Wellington Firebirds vs Otago Volts, 14th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Basin Reserve, Wellington
Otago Volts won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) (Wellington Firebirds 150/7, Otago Volts 152/4).
- Wellington Firebirds: 150/7 (20 ov)
- Otago Volts: 152/4 (19.1 ov)
Match report
Wellington Firebirds (WF) faced Otago Volts (OV) in the 14th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Basin Reserve, Wellington. Play began on Friday, 9 January 2026 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. The on-field umpires were Chris Brown and Kannan Jagannathan, with Kevin Pulley as match referee.
Wellington Firebirds made 150/7 in 20 overs, with Rachin Ravindra top-scoring on 26 from 19 balls. Jake Gibson was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 23. Otago Volts made 152/4 in 19.1 overs, with Jack Boyle top-scoring on 71 from 47 balls. Rachin Ravindra was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 24.
Result: Otago Volts won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Jack Boyle 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: 150/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Robinson | b Ben Lockrose | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Blundell | c Jack Boyle b Jake Gibson | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 156.25 |
| Rachin Ravindra | c Jack Boyle b Danru Ferns | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 136.84 |
| Muhammad Arslan Abbas | c Jack Boyle b Zac Cumming | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | run out (Max Chu) | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Callum McLachlan | c Danru Ferns b Jake Gibson | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Logan van Beek | not out | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 113.64 |
| Peter Younghusband | c Jamal Todd b Matthew Bacon | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Ben Sears | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: James Hartshorn, Yahya Zeb
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lockrose | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Matthew Bacon | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Danru Ferns | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Jake Gibson | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Zac Cumming | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Troy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Otago Volts · 1st innings: 152/4 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Cumming | lbw b Rachin Ravindra | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 138.1 |
| Jamal Todd | b Logan van Beek | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Max Chu | b Ben Sears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Boyle | c Muhammad Arslan Abbas b Rachin Ravindra | 71 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 151.06 |
| Llew Johnson | not out | 36 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 97.3 |
| Troy Johnson | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Jake Gibson, Ben Lockrose, Zac Cumming, Danru Ferns, Matthew Bacon
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hartshorn | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Logan van Beek | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| Ben Sears | 3.1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.11 |
| Yahya Zeb | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Peter Younghusband | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Jesse Tashkoff | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (OV, Ben Sears): 4 runs, 151/4 – 4
- Over 19 (OV, Rachin Ravindra): 7 runs, 147/4 – • • • 1 W 6
- Over 18 (OV, Yahya Zeb): 6 runs, 140/3 – • 2 1 1 • 1 wd
- Over 17 (OV, Logan van Beek): 8 runs, 134/3 – 1 2 4 1 • •
- Over 16 (OV, Ben Sears): 12 runs, 126/3 – 4 2 2 wd • wd 1 1
- Over 15 (OV, Rachin Ravindra): 9 runs, 114/3 – 1 wd 1 • 4 1 1