WEL vs AA Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 21th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Tue, Mar 17, 2026Last Updated on Mar 17, 2026 04:04 PM
Wellington vs Auckland Cricket Match Previews
Plunket Shield 2025-26
WEL 309/10 (74.4)
AKL 414/10 (93.5)
WEL 181/10 (53.5)
AKL 77/2 (14.5)
Auckland won by 8 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Solia* | 30 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 68.18 |
| Siddhesh Dixit | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Snedden* | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Oscar Jackson | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14.4 |
Last Wicket:Luke Watson c McLachlan b Liam Dudding 31(34) - 49/2 in 10.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Wellington vs Auckland
Wellington — Innings 1 (309/10 in 74.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff b Ryan Harrison | 37 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 112.12 | |
| Nick Greenwood c Marco Alpe b Keene | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 65.62 | |
| Gareth Severin c Keene b Ryan Harrison | 20 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 68.97 | |
| Muhammad Abbas c Luke Watson b Ryan Harrison | 42 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 67.74 | |
| Callum McLachlan c Marco Alpe b Samrath Singh | 33 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 67.35 | |
| Tom Blundell (c) (wk) b Adithya Ashok | 96 | 128 | 6 | 6 | 75 | |
| Oscar Jackson c Ryan Harrison b Samrath Singh | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Peter Younghusband c Marco Alpe b Samrath Singh | 14 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 29.79 | |
| Michael Snedden lbw b Keene | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 13.51 | |
| James Hartshorn run out (Lachlan Stackpole/Adithya Ashok) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liam Dudding not out | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 | |
| Extras | Byes: 11 | LegByes: 8 | Wides: 5 | Total: 24 | |||||
| Total | 309 | 10 wkts, 74.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samrath Singh | 19 | 1 | 94 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Simon Keene | 17 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Ryan Harrison | 15 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Rohit Gulati | 11 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Adithya Ashok | 12.4 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Tashkoff & Nick Greenwood | 55 | 60 |
| Gareth Severin & Nick Greenwood | 8 | 15 |
| Gareth Severin & Muhammad Abbas | 31 | 34 |
| McLachlan & Muhammad Abbas | 63 | 94 |
| Blundell & Muhammad Abbas | 0 | 3 |
| Blundell & Oscar Jackson | 23 | 19 |
| Blundell & Younghusband | 47 | 87 |
| Blundell & Michael Snedden | 21 | 60 |
| Blundell & James Hartshorn | 0 | 1 |
| Blundell & Liam Dudding | 60 | 75 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Tashkoff | 9.6 | 55 |
| 2 | Nick Greenwood | 12.3 | 63 |
| 3 | Gareth Severin | 18.1 | 94 |
| 4 | Callum McLachlan | 33.5 | 157 |
| 5 | Muhammad Abbas | 34.2 | 157 |
| 6 | Oscar Jackson | 37.3 | 180 |
| 7 | Peter Younghusband | 51.6 | 227 |
| 8 | Michael Snedden | 61.6 | 248 |
| 9 | James Hartshorn | 62.1 | 249 |
| 10 | Tom Blundell | 74.4 | 309 |
Auckland — Innings 2 (414/10 in 93.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips c Callum McLachlan b James Hartshorn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Solia (c) c Gareth Severin b Younghusband | 17 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 36.17 | |
| Luke Watson c James Hartshorn b Nick Greenwood | 86 | 133 | 14 | 1 | 64.66 | |
| Siddhesh Dixit c Gareth Severin b Michael Snedden | 18 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 40 | |
| Lachlan Stackpole not out | 172 | 179 | 20 | 6 | 96.09 | |
| Simon Keene b Muhammad Abbas | 62 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 89.86 | |
| Ryan Harrison c Callum McLachlan b Oscar Jackson | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Marco Alpe (wk) c Tashkoff b Michael Snedden | 35 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 60.34 | |
| Adithya Ashok c Gareth Severin b Michael Snedden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Samrath Singh c Callum McLachlan b Michael Snedden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rohit Gulati b Michael Snedden | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 7 | Total: 16 | |||||
| Total | 414 | 10 wkts, 93.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Dudding | 17 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 3.4 |
| James Hartshorn | 17 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Michael Snedden | 16.5 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 11 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Nick Greenwood | 13 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Peter Younghusband | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Oscar Jackson | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips & Solia | 1 | 9 |
| Luke Watson & Solia | 48 | 101 |
| Luke Watson & Siddhesh Dixit | 58 | 90 |
| Luke Watson & Lachlan Stackpole | 38 | 55 |
