AA vs NB Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 15th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Fri, Feb 27, 2026Last Updated on Mar 02, 2026 09:55 AM
Auckland vs Northern Knights Cricket Match Previews
Plunket Shield 2025-26
AKL 283/10 (59)
ND 288/10 (93.2)
AKL 188/10 (81.5)
ND 184/4 (35.4)
Northern Districts won by 6 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Clarke* | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 262.5 |
| Robert ODonnell | 44 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 110 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adithya Ashok* | 8.4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5.88 |
| Ben Lister | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 4.1 |
Last Wicket:Henry Cooper c Cam Fletcher b Ben Lister 63(89) - 153/4 in 32.1 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Auckland vs Northern Districts
Auckland — Innings 1 (283/10 in 59 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips c Ben Pomare b Kuggeleijn | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 | |
| Sean Solia (c) c Ben Pomare b Kristian Clarke | 79 | 142 | 12 | 0 | 55.63 | |
| Harrish Kannan c Kristian Clarke b Zak Gibson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | |
| Bevon Jacobs b Zak Gibson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cam Fletcher (wk) c Ben Pomare b Kuggeleijn | 27 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 72.97 | |
| Lachlan Stackpole c Jeet Raval b Kuggeleijn | 74 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 121.31 | |
| Simon Keene c Henry Cooper b Joshua Harvey Brown | 41 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 95.35 | |
| Ryan Harrison c Robert ODonnell b Joshua Harvey Brown | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |
| Adithya Ashok batting | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Rohit Gulati c Joe Carter b Joshua Harvey Brown | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| Ben Lister c Kuggeleijn b Zak Gibson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 10 | LegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 6 | Wides: 13 | Total: 32 | |||||
| Total | 283 | 10 wkts, 59 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Gibson | 16 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 11 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Joshua Harvey Brown | 14 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 4 |
| Kristian Clarke | 14 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 5.8 |
| Tim Pringle | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips & Solia | 5 | 9 |
| Harrish Kannan & Solia | 7 | 19 |
| Bevon Jacobs & Solia | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Fletcher & Solia | 62 | 96 |
| Lachlan Stackpole & Solia | 128 | 118 |
| Keene & Solia | 30 | 33 |
| Keene & Ryan Harrison | 36 | 32 |
| Keene & Adithya Ashok | 12 | 25 |
| Rohit Gulati & Adithya Ashok | 2 | 15 |
| Ben Lister & Adithya Ashok | 1 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Phillips | 1.3 | 5 |
| 2 | Harrish Kannan | 4.4 | 12 |
| 3 | Bevon Jacobs | 4.5 | 12 |
| 4 | Cam Fletcher | 20.5 | 74 |
| 5 | Lachlan Stackpole | 40.3 | 202 |
| 6 | Sean Solia | 45.6 | 232 |
| 7 | Ryan Harrison | 51.2 | 268 |
| 8 | Simon Keene | 55.3 | 280 |
| 9 | Rohit Gulati | 57.6 | 282 |
| 10 | Ben Lister | 58.6 | 283 |
Northern Districts — Innings 2 (288/10 in 93.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval (c) c Keene b Ben Lister | 67 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 46.21 | |
| Henry Cooper b Keene | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Bharat Popli lbw b Ryan Harrison | 58 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 61.7 | |
| Joe Carter b Ryan Harrison | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Robert ODonnell lbw b Ben Lister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kristian Clarke c Bevon Jacobs b Adithya Ashok | 41 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 61.19 | |
| Ben Pomare (wk) c Cam Fletcher b Adithya Ashok | 41 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 48.24 | |
| Scott Kuggeleijn c Ryan Harrison b Rohit Gulati | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Tim Pringle c Dale Phillips b Ben Lister | 25 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 32.47 | |
| Joshua Harvey Brown c Ben Lister b Rohit Gulati | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| Zak Gibson not out | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 3 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 288 | 10 wkts, 93.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lister | 17.2 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Simon Keene | 17 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Ryan Harrison | 11 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Rohit Gulati | 31 | 4 | 114 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Adithya Ashok | 16 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Lachlan Stackpole | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval & Henry Cooper | 37 | 53 |
| Jeet Raval & Popli | 108 | 208 |
| Joe Carter & Popli | 2 | 9 |
| Joe Carter & Robert ODonnell | 1 | 4 |
| Joe Carter & Kristian Clarke | 0 | 4 |
| Ben Pomare & Kristian Clarke | 83 | 149 |
| Ben Pomare & Kuggeleijn | 3 | 13 |
| Tim Pringle & Kuggeleijn | 10 | 43 |
| Tim Pringle & Joshua Harvey Brown | 24 | 39 |
| Tim Pringle & Zak Gibson | 20 | 38 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Cooper | 8.5 | 37 |
| 2 | Jeet Raval | 43.3 | 145 |
| 3 | Bharat Popli | 44.6 | 147 |
| 4 | Robert ODonnell | 45.4 | 148 |
| 5 | Joe Carter | 46.2 | 148 |
| 6 | Kristian Clarke | 71.1 | 231 |
| 7 | Ben Pomare | 73.2 | 234 |
| 8 | Scott Kuggeleijn | 80.3 | 244 |
| 9 | Joshua Harvey Brown | 86.6 | 268 |
| 10 | Tim Pringle | 93.2 | 288 |
Auckland — Innings 3 (188/10 in 81.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips lbw b Zak Gibson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120 | |
