The Ford Trophy 2025/26 heats up in Auckland! 🏏
The Aces face the Volts in the 4th Match at Eden Park Outer Oval — can Auckland extend their winning run, or will Otago strike back?
Read full preview, prediction & probable XIs 👇
🔗 https://cricketer.io/cricket-news/auckland-vs-otago-4th-match
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Jamal Todd simply doesn't make sense for me to be retained in the #OtagoVolts first class side. He's not performing and just doesn't seem to be ready for playing at this level.
Looking forward to seeing the #OtagoVolts play in Christchurch tonight. Jamal Todd needs to impress me. I've been underwhelmed when his performances so far.
Will be exciting to see the #OtagoSparks in action for a night game too!
Comfortable that I've made the right call to stay in Dunedin for today's #OtagoVolts game.
Terrific win earlier this afternoon for the #OtagoSparks but that rain settling in validates my not making the huge road trip up and back to Alexandra.
NATHAN SMITH!!!
Bloody hated him last season when he destroyed the #OtagoVolts in one of their worst T20 defeats in recent memory, but this is an absolutely fantastic debut performance from the Wellingtonian. #NZvENG
Yus! Got my #OtagoVolts #OtagoSparks season membership for me and #Cricket Son. All provincial games are approved as annual leave too.
Whoa, Dean Foxcroft has vacated the #OtagoVolts captaincy.
I don't think that's actually a bad call. Good on him. Must've been a difficult decision. Wonder who they'll want to put in the role instead. 🤔
My picks (in no order):
Max Chu
Leo Carter (transfer from Canterbury)
Jacob Duffy
Very exciting finish from the #OtagoVolts to finish on 171/5. Some big hitting from Dale Phillips and Max Chu, who needed a good innings after recent performances.
Jesus. #OtagoVolts being absolutely taken apart by the Wellington Firebirds here. 16/5 after 5. #Cricket
Nooo! Not Ripper!
Not going to be the same Volts side without seeing him in the mix. Real shame to hear he's leaving.
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/rippons-time-volts-over
Disappointing loss for the #OtagoVolts by 16 runs (DLS). #Cricket's always a game of little details and pivotal single moments. This was no exception.
#OtagoVolts require 177 runs off 15 overs at 11.8 per over (rain-shortened).
"Not an impossible task, but pretty fuckin' close to it".
Yikes!! Northern Brave are out to build a towering defence in this elimination final against the #OtagoVolts. https://scoring.nzc.nz/otago#mb25e0db8-ba93-4d9b-bf40-3ca152b47388|_summary
#Dream11 #SuperSmash
#WellingtonFirebirds' Georgeson is denied his half century by a lovely take by Max Chu off who else but Dean Foxcroft's bowling. Some problematic wicket losses for the Firebirds here. #OtagoVolts looking methodical and persistent.
#FordTrophy
Absolute nail-biter of a game for the #OtagoVolts. Thrilling finish to take the win. Dean Foxcroft and Lew Johnson were total heroes on the day. Can't contain my excitement.
Absolute scenes! Michael Rae clouting two 6s in a row is not what I had on my bingo card for this #FordTrophy game. Go #OtagoVolts!
Jake Gibson throwing his wicket away unnecessarily there, IMO. #FordTrophy #OtagoVolts
#OtagoVolts did a great job of restricting Canterbury to 169 runs, but by god we make it hard for ourselves to chase down a modest total! 76/5 at the 20 over mark and what should be an achievable run rate is sneaking further and further away.
Two wickets in quick succession and suddenly the #OtagoVolts chase is looking much harder. #FordTrophy
Volts 143/4 after 22.
Chu finally goes for 30, chipping up a slower ball to van Beek at mid-on. #OtagoVolts at 90/1 after 11. Dean Foxcroft the new man. #FordTrophy
