Firebirds 185/7, Northern Brave 189/4).
- Wellington Firebirds: 185/7 (20 ov)
- Northern Brave: 189/4 (16.2 ov)
Match report
Wellington Firebirds (WF) faced Northern Brave (NB) in the 16th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Basin Reserve, Wellington. Play began on Sunday, 11 January 2026 at 03:25 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Northern Brave won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Craig Pryor and Kannan Jagannathan, with Shayne O'Connor as match referee.
Wellington Firebirds made 185/7 in 20 overs, with Tom Blundell top-scoring on 73 from 41 balls. Scott Kuggeleijn was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 28. Northern Brave made 189/4 in 16.2 overs, with Brett Hampton top-scoring on 65 from 31 balls. Ben Sears was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 44.
Result: Northern Brave won by 6 wickets (with 22 balls remaining). Brett Hampton 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: 185/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Robinson | b Brett Hampton | 65 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 138.3 |
| Callum McLachlan | c Matthew Fisher b Scott Kuggeleijn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tom Blundell | c Katene Clarke b Mitchell Santner | 73 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 178.05 |
| Rachin Ravindra | b Tim Pringle | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 158.33 |
| Muhammad Arslan Abbas | run out (Tim Pringle) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | c Brett Hampton b Scott Kuggeleijn | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Logan van Beek | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Peter Younghusband | b Scott Kuggeleijn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Sears | not out | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Michael Snedden, Yahya Zeb
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| Matthew Fisher | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Brett Hampton | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Tim Pringle | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Josh Brown | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Fergus Lellman | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Northern Brave · 1st innings: 189/4 (16.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katene Clarke | c Callum McLachlan b Ben Sears | 54 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 200 |
| Brett Hampton | c Yahya Zeb b Ben Sears | 65 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 209.68 |
| Mitchell Santner | c & b Yahya Zeb | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Ben Pomare | b Ben Sears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Bell | not out | 22 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 104.76 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | not out | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 214.29 |
Extras: 21 · Did not bat: Tim Pringle, Henry Cooper, Fergus Lellman, Josh Brown, Matthew Fisher
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan van Beek | 3.2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8.7 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Michael Snedden | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Ben Sears | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 11 |
| Yahya Zeb | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 19 |
| Peter Younghusband | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 17 (NB, Logan van Beek): 0 runs, 181/4 – 0b •
- Over 16 (NB, Peter Younghusband): 4 runs, 181/4 – • • • • 4 •
- Over 15 (NB, Logan van Beek): 9 runs, 177/4 – 4 4 1 • • •
- Over 14 (NB, Ben Sears): 12 runs, 168/4 – 1 4 1 1 4wd • •
- Over 13 (NB, Yahya Zeb): 14 runs, 156/4 – 2 4 W • 4 4
- Over 12 (NB, Peter Younghusband): 9 runs, 142/3 – • 6 1 1 • 1