| Sean Solia (c) c Jeet Raval b Zak Gibson | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40 | |
| Harrish Kannan c Jeet Raval b Kuggeleijn | 33 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 30 | |
| Bevon Jacobs b Kuggeleijn | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 | |
| Cam Fletcher (wk) c Ben Pomare b Zak Gibson | 31 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 46.97 | |
| Adithya Ashok c Kristian Clarke b Tim Pringle | 19 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Lachlan Stackpole c Kristian Clarke b Kuggeleijn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simon Keene c Kuggeleijn b Kristian Clarke | 67 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 55.83 | |
| Ryan Harrison not out | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Rohit Gulati b Kristian Clarke | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Lister c Robert ODonnell b Kristian Clarke | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 6 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 188 | 10 wkts, 81.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Gibson | 16 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 21 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Kristian Clarke | 14.5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Joshua Harvey Brown | 12 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Tim Pringle | 17 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Jeet Raval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips & Solia | 6 | 5 |
| Harrish Kannan & Solia | 5 | 11 |
| Harrish Kannan & Bevon Jacobs | 11 | 39 |
| Harrish Kannan & Cam Fletcher | 65 | 157 |
| Lachlan Stackpole & Cam Fletcher | 0 | 2 |
| Keene & Adithya Ashok | 67 | 161 |
| Keene & Ryan Harrison | 30 | 101 |
| Rohit Gulati & Ryan Harrison | 0 | 3 |
| Ben Lister & Ryan Harrison | 4 | 12 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Phillips | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2 | Sean Solia | 2.4 | 11 |
| 3 | Bevon Jacobs | 9.1 | 22 |
| 4 | Cam Fletcher | 33 | 85 |
| 5 | Harrish Kannan | 35.2 | 87 |
| 6 | Lachlan Stackpole | 35.4 | 87 |
| 7 | Adithya Ashok | 62.3 | 154 |
| 8 | Simon Keene | 79.2 | 184 |
| 9 | Rohit Gulati | 79.5 | 184 |
| 10 | Ben Lister | 81.5 | 188 |
Northern Districts — Innings 4 (184/4 in 35.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cooper c Cam Fletcher b Ben Lister | 63 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 70.79 | |
| Jeet Raval (c) c Bevon Jacobs b Ben Lister | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Bharat Popli b Ryan Harrison | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 72.22 | |
| Joe Carter c Cam Fletcher b Adithya Ashok | 30 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| Robert ODonnell not out | 44 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 110 | |
| Kristian Clarke not out | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 262.5 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 7 | |||||
| Total | 184 | 4 wkts, 35.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Ben Pomare (wk), Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Pringle, Joshua Harvey Brown, Zak Gibson | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lister | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Simon Keene | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Ryan Harrison | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 6 |
| Rohit Gulati | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Adithya Ashok | 8.4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5.9 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Cooper & Jeet Raval | 15 | 28 |
| Henry Cooper & Popli | 23 | 30 |
| Henry Cooper & Joe Carter | 65 | 83 |
| Henry Cooper & Robert ODonnell | 50 | 52 |
| Kristian Clarke & Robert ODonnell | 31 | 21 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeet Raval | 4.4 | 15 |
| 2 | Bharat Popli | 9.4 | 38 |
| 3 | Joe Carter | 23.3 | 103 |
| 4 | Henry Cooper | 32.1 | 153 |
AA vs NB Match Prediction, Plunket Shield 2025-26, Auckland vs Northern Knights Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
AA vs NB (Auckland vs Northern Knights) Match Details
| Match | Auckland vs Northern Knights (AA vs NB) |
| League | Plunket Shield 2025-26 |
| Date | Saturday, 28th February 2026 |
| Time | 03:00 AM (IST) - 09:30 PM (GMT) |
AA vs NB Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
AA vs NB Match Venue: Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, New Zealand
AA vs NB Pitch Report: It is a paradise for batting as the wicket is flat and hard. The boundaries are not that big and batsmen can play their shots across the line. Although the fast bowlers will get some extra pace and bounce from the surface, it will be difficult for them to contain the batsmen here.
AA vs NB Weather Report: Weather in Auckland, NZ is cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 21°C on the match day with 65% humidity and 5.0 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 38% chances of precipitation during the game.
Eden Park Outer Oval Score Records:
| Total matches: | 5 |
| Batting first won: | 3 |
| Bowling first won: | 2 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 214 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 131 |
| Highest Total: | 260/3 |
| Lowest Total: | 60/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 260/3 |
| Lowest Defended: | 225/4 |
Eden Park Outer Oval Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 40%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
162
T20 Average Score
AA vs NB (Auckland vs Northern Knights) Playing 11
Auckland vs Northern Knights (AA vs NB) Match Preview
AA vs NB Match Preview: Auckland will lock horns against Northern Knights in Plunket Shield 2025-26 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at 03:00 AM IST.