| Keene & Lachlan Stackpole | 152 | 143 |
| Ryan Harrison & Lachlan Stackpole | 27 | 46 |
| Marco Alpe & Lachlan Stackpole | 79 | 93 |
| Adithya Ashok & Lachlan Stackpole | 0 | 1 |
| Samrath Singh & Lachlan Stackpole | 0 | 2 |
| Rohit Gulati & Lachlan Stackpole | 11 | 23 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Phillips | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2 | Sean Solia | 18.2 | 49 |
| 3 | Siddhesh Dixit | 33.2 | 107 |
| 4 | Luke Watson | 42.3 | 145 |
| 5 | Simon Keene | 66.2 | 297 |
| 6 | Ryan Harrison | 73.6 | 324 |
| 7 | Marco Alpe | 89.3 | 403 |
| 8 | Adithya Ashok | 89.4 | 403 |
| 9 | Samrath Singh | 89.6 | 403 |
| 10 | Rohit Gulati | 93.5 | 414 |
Wellington — Innings 3 (181/10 in 53.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Tashkoff c Ryan Harrison b Keene | 23 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 92 | |
| Nick Greenwood b Samrath Singh | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Gareth Severin b Keene | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 70 | |
| Muhammad Abbas c Luke Watson b Ryan Harrison | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 | |
| Callum McLachlan b Keene | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15.79 | |
| Michael Snedden not out | 44 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 35.48 | |
| Tom Blundell (c) (wk) c Marco Alpe b Ryan Harrison | 35 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 74.47 | |
| Oscar Jackson lbw b Adithya Ashok | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Peter Younghusband c Marco Alpe b Samrath Singh | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| James Hartshorn c Rohit Gulati b Adithya Ashok | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Liam Dudding c Solia b Adithya Ashok | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 5 | Wides: 1 | Total: 19 | |||||
| Total | 181 | 10 wkts, 53.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samrath Singh | 15 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Simon Keene | 14 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
| Ryan Harrison | 11 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 |
| Sean Solia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adithya Ashok | 9.5 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Rohit Gulati | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Tashkoff & Nick Greenwood | 18 | 16 |
| Tashkoff & Gareth Severin | 27 | 32 |
| Tashkoff & Muhammad Abbas | 7 | 9 |
| McLachlan & Muhammad Abbas | 6 | 29 |
| McLachlan & Michael Snedden | 29 | 57 |
| Blundell & Michael Snedden | 58 | 90 |
| Oscar Jackson & Michael Snedden | 15 | 31 |
| Younghusband & Michael Snedden | 18 | 49 |
| James Hartshorn & Michael Snedden | 3 | 8 |
| Liam Dudding & Michael Snedden | 0 | 2 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Greenwood | 2.4 | 18 |
| 2 | Gareth Severin | 7.6 | 45 |
| 3 | Jesse Tashkoff | 9.3 | 52 |
| 4 | Muhammad Abbas | 14.2 | 58 |
| 5 | Callum McLachlan | 23.5 | 87 |
| 6 | Tom Blundell | 38.5 | 145 |
| 7 | Oscar Jackson | 43.6 | 160 |
| 8 | Peter Younghusband | 52.1 | 178 |
| 9 | James Hartshorn | 53.3 | 181 |
| 10 | Liam Dudding | 53.5 | 181 |
Auckland — Innings 4 (77/2 in 14.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips c Younghusband b James Hartshorn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Solia (c) not out | 30 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 68.18 | |
| Luke Watson c Callum McLachlan b Liam Dudding | 31 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 91.18 | |
| Siddhesh Dixit not out | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 3 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 2 wkts, 14.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Lachlan Stackpole, Simon Keene, Ryan Harrison, Marco Alpe (wk), Adithya Ashok, Rohit Gulati, Samrath Singh | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hartshorn | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Liam Dudding | 6 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Nick Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Michael Snedden | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Oscar Jackson | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Phillips & Solia | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Watson & Solia | 49 | 64 |
| Siddhesh Dixit & Solia | 28 | 24 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Phillips | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2 | Luke Watson | 10.5 | 49 |
WEL vs AA Match Prediction, Plunket Shield 2025-26, Wellington vs Auckland Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
WEL vs AA (Wellington vs Auckland) Match Details
| Match | Wellington vs Auckland (WEL vs AA) |
| League | Plunket Shield 2025-26 |
| Date | Wednesday, 18th March 2026 |
| Time | 03:00 AM (IST) - 09:30 PM (GMT) |
WEL vs AA Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
WEL vs AA Match Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
WEL vs AA Pitch Report: The pitch at the Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington is a balanced pitch. The Pacers do get some swing throughout the match making it difficult for the batters to score runs quickly.
WEL vs AA Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Wellington, NZ will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 14°C on the match day with 77% humidity and 27.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 84% chances of precipitation during the game.
Basin Reserve Score Records:
| Total matches: | 71 |
| Batting first won: | 16 |
| Bowling first won: | 29 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 315 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 310 |
| Highest Total: | 680/8 |
| Lowest Total: | 42/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 277/3 |
| Lowest Defended: | 64/10 |
Basin Reserve Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 40%
Spin Bowling
70%Batting Pitch 30%
Bowling Pitch
144
T20 Average Score
WEL vs AA (Wellington vs Auckland) Playing 11
Wellington vs Auckland (WEL vs AA) Match Preview
WEL vs AA Match Preview: Wellington will take on Auckland in Plunket Shield 2025-26 on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 03:00 AM IST.
Wellington (WEL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Jesse Tashkoff and Nick Greenwood will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Jesse Tashkoff was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Tom Blundell will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Gareth Severin and Sam Morgan will strengthen the middle order for Wellington.
Wicketkeeper
- Callum McLachlan will do the Wicket Keeping for Wellington.
Pace Bowlers
- Peter Younghusband and Liam Dudding will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Auckland (AA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Harrish Kannan and Cam Fletcher will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- 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 Jock Mckenzie 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.
Wellington vs Auckland (WEL vs AA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
WEL vs AA Match Prediction: Auckland 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.
WEL vs AA Plunket Shield 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Peter Younghusband will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Oscar Jackson will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
WEL vs AA Head to Head
WEL vs AA Head to Head Records: Wellington vs Auckland have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Wellington have won 0 whereas Auckland have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| WEL | 0 Won |
| AA | 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 | Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.516 | 96 | LWWDW |
| 2 | Otago | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.200 | 93 | WWWDD |
| 3 | Auckland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -0.102 | 85 | LWLLL |
| 4 | Central Districts | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.132 | 80 | WLWDD |
| 5 | Northern Knights | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +0.070 | 76 | LLLWW |
| 6 | Wellington | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -0.438 | 38 | LLLDL |
| 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:
AA - L W L L LWEL - L L L D L
WEL vs AA 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. However Tom Blundell will be the better option.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
WEL vs AA Winning Prediction
- Auckland team has the upper hand over Wellington team. So try to pick more players from Auckland
WEL vs AA Small League Must Picks:
WEL - Peter Younghusband [275 points], Oscar Jackson [269 points]AA - Cam Fletcher [472 points], Ryan Harrison [377 points]
WEL vs AA Grand League Risky Picks:
WEL - Sam Morgan [0 points], Callum McLachlan [0 points]AA - Jaskaran Sandhu [0 points], Adithya Ashok [0 points]
WEL vs AA Death Over Bowlers:
WEL - Liam DuddingAA - Ben Lister
Wellington (WEL) Key Players
- Michael Snedden [1W, ]
- Tom Blundell [97, 1, 14, ]
- Liam Dudding [PTs: 171, CR: 7.5]
- Muhammad Abbas Khan [PTs: 191, CR: 6.5]
- Jesse Tashkoff [2W, 3W, ]
- Oscar Jackson [PTs: 269, CR: 9]
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]
WEL vs AA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Lachlan Stackpole [PTs: 103, CR: 6]
- Harrish Kannan [PTs: 125, CR: 6.5]
- Jesse Tashkoff [PTs: 235, CR: 6.5]
- Oscar Jackson [PTs: 269, CR: 9]
- Dale Phillips [PTs: 318, CR: 7]
- Ryan Harrison [PTs: 377, CR: 8.5]
WEL vs AA Injury / Unavailability
Wellington Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Auckland Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
WEL vs AA Live Stream
Where can I see WEL vs AA Live Score?
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WEL vs AA match will be live telecast on FanCode.
WEL vs AA Cricket Match Highlights
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Wellington vs Auckland (WEL vs AA) Squads
Wellington (WEL) Squad: Sam Morgan, Liam Dudding, Peter Younghusband, Tom Blundell(WK), Jesse Tashkoff, Nick Greenwood, Michael Snedden, James Hartshorn, Callum McLachlan(WK), Gareth Severin(WK), Oscar Jackson, Ryan Tsourgas, Muhammad Abbas Khan
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, Lachlan Stackpole, Siddesh Dixit, Rohit Gulati
WEL vs AA 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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