Auckland (AA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Harrish Kannan and Cam Fletcher will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Cam Fletcher is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Lachlan Stackpole will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Sean Solia and Bevon Jacobs will strengthen the middle order for Auckland.
- Sean Solia will lead the Auckland as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Cam Fletcher will do the Wicket-Keeping for Auckland. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Ben Lister and Rohit Gulati will lead the pace attack of his team.
Northern Knights (NB) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Brett Hampton and Katene Clarke will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Joe Carter will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Middle-Order Batters
- Robert Roux O Donnell and Xavier Bell will strengthen the middle order for Northern Knights.
- Robert Roux O Donnell will lead the Northern Knights as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Wicketkeeper
- Ben Pomare will do the Wicket Keeping for Northern Knights.
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
- Zak Gibson and Tim Pringle will lead the pace attack of his team.
Auckland vs Northern Knights (AA vs NB) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
AA vs NB Match Prediction: Northern Knights looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, AA will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
AA vs NB Plunket Shield 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Cam Fletcher will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ryan Harrison will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
AA vs NB Head to Head
AA vs NB Head to Head Records: Auckland vs Northern Knights have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Auckland have won 0 whereas Northern Knights have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| AA | 0 Won |
| NB | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Plunket Shield 2025-26
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Knights | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.204 | 65 | LWWWD |
| 2 | Canterbury | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.363 | 63 | WDWLD |
| 3 | Otago | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.251 | 56 | WDDLD |
| 4 | Central Districts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0.165 | 55 | WDDWW |
| 5 | Auckland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +0.102 | 55 | LLLWD |
| 6 | Wellington | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -0.577 | 26 | DLLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Plunket Shield 2025-26 Schedule
Recent Forms:
NB - L W W W DAA - L L L W D
AA vs NB Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
AA vs NB Winning Prediction
- Northern Knights team has the upper hand over Auckland team. So try to pick more players from Northern Knights
AA vs NB Small League Must Picks:
AA - Cam Fletcher [472 points], Ryan Harrison [377 points]NB - Robert Roux O Donnell [751 points], Scott Kuggeleijn [622 points]
AA vs NB Grand League Risky Picks:
AA - Jaskaran Sandhu [0 points], Adithya Ashok [0 points]NB - Matthew Fisher [0 points], Kristian Clarke [0 points]
AA vs NB Death Over Bowlers:
AA - Ben ListerNB - Zak Gibson
Auckland (AA) Key Players
- Adithya Ashok [1W, 1W, 1W]
- Lachlan Stackpole [PTs: 103, CR: 6]
- Harrish Kannan [PTs: 125, CR: 6.5]
- Dale Phillips [26*, 0W, 25, DNB, 25*, ]
- Ryan Harrison [PTs: 377, CR: 8.5]
Northern Knights (NB) Key Players
- Henry Cooper [PTs: 108, CR: 8.5]
- Fergus Lellman [24, 29, 31, 13, ]
- Brett Hampton [PTs: 269, CR: 8]
- Joe Carter [PTs: 295, CR: 6.5]
- Scott Kuggeleijn [[1W, 0W], [(13, 1W), 3W],]
- Robert Roux O Donnell [23, 29, 46, 61, 43,]
AA vs NB Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Lachlan Stackpole [PTs: 103, CR: 6]
- Harrish Kannan [PTs: 125, CR: 6.5]
- Brett Hampton [PTs: 269, CR: 8]
- Dale Phillips [PTs: 318, CR: 7]
- Ryan Harrison [PTs: 377, CR: 8.5]
- Scott Kuggeleijn [PTs: 622, CR: 8.5]
- Robert Roux O Donnell [PTs: 751, CR: 6.5]
AA vs NB Injury / Unavailability
Auckland Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Northern Knights Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
AA vs NB Live Stream
Where can I see AA vs NB Live Score?
You can see AA vs NB Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
AA vs NB match will be live telecast on FanCode.
AA vs NB Cricket Match Highlights
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AA vs NB match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Auckland vs Northern Knights (AA vs NB) Squads
Auckland (AA) Squad: Jaskaran Sandhu, Sean Solia(C), Ben Lister, Cam Fletcher(WK), Adithya Ashok, Dale Phillips, Ryan Harrison, Simon Keene, Jock Mckenzie, Harrish Kannan, Bevon Jacobs, Lachlan Stackpole, Siddesh Dixit, Rohit Gulati
Northern Knights (NB) Squad: Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Hampton, Henry Cooper, Zak Gibson, Robert Roux O Donnell(C), Joe Carter, Jeet Raval, Matthew Fisher, Kristian Clarke, Ben Pomare(WK), Fergus Lellman, Katene Clarke, Tim Pringle, Donald Clarke, Joshua Brown, Xavier Bell(WK)
AA vs NB Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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